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Kitty

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When someone contacts me about a rescue that is two or three hours from me, I normally refer them to someone closer, and I also advise them about some do-it-yourself options suitable for their circumstances. This, combined with those cats who come down on their own, often results in a successful resolution without my having to make a long drive. This was my response to Susan who contacted me about an unknown cat who was stuck in a tree in her backyard in Long Beach, Mississippi. Susan called the local rescuers but never got a return call from them, and that wasted one day. The next day, she arranged for a tree service to come out, but that didn't work out either. The next day, she and her husband, Bruce, made a ramp for the cat to come down on his own, but it was not quite adequate for the cat to use. When I saw this picture of what they had done, I offered a suggestion to improve it so the cat could successfully use it, and they did that. The cat was not high, and their ramp from

Princess

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Summer is the slow season for cat-in-tree rescues here in the deep South, but this year has been exceptionally slow. The last rescue I did was just over a month ago, though I did get a few calls recently for cats who came down on their own, including one who came down during the phone call and another who came down after I arrived. Going for a long time without a rescue to do makes me feel useless, but Princess, a two-and-a-half-year-old Calico in Watson, Louisiana, came to my rescue and made me feel useful again. Princess was not happy being stuck near the top of a Tallow tree for two nights, and Laura, her human mama, was stressed and very worried about her. While I don't wish that misery upon them, I was actually quite happy to get back in the saddle again. Princess is a sweet girl, and she gave me a reasonably warm welcome once I climbed up to her, but, while she seemed to enjoy having some company up in the tree with her, she didn't appear to understand that I might be use