Sweet cat. Simple climb. Easy rescue. That just about sums up the rescue of Martha in Hester, Louisiana. Martha is a friendly, gray tabby girl who just appeared in the neighborhood four weeks earlier, and everyone loved her and took care of her. No owner was ever found, so the whole neighborhood watched out for her, and Aimee and her sister, Amanda, took responsibility for her. Next door to Aimee is her father's auto repair shop where Amanda works, and Martha usually hangs out there in the office to supervise.Martha had been stuck about 45 feet high in the tree for three nights by the time I arrived to rescue her. She watched me intently as I prepared to climb up to her, and I could tell she was going to be a sweet and cooperative kitty. We made friends right away, and I spread the bottom of the cat bag over my lap and waited for her to step on my lap. When she did so, I took a little too much time pulling the bag up around her, and Martha was concerned enough about it that she jumped right back onto the limb. Rather than spend more time trying to get her back on my lap, I simply dropped the bag around her, picked her up under her chest, and gently secured her inside the bag.
