It's not common for me to rescue a senior cat in a tree. It is the one-year-olds by far who make up most of my rescues, and ninety percent of all my rescues are for cats who are four years old and younger. I don't know if that is because the older cats are less likely to get stuck in a tree or less likely to climb it in the first place. It could also be simply because there are fewer older cats than younger ones. Whatever the reason, Mini is one of the exceptions. This twelve-year-old, orange tabby girl in Picayune, Mississippi climbed a large oak tree in her yard and was stuck there in the main union for two nights. She has lived her whole life there with Amanda and Jared, and they were very worried about her.Mini had a comfortable and safe nest there in that large union. She was well hidden and had plenty of room to rest there with no worry about falling. She was cute with the way she poked her head around the branch to watch me as I climbed up to her. She would normally be friendly, but this was not a normal time, and she was cautious with me. She moved to the other side of one of the large branches where it was safer, and she hid there while occasionally poking her head around the branch to check on me. She could have gone much farther away from me in this large tree if she needed, but she stayed there and waited to gather more information about me. After all, I could be friendly and maybe even take her down.
