Grouchy and Kiro
I have been enjoying a long string of easy kitties to rescue lately, so I knew I was overdue for a difficult one, and that difficult one turned out to be an unknown cat who had been stuck in a tree in Mandeville, Louisiana for five nights. John and his wife were very concerned about this strange cat who appeared in the Sweet Gum tree next to their driveway, and they did all they could to help it come down. They didn't recognize the cat, so they spoke to their neighbors and posted on all the appropriate local online forums, but no one had any information about it. While I was told the cat cried frequently in days past, it was pretty quiet when I arrived, and I was not getting a warm feeling about it. When I climbed up to him, he moved a little farther out his limb, turned around, and squatted down there facing me with a "don't you dare" look on his face. Well, of course, I am going to dare, but I will do so gently and slowly. I reached my hand out toward him, and he st...