Sophia, ChoCho and Fume

I was surprised when I looked back at all the rescues of the 2025 calendar year and found that I finished the year with a total of 96. That isn't many compared to some rescuers, but that is 96 cats and at least 96 cat owners whose suffering was relieved, and I am proud to have a hand in that. Included in that group are these next three rescues which were the last three of the year, and, yes, I am a bit behind schedule as 2026 has already gotten off to a fast start.

First is Sophia, a six-year-old black kitty with no tail who was stuck for only 12 hours in a tree in her yard in Watson, Louisiana. She wasn't very friendly with me, but she tolerated me politely even when I bagged her. When I took her down to the ground, I set her down on the ground while I disconnected everything so that I could carry her back to the house. Before I could finish, I noticed movement in the corner of my eye and looked up to find that she had quietly escaped out of the bag, a feat I did not think possible. I had tightly cinched the top of the bag with a cord, but apparently there was a small part of the top of the bag that I had failed to contain in the cinch, and Sophia found that opening and squeezed her body through it. She casually walked back home while I stood there feeling befuddled and embarrassed.


ChoCho is a six-month-old girl who was stuck for two nights in a Pine tree in her backyard in Covington, Louisiana. She was super sweet and stepped on my lap so I could envelop her in the bag as gently as possible. It wasn't until I was climbing up to her that I realized I had forgotten my camera, so I have no video or pictures of her rescue. All I have here is her post-rescue picture.


The last rescue of the year was for Fume, a two-and-a-half-year-old beautiful girl in Denham Springs who was very eager for a rescue. Eager, that is, until I climbed up to her. At that point, she was frightened and needed some time to decide if I could be trusted. She eventually decided I was okay and came to me. I'm glad she did, because I don't think I could have gone all the way out to her. She quickly relaxed and became very friendly with me, and it was an easy rescue at that point.