Cat Rescue Guy

It sounded like such a quick and easy rescue. On the phone, Brian explained to me how his seven-year-old cat, Booski, was only 12 feet high in a tree near his house which was located less than 15 minutes away from me. It sounded like all I would need to do is place a ramp on Booski's limb and wait for her to come down on her own. Booski had already spent two nights in the tree and was getting a bit stressed and feisty, so it would be best to give her some space and a way to come down on her own terms which is exactly what a ramp to the ground would do. She would surely come down the ramp and go straight back home. I loaded the ramp on my car and headed over there. When I arrived, I met Brian and found Booski sitting pretty and sweet-looking on a very short limb only 12 feet high. I still thought this would be quick and easy, but I forgot how hard it is to assemble and lift a heavy, 22-foot long ramp up into the tree. Brian had warned me about the mosquitos, but that is a standard e...

It has been rather quiet here lately in what I assume is the beginning of the Summer Season Slowdown, but there happened to be two local kitties, Simba and Milky, who boldly defied the seasonal norms and got stuck in a tree anyway. Simba, a sweet orange tabby in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, spent one night about 30 feet high in a narrow Sweetgum tree in his backyard. Even though he is normally timid with strangers, he appeared to overcome that quite easily with me. He came to me and seemed very comfortable with my petting him, but he didn't see how I could be of any use to him. He repeatedly came to me to say hello, and then he would turn around and go back out a short distance on his limb. I could not convince him to step on my lap, so I decided to just grab him by the scruff and bag him. I always aim to be as gentle as possible, but I mishandled the bagging, and had to be less gentle than usual to ensure that I secured him inside the bag. Once he was secured, I reassured him there on ...