Lucky and Sweetgum
Cats can get stuck in trees, of course, but they can also get stuck on a roof, especially if they climbed a tree to get there. They simply walk out a limb overhanging the roof and jump down to the roof. If the tree is the cat's only means of getting down, and if the cat doesn't know how to climb down a tree, then he is stuck on the roof. Even if the cat knows how to climb down a tree, he may still be stuck on the roof if the limb he used to reach the roof rises out of his reach when his weight is no longer on it, and it is an annoyingly persistent fact of gravity that we can always jump down farther than we can jump up. During this oppressively hot week, I got two calls on consecutive days for two different kitties on two different hot roofs, both of which were two-story apartment buildings, and I have to be honest: I don't like doing roof rescues, especially on two-story apartment buildings. The only way I can get on the roof is to climb a tree, and, sometimes, the tree t...