Ever called upon to rescue a cat?

[fearofpavement]

Neighbors called today all upset that their cat was up in a tree. I attempted to convince them that it will come down on its own but they were not dissuaded and asked me to come get it down. My son and I loaded up a trailer with a 40' ladder on it and fetched the cat. They offered to pay but we said, "nah, it's a neighbor thing". I told my wife beforehand that I would refuse payment on the basis that cats have no value. She strongly suggested I not say that. Anyway, they are previous customers so maybe it'll have a future benefit. Didn't take that long, less than half an hour total.

 

[treeclimber101]

I actually had a neighbor ask me to help get her parrot outta a tree when I was younger and we shot it with a potato gun ....Welll we shot at it we hit the tree a few times and had a couple just go off into the blue sky God only knows where they landed , but the bird did fly outta the tree and landed on the ground his wings were clipped and she got him back unharmed

 

[keh10]

I've rescued one once. No problems whatsoever. The cat was stuck up there for 3 days before the owner got a hold of me and asked me to get it out. Here's a pic of the cat in the bag.

 

[Guran]

Cat in a sealed plastic bag? Some rescue! Just kidding... :msp_biggrin:
Nice work.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I got back to the shop one friday this winter, and my boss told me he'd been getting calls for three days about this cat in a 60' pecan, if I wanted it , grab some gear and go for it. get there, 30 min before dark, get a line set right by the cat, climb up, say "hey kitty, have you down in a sec", and then start rigging for descent. Get rigged, look up, the ##### cat is gone. 45 min later, I finally get him trapped out on a limb, bribe him with a ziploc of cat food, and roll him up in a tarp. By this time, I'm climbing by the light of three cars headlights. I look back, and my rope is so threaded through this canopy I know I've got to re-rig. Stuff him down my shirt, get re-rigged and zip on down. He wasn't very grateful.

 

[keh10]

Cat in a sealed plastic bag? Some rescue! Just kidding... :msp_biggrin:
Nice work.

Haha, it's a pillow case, but yeah.:smile2:

 

[boo]

had a call a couple weeks ago for a cat rescue... by the time I explained the 100.00 fee just to climb up and "attempt" the rescue, and the need for a signed release of liability for any injuries to the cat, knowing the cat may scare to a higher spot, attack climber, or even jump from the tree out of fear of a climber up there with it... they decided to wait it out.
I am thankful not to do it. I like to help, but there is too much room for errors.
The trees are more predictable than the cat