What to do when your cat is stuck in a tree
I came home yesterday to find our cat stuck in a tree. We’ve only had this cat for about a month and he lives on our large covered front porch. We live in a high traffic area, in that we live blocks from three popular parks (Veteran’s Park, River Parks and The Gathering Place). Hence, there are always people walking their dogs or cycling to the parks and passing down our sidewalks.
Our cat, Boots, showed up about a month ago and has called this home since. I’ve posted on Facebook and NextDoor trying to find his owners. He doesn’t have a collar, but is not a feral cat (fairly common in our area). He likes to be petted and seems like he belonged to someone once.
It took me a while to realize he was up in the tree. I followed his frantic “meow” and walked through the front yard gardens looking for him. His meow was getting weaker which bothered me.
So I went to my office which is on the 2nd floor and has 10 windows looking out on three sides. Sure enough, I could see Boots clearly from my window and he was on a branch about 3 stories high. And that branch was waving in the wind. I yelled out my window and knocked on it. He could see me, but he seemed to be frozen. My husband was on the porch speaking to him and trying to coax him down.
What to do? I posted on Facebook for suggestions.
What to do when your cat is stuck in a tree
And yes, I called the fire department. They suggested I put a can of tuna at the base of the tree and wait for him to come down.
A Facebook friend sent me a contact of a friend who had his cat rescued from being stuck in a tree, and I called him. He gave me the phone number of Elliot Taylor of Nick’s Tree Service, 918-633-7910. I called Elliot and he literally dropped what he was doing and headed our way. It was already getting dark, and I was sure he would want to wait until next day. But, nope – he was here in 30 minutes.
Nick’s Tree Service serves the greater Tulsa, Oklahoma area and surrounding suburbs. It’s a family-owned business since 1994, run by Nick, his wife and four sons. And oldest son Elliot, also a certified arborist, runs a side business called Cat In A Tree Emergency Rescue!
No clue what prompted Boots to climb the tree – or go up so high, but he’s safely back on the ground, and all is well in our world.
And since I sell real estate, I now have a new tree trimming business to add to my Preferred Vendor list!
Content written and published by Lori Cain.
Lori Cain is a residential Realtor with eXp Realty serving the greater Tulsa Oklahoma area. Call 918-852-5036. eXp Realty is the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®!
