cat rescue

[xtremetrees]

Will cats get stuck in trees and die. How long will they stay in the trees? Yall ever rescue them? IF so do you charge?

 

[newb]

I've never seen a cat skeleton in a tree!

 

[skwerl]

If you ever attempt a cat rescue, be aware that the cat will perceive you as THE ENEMY. Do not expect the cat to welcome your efforts and start purring as he snuggles up to you for the ride down. Instead it will more closely resemble trying to grab hold of a lit string of firecrackers. Be prepared with lots of body armor as well as a sack with drawstring closure in which to place the cat. Otherwise you will be bloody and in much pain.

Newb has it right, I've never seen a cat skeleton in a tree either. But if the owners want you to act, charge heavily for it. Minimum starting point would be $100-$150, more if it's a large or aggressive cat.

 

[moss]

Cats that aren't used to being outside (they're the ones that usually get stuck up high) haven't learned yet that they can go up tree bark very easily but their claws aren't rigged for descent, like a squirrel's reversable rear foot grab. So they can either jump or back their way down. The reason you don't see cat skeletons in a tree is that they will jump eventually rather than dehydrate or starve. Might find cat skeletons on the ground depending what happens on the way down. When you're making your rescue attempt it helps to have groundies holding a stretched blanket to absorb impact if the cat would rather jump than let you grab it.
-moss

 

[PTS]

Heres a video of a cat rescue off Break.com

Heres one for you Brandon,


http://www.break.com/index/flyingcat.html

 

[Shaun Bowler]

I have rescued a few cats, and a couple of Parrots.
I think who really gets rescued are the owners of the pets.

 

[BostonBull]

I did a cat rescue last year. I tried the cat in the sack thing alls that got me was a few scratches and a scared cat 60 feet up in a locust on a 2" diameter branch. The animal rescue lady was there and gave me her choke stick. I put it around the cat and ripped it off the branch the cat did twirly twirls at the end of it for the whole ride down with the lady screaming put it in the bucket with you the whole time! Yeah right lady! Thnakd god we had the 15' elevator on that bucket because the 60 foot hi-Rangr wouldnt have been enough! '

We charged 400 for that and the guy gave me a 100 dollar tip. the cat was inthe tree for 4 days!

 

[treeman82]

The one time I got called for a cat rescue, by the time I returned the call the cat had come down on its own.

A friend rescued one about a year ago, few days later they called him back... the cat was up in the tree again.

 

[ASD]

12 GA.

 

[JimL]

12 GA.

I was thinking 30.06 but shotgun will work

 

[rebelman]

They can stay up there well over a week. Try to coax them down to you with food. Sometimes they go peacefully, purring and snuggling. One time one jumped toward a roof from around ninety feet. He was woefully short, headed for a concrete patio, but the homeowner had my tarp with poles in the side for holding chips and got it under him to break the fall. I don't have the heart to charge them much.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

I had a cat who loved climbing trees after she found out that she could back her way down. Since cats are (basically) intelligent, I would have to say that most cats will make that same discovery once they get hungry/cold/thirsty enough. That cat on the utility pole was perhaps another story, as the backing down from the top of that sucker would be quite a haul.

 

[ArborCore]

I rescued a cat from a 70' pine once. The cat was only about 40' up when I got to the site... I figured that would change as soon a I began climbing the tree. I used a pair of welding gloves and a canvas bag. My strategy was to corner the cat in the top of the tree (where the limbs weren't much longer than my arm), tie off, grab the cat (wearing the welding gloves) and stuff it in the canvas bag (which by the way was clipped to my belt) and rappel. All worked out as planned.

Didn't charge the customer much, but I would say that it was easy money in comparison to my usual jobs.

I don't think I did the cat any favor though. I suspect cat was trying to escape the house where 8 children under the age of 10 were no doubt torturing the cat to death.

 

[xtremetrees]

guy takes his anger out on his cats

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/tourettescat.html

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I was thinking 30.06 but shotgun will work

No, no, no. Can't use a rifle, as you don't know where the bullet will end up. Shotgun with very light shot is the way to go.


Works for lawyers, too, I hear.

 

[pbtree]

Shotgun is just fine, thank you very much. I hate cats...

 

[Shaun Bowler]

Why do you hate cats?

 

[pbtree]

Why do you hate cats?

Why not?

For one thing they're dirty.

(People always try to say they are clean, but when is the last time you had your dog claw around in a litter box, and then jump up on the kitchen counter?)

And of course the darn things like to get stuck in trees...

I suppose with a little soy sauce they are not all bad...

 

[CODIT]

Did one last week. Young cat in a 70' chestnut oak in the dark with snow storm on the way. Leather gloves and a good thick napsack with a drawstring is a must. Cat had been in tree 4 days and just couldnt seem to figure how to get down. I have to admit I'm not much of a cat lover either but like the man said it's usually pretty easy money. I usually start at $150 for the easy ones.

 

[SilentElk]

Did it 2 years ago for a company I as working for. The owner told me about the call and told me to go over there. I went by and determined we werent going to climb to get the cat. Was about 60' up in a 18" dia single ledader cottonwood. The limb was 3" at best. Ended up dragging the lift over and the cat would shy away just barely out of reach. Owner ended having to go up in the lift with me. Just as we got down the local paper showed up and we got some good free publicity out of the deal. Although I would charge for sure if it was me. Pain the rear although entertaining hehe.