Cat stuck in tall tree (Kildare)

burrows

I returned home yesterday from a weekend away to find my cat stuck at the top of a tall tree, about 10 m up.

I left her overnight to see if she came down of her own accord but she was still there this morning. She is only a kitten.


Does anyone have any idea how I can get her down - a neighbor is calling down with a long ladder later, but I don't think it is going to be tall enough.


I am just between Naas and Newbridge if anyone has any suggestions as to what to try or who I might call for help?


Thanks in advance

morgana

Somebody on here used a cherry picker - they called a tree cutting service iirc

Cherry Blossom

When you get the cat down how will you stop it from going back up again?

Graces7

Cherry Blossom wrote: »

When you get the cat down how will you stop it from going back up again?

Clip its claws and keep it in a while?

irishlady29

Graces7 wrote:

Clip its claws and keep it in a while?

Terrible terrible cruel advice. Do not do this.
Kitten maynot venture up a tree anytime soon seens as it spent a night up there.

Cherry Blossom

irishlady29 wrote: »

Terrible terrible cruel advice. Do not do this.
Kitten maynot venture up a tree anytime soon seens as it spent a night up there.

I did wonder would it still make it up the tree just less likely to get back down. I remember having kittens as a kid and them getting stuck up trees meowing for hours. They'd eventually make their own way down but always seemed to go straight back up once they'd eaten/had a drink / toileted / done whatever it was they came down for.

Graces7

irishlady29 wrote: »

Terrible terrible cruel advice. Do not do this.
Kitten maynot venture up a tree anytime soon seens as it spent a night up there.

Why? Cruel I mean. Simply common sense..Oh did you think I meant declaw? NO WAY! Just tip the claws so they are not sharp enough to dig into the tree.. It is what many do with indoor cats as a matter of course. They grow again like our nails...

You have quite upset me now. I would never ever do anything cruel to any cat. Have had them 50 years and more..

burrows

We spent about an hour calling her and she moved across to a different tree and then managed to get half way down.

At this point I managed to get the end of a large plank into the tree that she climbed on to and was lifted down to safety.

As for how we stop her going back up? I have seen some chicken wire based solutions, however as another poster suggested, the memory of spending the night 30 ft up a tree will hopefully be enough to put her off trying it again.

irishlady29

Graces7 wrote:

Why? Cruel I mean. Simply common sense..Oh did you think I meant declaw? NO WAY! Just tip the claws so they are not sharp enough to dig into the tree.. It is what many do with indoor cats as a matter of course. They grow again like our nails...

Graces7 wrote:

You have quite upset me now. I would never ever do anything cruel to any cat. Have had them 50 years and more..

Apologies, I thought you meant declaw. Apologies I didn't mean to upset you.

twomonkeys

Graces7 wrote: »

Why? Cruel I mean. Simply common sense..Oh did you think I meant declaw? NO WAY! Just tip the claws so they are not sharp enough to dig into the tree.. It is what many do with indoor cats as a matter of course. They grow again like our nails...

You have quite upset me now. I would never ever do anything cruel to any cat. Have had them 50 years and more..

Graces7, I think it was a genuine mistake, she thought you meant declaw. It’s a good piece of advice for the OP. Please don’t be upset about it, anyone who follows this board regularly knows you as a regular poster and I’ve always found you give excellent advice.

AndrewJRenko

burrows wrote: »

As for how we stop her going back up? I have seen some chicken wire based solutions, however as another poster suggested, the memory of spending the night 30 ft up a tree will hopefully be enough to put her off trying it again.

How old is she? Is she indoor or outdoor?

burrows

She is about 3 months old and is mostly outdoor, but comes in if when we're home.

Graces7

twomonkeys wrote: »

Graces7, I think it was a genuine mistake, she thought you meant declaw. It’s a good piece of advice for the OP. Please don’t be upset about it, anyone who follows this board regularly knows you as a regular poster and I’ve always found you give excellent advice.

Yes I was deeply thankful that l realised that. lol.... I bred Siamese for years and you really would need feline strait jackets to keep them safe from themselves,.

AndrewJRenko

burrows wrote: »

She is about 3 months old and is mostly outdoor, but comes in if when we're home.

Maybe I'm coming from an urban perspective, but this is too young to be outdoors in my book. How are you going to make sure she doesn't end up pregnant herself?

I'd be inclined to keep her in until she is neutered at least. She might have a bit more common sense at that age.

Graces7

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Maybe I'm coming from an urban perspective, but this is too young to be outdoors in my book. How are you going to make sure she doesn't end up pregnant herself?

I'd be inclined to keep her in until she is neutered at least. She might have a bit more common sense at that age.

I feel the same. Too young to be out like that, and yes, in until neutered. All the more so in a rural situation as there are predators .