Internet Bands Together To Rescue Cat From Tree

Having a cat get stuck in a tree, or well, stuck anywhere, can be the most stressful moment of a If you have a pet cat at home, then you know that they can act like little rascals, and get into all kinds of trouble! In fact, it isn't uncommon for kitties to get stuck in places that would surprise their humans every time! Of course, cats aren't the only animal that easily get stuck in odd situations, we've even done an article before on awwdorable dogs who are stuck and don't know why, but for some reason cats always end up getting themselves into baffling situations.

Today we have a real life story about a cat who to climb a tree. But not just any tree, this cat ended up 50 feet high inside of a tree.  Thankfully, the cats long suffering owner, who also has a Reddit account, took to the internet for advice, and after hours and hours of trying to get Onyx the cat down, managed to rescue it before anything terrible happened. The cat even found its way home through a miracle! But let this be a cautionary tale to us all, never let our cats climb a tree that high unsupervised!

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    It all started when Onyx the cat somehow scaled a 50 ft tree, then realized he had no idea how to get down...

    Font - My stupid idiot fuck cat is stuck 50ft up a tree. Fire department won't help. Police won't help. LA animal care won't answer the phone. Now the local crows/ravens are chastising him. How do I get him down?
    via u/brokenjago

    Wow, as cat parents this is such a scary thing to picture, 50 feet high is so terrifying! This is such a cautionary tale that we can all learn from! We'll make sure our cats are safely inside before we go to bed tonight. 

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    Onyx's loving owner was worried sick, and turned to the internet for help.

    Font - I have no idea how my cat made it so far up this tree, but he's been there for probably 5 hours minimum and doesn't seem to know how to get down. I've called everyone I can think of, and now the crows are circling and diving at him and likely scaring the shit out of him. I need this stupid moron back safe in my hands or I will lose my mind.
    via u/brokenjago

    We have no idea either, but what a scary predicament, we wonder why the animal shelter or fire department won't help with this, perhaps the original poster should hire a tree cutter to come and rescue the cat. 

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    Font - I'm on Gayley Av & Strathmore PI, near UCLA. (UCLA maintenance cannot help.) Anyone know any service I can call? Someone with a cherry picker? An arborist who can climb the tree?
    via u/brokenjago
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    Font - jhope71 - 3 days ago I was able to coax mine down once with a laser pointer. He'd watch the dot and follow it down branches a little at a time til he could see the way to get all the way down. Maybe the birds will annoy him enough to come on down. I hope you can get him down soon!
    via u/jhope71
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    Font - uiuctodd · 2 days ago I rescued a cat from a tree. It wasn't this high. We threw a rope on to a higher branch. Then we used the rope to raise a laundry basket up to the cat. He jumped in. We lowered him down. A few tricks we used: • Put a blanket in the basket so he could not see sky underneath. Put food on top of the blanket so he could not resist it. • Tied a second rope to the bottom of the basket to make it stable. The first time we sent it up, it was rejected for being too rickety.
    via u/uiuctodd
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    Font - Update 4:53pm: he's still up there. Laser pointer didn't work. I've called and left messages for the small animal rescue team and 3 arborists. Nothing yet. I'm gonna try shaking his food bag to see what happens, maybe put some of his wet food in a bowl at the base of the tree. I'll keep ya'll updated. (West side animal shelter's phones are out and direct lines don't exist except through 311)
    via u/brokenjago
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    Font - 5:14pm: nothing yet. No calls, no updates, food hasn't worked. :( 5:31pm: I feel like I'm out of options. I may try posting on twitter to see what happens, but that feels like a last resort.
    via u/brokenjago
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    Human body - 6:17: my watch continues. 6:34pm: if I die here, let it be known that the los angeles fire department could have saved me but did not
    via u/brokenjago
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    Font - 6:53pm: I keep forgetting that laying on flat hard surfaces completely destroys my back. That is, until I was barely able to walk back to my place across the street. He cried the whole time I limped back. I'm now bedridden, with Onyx outside, alone high up a tree in the cold
    via u/brokenjago
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    Font - 7:36pm. No change that I'm aware of, but I'm lying in bed unable to move so. 8:32pn: No change. I think he's there for the night. 9:06pm: I think I have to call it a night. i can't see anything, I can only hear him, and it just breaks my heart.
    via u/brokenjago
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    Human body - UPDATE, 7:00am: when I woke up I went to go look for him and he was no longer in the tree! I tracked him using the AirTag on his collar and found him in a nearby parking lot. He's back!!!
    via u/brokenjago
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    Here are some photos of the cat, safe and sound!

    Cat
    via u/brokenjago
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    Cat
    via u/brokenjago

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