Authorities respond to distressed cat trapped in grills of 20 story building, resulting in dramatic rescue 12 grueling hours later: 'The cat’s safe back in its territory'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
May 15, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

If your first thought is to ask, "How did a cat get stuck in the grills of a 20-story apartment building?", then you're seriously underestimating how curious cats can be.

Cat rescue stories are our bread and butter here at I Can Has Cheezburger. Or, more appropriately, our tuna and Churus. We've covered everything from cats being stuck in walls to people thinking they've rescued a normal house cat, when the fluffy kitty actually turns out to be a giant Norweigan forest feline. Each and every rescue story fills our hearts with joy because it means that one more cat gets to live to see another day. Not all of them get adopted, but we have full faith in the Cat Distribution system. When it's their time to be paired with their purrfect hooman, the CDS will find a way to make it happen.

Today's rescue starts high above the ground… 20 stories above, to be exact. Somehow, a stray cat got a little too curious and got stuck in the grills on the outside of the apartment building's architecture. After being stuck for hours, one renter alerted the authorities, who promptly arrived to start the rescue. More than 12 hours later, they were able to rappel down and rescue the poor little guy, who is now safe, and more impurrtantly, back on the ground where he belongs. 

A big thank you to Blue Cross Rescues for helping this curious kitty get down safely. After all of their hard work, we expect the CDS to work overtime to find this feisty feline a home soon. Hopefully on the ground floor. Maybe the first, but that's about as high as we hope he ever goes for the rest of his 9 lives.

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    A dramatic rescue unfolded in a twenty-story building in North Madras..
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  • “Our team saved a cat stuck in a 20-story building’s grills in North Madras! The cat was trapped for 12+ hours, but our experts rappelled down to rescue it! The daring operation was a success & the cat’s safe back in its territory” - blue_cross_rescues
     

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    when a cat became stuck between the grills.
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  • We're not really scared of heights, but seeing the purrspective of just how high that cat is trapped, our palms are getting a little sweaty. Cats expurrience height in a different way, they prefer higher locations so they can view their territory more safely, but this little guy took it too far. No one needs to go 20 stories up.

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    RAJ DARBAR CORATION ANIMAL AMBULANCE The distressed feline had been trapped for over 12 hours, according to the informant.
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    The apartment residents promptly notified the fire department and our team.
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    Our expert rescue team rushed to the scene and assessed the situation.
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    7 Accessing the grills was only possible through the building's terrace,
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    We sent the ropes down to reach the rescue spot
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    Our rescue got inside the grills after wearing the safely gears
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    Finally managed to reach the cat
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  • Rappelling is actually pretty fun, but not when a cat's life is resting in your hands. Then, it's just stressful. One wrong move, one slip or bad grip, and it's over. Good thing they're expurrts!

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    The cat was slowly pulled out from the grills
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    And sent up using the nets
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    Rescued and the cat is doing well and has been released back into its territory. JOB N
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  • Comments

    Thank you saving the cats life. It could’ve been a lot worse but I’m glad you got him out of that trap area. Please let us know how this kitty is doing and thank you again for sharing. I need a happy Pickup. You’re seeing a story about a about this kitty cause I was watching another video of a cat people walk by walk by never do anything for the cat until one person did but it was they did everything could do try to save their cats life. /  joannd32

    Omygosh you guys are Rock Stars ! / socallala

    There are still kind people on this planet / ahleeeem.gr

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