Scared cat stuck in 95ft tree saved by pawfessional feline rescuer who scaled the massive cedar to reunite a family torn apart by the forest

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Sep 3, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

It takes all kinds of people to rescue cats. More often than not having a deep love of felines and the willingness to do whatever it takes is more than enough to perform a cat rescue. But as was in the case of this feline rescue, someone with a very special skill set was needed to perform the precarious rescue.

For you see this was a classic cat stuck in a tree situation. Well, classic might be diminishing the depth of the drama in this story seeing as this cat was not merely a few tens of feet of the ground but almost 100ft up in the air. A height that even the harvest of firemen is not capable of scaling and that is where our rescuer @canopycatrescue on tiktok comes in. They are veterans in scaling tall trees and saving cats, and their expertise and talents were instrumental in getting this cat back to their family. Expertise that they likely picked up from their main line of work as tree surgeons.

It is not an uncommon situation that a cat gets stuck in a tree. And being the kind of creatures who enjoy doubling down on bad decisions you can imagine that when going back down did not look like a good idea to the cat, it decided that going a bit further up would be better. That is until she ran out of the tree to climb and found herself helpless and hopeless. This story just goes to show that you never know what kind of random skill might just save the day when you least expect it.

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Strawberry was stuck at the top of this incredibly long tree our rescuer is pointing at.

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Standing at the base of Strawberry’s tree our rescuer gets his gear ready for the ascent.

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Here he is telling us that he is going to shoot the line up into the tree to get an anchor to climb on.

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This yellow contraption is a giant slingshot that he uses to send his line high up into the tree.

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With the line set and the harness strapped, it is time to start climbing up to save the stuck kitty!

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While the view might already look terrifyingly high, it is nothing compared to the perch Strawberry is sitting on 20ft above where our rescuer currently is.

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At this point first contact is made with Strawberry. Our climbing rescuer calls out to her and she timidly meows back.

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As he climbs and climbs we finally get our first glimpse of the sweet girl who has been waiting for him atop the tree.

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The closer and closer our rescuer gets to Strawberry the more she cries out for help.

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And here she is our purrfect princess who has watched too many Disney films and had hoped it would be purrince charming coming to save her.

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Our rescuer apologized for the time it took him to scale the tree, mentioning that the climb was challenging due to the moist bark. Not that Strawberry was all too interested in his excuses and kept meowing at him.

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He doted on her with cuddles and pets to try and get her calm enough to handle safely.

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But with each pet Strawberry grew more and more restless.

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So with a final attempt to familiarize himself with the cat our rescuer put out his hand once more before coming to catch the cat.

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With just enough trust built up he grabs the cat and puts her in his lap.

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Now all that is left is to get her wrapped up and to rappel back down to her loving family who are awaiting her return.

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Scared cat stuck in 95ft tree saved by pawfessional feline rescuer who scaled the massive cedar to reunite a family torn apart by the forest

Strawberry was stuck at the top of this incredibly long tree our rescuer is pointing at.

Standing at the base of Strawberry’s tree our rescuer gets his gear ready for the ascent.

Here he is telling us that he is going to shoot the line up into the tree to get an anchor to climb on.

This yellow contraption is a giant slingshot that he uses to send his line high up into the tree.

With the line set and the harness strapped, it is time to start climbing up to save the stuck kitty!

While the view might already look terrifyingly high, it is nothing compared to the perch Strawberry is sitting on 20ft above where our rescuer currently is.

At this point first contact is made with Strawberry. Our climbing rescuer calls out to her and she timidly meows back.

As he climbs and climbs we finally get our first glimpse of the sweet girl who has been waiting for him atop the tree.

The closer and closer our rescuer gets to Strawberry the more she cries out for help.

And here she is our purrfect princess who has watched too many Disney films and had hoped it would be purrince charming coming to save her.

Our rescuer apologized for the time it took him to scale the tree, mentioning that the climb was challenging due to the moist bark. Not that Strawberry was all too interested in his excuses and kept meowing at him.

He doted on her with cuddles and pets to try and get her calm enough to handle safely.

But with each pet Strawberry grew more and more restless.

So with a final attempt to familiarize himself with the cat our rescuer put out his hand once more before coming to catch the cat.

With just enough trust built up he grabs the cat and puts her in his lap.

Now all that is left is to get her wrapped up and to rappel back down to her loving family who are awaiting her return.

Watch the full video:

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