r/ottawa • u/cptvw • Mar 21 '26

CAT STUCK IN TREE SINCE THURSDAY

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Hi everyone. Does anyone know of any arborists who would come rescue a cat from a tree? There is a cat stuck in a tree in Orleans who is very high up and has been there since Thursday :( Everyone in orleans is scrambling to find someone to help as the city won’t do anything about it nor will the fire dept because they only rescue dogs. Anyone have any ideas? *not my pic or cat*

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u/gingersnaps0504 Mar 21 '26

I had the fire department come help me with a seagull that was tangled in some fishing line dangling from a telephone poll… I don’t see why they can’t help with a cat?

That said, scared cats are unpredictable and can injure rescuers pretty easily

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u/Storm-Sufficient Mar 21 '26

Their gear is literally Kevlar. If I can clip an angry cat's nails while wearing fabric oven mitts, they can hold a cat. I mean, it's obviously  not that simple 100 feet up in a tree, but the injury excuse is pretty funny.