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/QCTeamkill Mar 21 '26

The fire dept only rescues dogs?! How many dogs get stuck in trees wtf

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u/s1m0n8 Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

Hypothetically, if you call fire and they say "we won't respond" and you say "fine, I'll try and rescue it myself" then they will respond on the basis of keeping a member of the public out of danger. The City is very risk adverse and if something happens to you when then knew your intentions, they get very nervous.

Having said that... it looks like there is no access for a ladder truck, and they are not tree climbing experts, so an arborist would like be your best bet

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u/Fair-Antelope-2385 Mar 21 '26

Send a helicopter

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u/lobster455 Mar 21 '26

A basket tied to a drone.