Hey Guys and Gals, I've got a dilemma and I'm hoping someone on here has some experience or good advice for me. I went outside about 8:20am this morning to let my dogs and cats in/out and whatever from the garage before starting work and I noticed some crows squawking loudly in the nearby trees in my yard. I ran them off and noticed something black in the very top of a tree. Upon further inspection, I found that it is a small-ish black and white (appears anyway, from 30-40 ft. below) cat up in the very top of this tree.
That was over 5 hours ago and I've been out there about 5-6x so far since then with food, a toy, calling,etc. etc. Normally, I wouldn't be too concerned, but I can tell that it is young and scared, by the way it is positioned precariously over a small branch. It is winter here in the midwest with high winds today so trying to call it has been difficult and it is so high up, it's hard to look straight up for very long. It's also very dreary and cold out, so I can only stand being out there for so long before I have to come back in to warm up. I've worn my coat inside all day to get warmed back up and be ready to run outside if I see it start to come down. I've got all my other animals inside, so it isn't scared by anyone or anything and there is really nothing that should keep it scared or up there, as I live out away from others and the only sound you can hear is the wind.
I was going to take some tuna out, but because the winds are so strong, I know there is no way the smell is going to get up to the little guy/gal and I'm not even sure it can hear me when I call for it. At one point, it did meow a few times at me, but it seems like it might be too scared to move. I have a 6 foot step ladder, but this cat is almost at the very top (like 2 ft. shy) of a smallish tree with no low limbs to even get started on.
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations? My bf can bring an extension ladder home from work, but that will be hours away (after dark) and even then, I'm not sure it will reach or work. I hate the thought of this poor little thing being stuck out there any longer, since who knows how long it was up in the tree before I discovered it, but it couldn't have hardly picked worse conditions to be under in this situation.
(Sorry, not sure why it posted the pic sideways...the cat is the black speck in the top center of the photo)
That was over 5 hours ago and I've been out there about 5-6x so far since then with food, a toy, calling,etc. etc. Normally, I wouldn't be too concerned, but I can tell that it is young and scared, by the way it is positioned precariously over a small branch. It is winter here in the midwest with high winds today so trying to call it has been difficult and it is so high up, it's hard to look straight up for very long. It's also very dreary and cold out, so I can only stand being out there for so long before I have to come back in to warm up. I've worn my coat inside all day to get warmed back up and be ready to run outside if I see it start to come down. I've got all my other animals inside, so it isn't scared by anyone or anything and there is really nothing that should keep it scared or up there, as I live out away from others and the only sound you can hear is the wind.
I was going to take some tuna out, but because the winds are so strong, I know there is no way the smell is going to get up to the little guy/gal and I'm not even sure it can hear me when I call for it. At one point, it did meow a few times at me, but it seems like it might be too scared to move. I have a 6 foot step ladder, but this cat is almost at the very top (like 2 ft. shy) of a smallish tree with no low limbs to even get started on.
Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations? My bf can bring an extension ladder home from work, but that will be hours away (after dark) and even then, I'm not sure it will reach or work. I hate the thought of this poor little thing being stuck out there any longer, since who knows how long it was up in the tree before I discovered it, but it couldn't have hardly picked worse conditions to be under in this situation.
(Sorry, not sure why it posted the pic sideways...the cat is the black speck in the top center of the photo)