Kitty up a tree!

I never get tired of watching cat rescues. The Canopy Cat Rescue guys are my heroes.

Strawberry cat

                             Rescuing Strawberry.

Kitty up a tree (come rescue me!)

These rescued kitties all look alike - hugely dilated pupils, whiskers at full span, ears tensed, and they all meow in that "help me, help me!" way. 

Cat rescue: whiskers in the night!

 

The living saints at Canopy Cat Rescue have done it again, beguiling a scared little tuxedo (with white whiskers to die for) out of a high and scary place. I made these gifs out of a video that didn't quite fit my screen, and it's too bad they don't have sound, because the miaaaawwwws are plaintive and beseeching: translated, they'd say, "Get me the fxxx DOWN from here!"

Don't look down!

I LOVE watching these guys rescue cats. They are so patient with them and wait until the cat is relaxed and trusts them before scooping them up or "scruffing" them and getting them into the bag. This little calico, "prettiest kitty from the city", spends a long time strutting along the "catwalk" before allowing herself to be taken down. I love watching these because the distance to the ground is quite harrowing. It just warms my heart that anyone would go to these lengths to get a cat down from a tree.

Kitty up a tree: animation

Cat rescue: the Unknown Kitty