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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

960.0. "Up A Tree!" by CHET::SULLIVAN () Tue Dec 15 1987 14:38

    One of our cats climbed up a tree yesterday (Monday), and hasn't
    come down since. I tried coaxing him down, but he wouldn't budge.
    
    The fire department tried for an hour to get him down, with no
    success.
   
 
    We are afraid that he may weaken from lack of food and sleep, and
    that he may fall from the tree and get hurt. 
  
    A storm is predicted here in New Hampshire later today, and we are
    very concerned about Hillary. (He was named after Sir Edmund
    Hillary, the mountain climber!)
    
    Does anyone have any ideas re: getting this little fellow down
    from his perch ~25 feet in the air?
    
    Regards,
    Ken  
    
    
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960.1Possible HelpPHILEM::WOODSTue Dec 15 1987 14:489
    I'm not sure if this will help but, does your cat have any
    kink of treats that he likes  that you might be able to entice
    him with.  My cat loves Pounce and all I have to do is shake 
    the container and she comes running.  I would try this and see
    what happens.
    
    Hope this has helped.
    
      
960.2CIRCUS::KOLLINGKaren, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif.Tue Dec 15 1987 17:533
    Take a look at notes 6 and 812 and their replies.  Please let us
    know what happens.
    
960.3Hang in thereSACMAN::GOLDENTue Dec 15 1987 19:355
    I was in a similar predicament a few months ago.  Sometimes just
    waiting and letting them come down on their own works.
    
    I know it's hard hearing that little "mew" up in the tree, but,
    if they found their way up they can certainly find their way down.
960.4CHET::SULLIVANWed Dec 16 1987 11:0610
    As of 6:00 A.M. today, Hillary was still up in the tree. When
    the firemen tried to get him down yesterday he would just go 
    higher in the tree. We think he was afraid of the firemen, so
    today my wife ( a member of the fire dept.) is going to use
    their equipment to try to get him down.
    
    Hope this works!
    
    Ken
    
960.6Down at last!CHET::SULLIVANThu Dec 17 1987 17:0910
    On Wednesday afternoon a carpenter, who had been working on the house
    next to mine, put his forty foot ladder against the tree where Hillary
    was, climbed to the very top of the ladder, and brought Hillary
    down.
    He is tired, hungry, and full of pitch, but none the worse for his
    wear.
    Now I have another problem.....how do you remove pitch from a cat's
    fur?
    
    Ken
960.8CIRCUS::KOLLINGKaren, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif.Thu Dec 17 1987 17:375
    I seem to recall a story about a cat who got into some turpentine
    during painting and suffered some ill effects.  Please call your
    vet and ask what to do.  If all else fails, you can clip the fur;
     it will grow back.
    
960.9call your groomerVAXWRK::SKALTSISDebThu Dec 17 1987 18:0010
    I can sympathize; Pip used to get pitch in her very long fur by
    climbing my (late) Norfolk pine. Sometimes I was able to comb it
    out, but usually I brought her to the groomer.
    
    If I were you, I'd bring the cat to a groomer and get a professional
    assessment. The groomer might be able to shampoo it out, or might find
    it necessary to shave the bad places. Please do whatever is least
    painful to the cat.
    
    Deb
960.10It's kind of gross but it worksSALES::RFI8621st Century Schizoid ManThu Dec 17 1987 19:395
    This may sound kind of disgusting but urine will remove the pitch
    from her fur. I would definitely suggest this method over turpentine
    which will definitely cause the animal ill effects.
    
    					Geoff
960.11Home CleaningTOXMAN::MECLERFRANKThu Dec 17 1987 19:3917
    Ken,
    
    First, don't use turpentine on the cat.  Go to the hardware or auto
    parts store and get a can of GOOP, the mechanics' hand cleaner. 
    Clip the cats claws.  Take a handful of GOOP and work it well into
    the fur particularly where you can feel deposits of pitch.  You
    should be able to feel the pitch soften and dissolve as you work
    it with your fingers.  This may take a few minutes so have help
    near by to restrain the adventurer.  When the pitch is
    softened/dissolved, wash the GOOP out of the fur.  The kitchen sink
    sprayer helps with this.  A wash with Dawn for dishes will remove
    any last traces of GOOP.  Another rinse to get rid of the Dawn and
    you're ready  to towel dry then blow dry your cat.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Frank, who_would_do_it_but_you_can't_afford_him
960.13CIRCUS::KOLLINGKaren, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif.Sat Dec 19 1987 00:462
    So, is Hillary still stuck together?