How do you get a cat that is stuck in a tree down?

You don't. The cat isn't stuck, it just hasn't figured out how to get itself down yet.




Was the cat chased up the tree? If so, just make sure whatever chased it there is gone and eventually it'll come down.





My cats would yowl like they were terrified and stuck, but if I left them alone and gave them a little peace and quiet (took the dogs for a walk) the cat almost always was down when I got back. In 25 years of living on a farm with cats getting stuck in trees every few months, I only had to rescue one and that was because he'd gotten wedged between branches.





Cats' claws are turned for really fast climbing, but they don't negotiate coming down as quickly, and if they think they're going to get chased, they're going to stay where they are rather than do the slow, annoying, backward crawl down the tree. If it's a really long trunk and you have a board or something you can rest securely against it, you could put it up so the cat can walk down it rather than do the backward slide that always seems to make them nervous.





EDIT: Also helping the cat down isn't going to work most times. If your cat was spooked into the tree, it's scared and won't come to you anyway, so you're going to endanger yourself for a furball that at that moment won't appreciate it.




My cat was stuck up a tree last year after a dog chased it. I was going to call the fire brigade but I thought that was a bit mean as they have greater problems to deal with. I went away for about ten minutes, to give it time to settle and then I returned to the tree. He slowly slithered down, holding on with his claws. Hopefully your cat will do the same.


Good luck!




i recommend leaving it for a little and giving it time to think and figure out how to get down. it won't come down until it feels like it is safe from whatever caused it to go up in the 1st place. good luck :o)




Go up with a ladder. Call it. Leave it with food at the bottom of the tree. Go and stand under the tree with a blanket held out for it to jump into.




Although this may sound cruel, it's not. Just leave it there. Eventually, the cat will get hungry and shimmy down backwards.




www.catinacatrescue.com.the cat will come down sooner or later most likely.this website will put you in touch w/someone to rescue your cat.




A cat can drop from a very high height without being hurt as long as there is grass to land on. I've seen a cat fall from a third story window with no damage. It will come down on its own eventually.




Duh... if u have a latter or if you know how to climb a tree! well if its a great tree to climb on lol but yeah thats how!




just wait and the cat will eventually figure it out...Have you ever seen a cat skeleton in a tree?




leave a bowl of its favorite foods down and see if that will entice him down




Call the fire department. DON'T USE 911.




put a cat treat on the ground




climb it




Throw rocks at it.