Kitten stuck up tree for 2 days, HELP!

[hugha]

There's a kitten, 6 months old, stuck up a tree in Hayes Grove. It's on the bank near the train track. Fire brigade don't deal with cats anymore. It's by the train track but Southern rail can't help. Does anyone have any ideas or is able to help please?

[westerveld]

Coming over now

[singalto]

Let us know if you rescue it. Fingers crossed...

[westerveld]

Massive set f ladders acquired, coming back

[P.O.U.S.theWonderCat]

Is the puss OK? You're a legend for going to help.

[sdrs]

I hope the kitten is brought down safely, it must be really cold, hungry and weak by now. Does anyone have any idea whose it is?

[hugha]

The owners are there doing everything they can. Fingers crossed.

[rendelharris]

Went round to see if we could help (couldn't) - by dint of a spectacular piece of bravery from Mr.Kitten Owner, going up sixty feet odd on a ladder in the dark by railway tracks, and a fiendish bit of ingenuity on the part of Mrs.Kitten Owner, fashioning a cat carrier/washing pole entrapment device, Boris the kitten was safely recovered. Better than the telly, it was!

[Countrlass22]

Gosh well done how nice see locals helping shame southern would not help.

[Pollypops]

Well done everyone involved - so nice to see people helping out.

[hugha]

I won't pussy foot around this, thank you everybody for avoiding this cat-astrophy by a whisker. I hope Boris is feline better soon. There were some hairy moments, but I'm glad there's a happy end to this tail. I'd like to paws to salute the purr-severance of the rescue team.

[AJenk1]

Huge thanks to Hugh for posting the message in the first place, genius & huge thanks to Cat & Wes... You guys were beyond amazing & Boris is home & safe after over 2 days. Honestly my faith in humanity was restored tonight as I met some pretty amazing people that took time out to help... Made our weekend. Thank you East Dulwich forum... Boris is still purring but about to collapse from his ordeal. Hope I can pay it forward sometime soon xx

[westerveld]

You're v welcome. And I am now a little tipsy ;-). Glad Boris is back in your loving home. Hugha - some terrible puns there, thought I was bad. Thanks to the random builder today who left his massive ladder outside the flat - fate if ever there was some. Best Wez + Cat x

[Bic Basher]

In future, contact Network Rail, they're in charge of the area surrounding the railway track.

[Sue]

Glad kitten is safe and well.

Do RSPCA not help in cases like this if Fire Service don't any more?

[AJenk1]

Hi all, Hugh... Some amazing puns there... Finished off the whole story purr-fectly!! Massive thanks to Cat & Wez again. Did call around, RSCPA said to call Firebrigade, Railtrack/Netwotk rail told me to call Fire service as they're the only ones that can call for permission to resume on their property. Fire service said he'd eventually come down when hungry. Thank goodness we rescued him without going onto Network rail property :-)

[yard]

Shaking a tin of cat treats always worked with mine, and if you get them hooked on Dreamies shaking a packet of these works a treat (no pun intended)

[westerveld]

To add mystery, the builders ladders that were left outside my flat yesterday had this morning gone.....!

[radiantrooms]

Glad the kitten is safe! Lovely to see people helping one another!

[beth3]

A wonderful happy ending, and solved a mystery for me. We had a distraught message from the builder to say the ladders he left outside the flat had disappeared. By the time we got home late Saturday evening they were right where he left them. We wondered how he could possibly have missed them! Very glad they were put to such good use.

[philosophie]

So nice to see a story like this on the forum! Well done to everyone who helped out, you're all lovely :-)