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Our cat disappeared Monday night and by Tuesday she had not returned. Being new to WA, our pets were unfamiliar with the surroundings and so our cat most likely set out to inspect the territory. Tuesday we went out on foot to try to find her. That meant cutting through several blocks of forest and so we put on our hiking shoes and went to look for our cat, calling her name and trudging through the brush. About 2 blocks into the forest behind our local neighborhood we heard her meowing and ran closer to where her voice was coming from. Through the blackberry bushes we tore trying to find her but seemed not to be able to hone in on her location even though we continued to hear her meow. Finally, out of frustration we sat down on the ground totally exhausted and listening to her continued whine, and looked UP instead of down. There was our cat about 5 stories up in a Pine tree sitting in an abandoned nest (we hoped it was abandoned).

We called and called and tried to coax her to come down but we suspected that while bounding up the tree after some sort of squirrel or bird, she looked down and realizing how high up she was, the nest was the better option, which she took and stayed. There was no convincing her to try to back down the tree so the next 2 hours were spent on the phone trying to find somebody to save her. The Humane Society referred us to Walter and we managed to get Walter on the phone and he just happened to be in our area.

45 minutes later, Walter showed up with his pal, donned his spiked, tree climbing boots and bounded up the tree to save are curious cat. What a guy he was. Walter doesn’t charge a fee for his services but a donation was accepted and we had our cat home safe and sound.

To contact Walter the tree climber, call 360 621-9626. Walter does not charge, but accepts donations.