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Following a variety of rescue makes an attempt – involving the RSPCA, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue and National Trust workers, the pet was lastly reunited along with his elated homeowners who had been distraught after he had been lacking for 2 weeks.
Lucky, aged 12, was reunited along with his homeowners Mary Holland, 77, and husband Eric, 85 – 15 miles away in Long Eaton.
Poor Lucky’s plight was found by workers on the National Trust property after they noticed the frightened feline caught up the tree on September 15. They tried to tempt the frightened feline down from the tree in a wooded space however to no avail.
They then thought he had managed to get down of his personal accord as he couldn’t be seen however was then noticed once more excessive within the branches of the silver birch tree within the grounds, close to Quarndon, days afterward September 19.
They reported the matter to the RSPCA and inspector Pam Bird was despatched to the scene and was shocked {that a} cat was on this distant space as there are not any residential properties close by.
Due to the peak of the tree Pam referred to as for the assistance of Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service however they had been unable to access the realm with the hearth engine and couldn’t put a ladder up the tree because it was too unstable.
Pam mentioned: “The fire service stayed to help us though and we came up with a plan to use a large green sheet to hold under the cat as a safety net, whilst the Kedleston Hall staff attempted to knock the tree and coax the cat to move. But this wasn’t working.
“The Kedleston Hall staff placed a ladder up the tree which reached halfway and we tied hessian around the ladder so that if the cat could ease along the high sloping branch it was on, it may be able to climb down the sloping ladder, as the trunk was too steep.
“Cats can easily climb high into a tree, but they struggle to climb down as their claws bend forward, and they can only grab on if they go backwards. So we thought this might help – but to no avail.
“We then called for a tree surgeon to rescue the cat but they were not immediately available so the poor cat had another night up the tree. Then the next day I went to check at the scene and amazingly the staff had managed to coax Lucky down to safe ground and so I rushed him to a nearby vets.”
Lucky was dehydrated and a little bit underweight following his ordeal however in any other case in good well being. The vet discovered he was microchipped and so Pam was capable of contact his grateful homeowners who had been shocked however delighted that he was protected and nicely.
She took him to the home the place an emotional reunion happened – and it’s thought that Lucky should have sneaked into the couple’s automotive after they visited the corridor two weeks earlier. Unbeknown to them, he had then gone on his journey.
When they returned home and couldn’t discover their pet they frantically went round neighbours homes and close by streets in a determined try to attempt to discover him.
Eric mentioned: “We were very upset and did everything we could to try and find him. We had no idea he had been in the car until after the whole story came out – he doesn’t even like travelling in cars.
“After two weeks of him being missing we did think the worst and that he may have been involved in a road accident. Then when we got the call from the RSPCA we were shocked but also over the moon that he was safe and coming home.”
Mary added: “We called him Lucky because we found him as a scruffy stray in a wheelbarrow in our garden. We tried to find his owner but we had no luck so ended up keeping him – we told him he was very Lucky then hence the name. Now he has shown his luck was in again!
“He has lost weight but is eating well and enjoying his home comforts – we are so grateful for all the efforts to help him, especially the RSPCA for bringing him home.”
Pam mentioned: “I am so happy everything worked out for Lucky and he was clearly over the moon after his ordeal to be reunited with his parents – who were extremely happy to have him back. He went missing for two weeks so could have been up that tree for quite some time and am so glad he was spotted as it is such a remote area.
“I would like to thank the National Trust staff and fire crews for all their help and this case shows the importance of microchipping your pets – otherwise we would probably have never known who Lucky belonged to and would not have been able to reunite him with his family.”
