MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A cat, rescued by WE Energies crews from the highest of a tall pole in Riverwest on Thursday is again along with his proprietor tonight and the proprietor is expressing thankfulness for the many individuals who made the reunion attainable.
This candy second, a reunion for the little black cat and his feline brother a day after an unimaginable rescue in Riverwest.
Thursday introduced tense moments as animal lovers watched from beneath.
We now know his identify’s Nairobi and he lives lower than half a mile from the place he bought stranded.
“Oh my gosh, the sweetest cat ever,” mentioned Emilie Rackovan, cat rescuer.
Once WE Energies bought the little black cat down, his proprietor wasn’t round, so Emilie Rackovan took him home and gave him some meals.
“So, this poor man was simply ravenous so I gave him one other can, and he scarfed that down. He ended up consuming 4 cans of meals in a single sitting,” mentioned Rackovan.
Rackovan’s been rescuing cats for years. Her latest, this little man, that has a situation that makes him unsteady on his paws.
“My associates are like ‘how do you get your self in these conditions,'” mentioned Rackovan.
When Rackovan bought Nairobi home, the push was on to seek out his proprietor, but it surely wasn’t straightforward.
“We have been all so frightened about this poor cat and you then really feel such reduction when he is down after which I get him home and I’m burdened once more as a result of now I’m like ‘oh my gosh, I hope that I can discover an proprietor and like what do I do,'” mentioned Rackovan.
Rackovan ended up spending the night time on the ground in her toilet, serving to to maintain Nairobi calm.
“I anticipated him to similar to fall asleep instantly as a result of such as you should be so drained, however he was crying if he could not see me,” mentioned Rackovan.
Morning got here and Rackovan borrowed a good friend’s microchip scanner, discovering Nairobi was chipped. After some on-line searches, hours later, a relieving message from the cat’s proprietor saying, “We thought he was gone perpetually. I admire you a lot.” In the handoff, the proprietor anonymously thanked the general public saying, “I admire you guys a lot. He’s very properly missed. His brother’s right here lacking hm.”
Turns out Nairobi’s been gone since December. We discovered the unique Facebook submit, asking for assist discovering him.
“I’m very glad that he ended up with me and my loopy FBI abilities on social media have lastly, I’ve been ready to make use of them for good,” mentioned Rackovan.
