Copyright 2006 Hilary Cohen
Hilary Cohen has been around animals her whole life. She's raised horses, dogs, cats, and many small animals and livestock. She is also the Animal Control Officer for her town as well as a Special Police Officer and the Animal Advisory Agent for her board of health.
Hilary over the years learned that cats sometimes do need to be extricated from trees. Simply there are just some cats that would rather stay put than to come down in a reasonable time frame. Having cats suspended for long periods can cause liver/kidney issues, dehydration, constipation, organ failure, as well as elemental issues such as hypothermia and sunburn. Any cat suspended up a tree for longer than 36 hours may start to become impacted from one of the above or another medical ailment.
When it became too financially taxing for her fire department to send out a truck to rescue cats, she looked into alternatives. And this is how this all came about. Hilary last year went down to Atlanta to become certified in tree climbing. Ever since that point she has enjoyed climbing for cats as well as for recreation.
Hilary over the years learned that cats sometimes do need to be extricated from trees. Simply there are just some cats that would rather stay put than to come down in a reasonable time frame. Having cats suspended for long periods can cause liver/kidney issues, dehydration, constipation, organ failure, as well as elemental issues such as hypothermia and sunburn. Any cat suspended up a tree for longer than 36 hours may start to become impacted from one of the above or another medical ailment.
When it became too financially taxing for her fire department to send out a truck to rescue cats, she looked into alternatives. And this is how this all came about. Hilary last year went down to Atlanta to become certified in tree climbing. Ever since that point she has enjoyed climbing for cats as well as for recreation.
Pictures of a local climb for a stray cat up a tall pine
Wrentham 2009
Wrentham 2009
notice the cat in the bag
Bruno from Cambridge 2010