glad he's safe and down from the tree. Hopefully, he learned his lesson that he's not one of "those" cats who is a climbing and getting down natural!

Maybe he's trying to prove that he's still got it! Glad he's safe.

gs, I'm very glad your kitty is back on solid ground, safe and sound.

Once our cat climbed very high up in a neighbor's tree. My daughter and I got very upset and emotional. The cat wouldn't budge. Finally my husband said, in a very authoritative voice, "Penguin, come down right NOW!!!" And down he came. We carried him home and he had a very self-satisfied look on his face.

Only eight lives left for that kitty! Weren't you smart to catch him in a blanket.

I bet he had things way more under control than you thought he did ;) And by falling, he just wanted to make you feel good about yourselves for catching him :) I don't think cats usually "fall" out of trees. Seems like they stay up there till everyone gives up and goes inside. THEN they come down lol. But I'm glad he's ok!

Unfortunately, he was crying almost the whole time up there, so he was clearly pretty upset. He was really howling when he was barely hanging on before he fell down.

Ded, I was thinking what could I get should he decide to jump that would break his fall. I didn't think we could catch him otherwise.

He still seems to be OK but we will continue to monitor him.

Awe, he's probably been eyeing that tree for the longest time and finally got the courage to "Just Do It!"

Glad your kitty made it safe. When my son was little, 'his' kitten climbed up one of the trees in our forest. We had some friends over and one said there was nothing to worry about since he's never seen cat skeletons hanging in trees so it would eventually come down. My son was so upset and started crying so Dh got on his pole climbing gear and climbed up and got the kitten down. Friend thought we were crazy, but my son was a very happy boy to have his kitten back.

I am so glad your kitty is safe!! I frequently hear on Facebook about cats stuck in trees. Everyone thinks a stuck cat will eventually come down on its own, but they often cannot do that. In one case where a cat was in a tree for 6 days in freezing cold January temperatures, we finally found a guy who climbs cell towers for a living; he went up and got the cat down.

Our cat occasionally got up in a tree in huge yard. Fortunately it wasn't far from from the driveway. Mom would move the car to under the branches over the driveway, and within an hour or so the kitty would hop down to the roof of the car, to the hood, to the ground.

So glad he's down and safe! Poor guy. They do misjudge sometimes. After things settle down, you need to have a very serious conversation with him about this mid-life crisis stuff. He should leave "acting the fool" to humans! :-)

Glad your kitty is safe. How scary for both of you!

I had my own (mis)adventure with a kitty today. We've got a stray who has adopted us, he's a real lover kitty and lets me pick him up to snuzzle. But today i picked him up next to the washer as it was filling-the water must have startled him because he did a number on me! He got my cheek and my neck & chest.

It stung quite a bit-luckily I was wearing glasses or I'd have had eye damage no doubt! But it was my fault-I got a little too comfy with him. He must have learned because later when he went to grab me (he grabs your arm to get attention) I said sharply NO and he pulled back his claws. We still love him tho!

We've named him Cheddar Montgomery. We estimate he's just over a year old-he'll go in to the vet soon for neutering & shots and a claw trim!

Aww, he's SO cute! How kind of you to make him a part of your family; lucky kitty!

Seems like some cats learn how to back down a tree, and some cats don't. Mila would climb up the apple tree and holler and holler. So I'd go out there an coax her down. There were a few scary moments as she's trying to walk down the tree face first, but she'd start to slide and rotate and then her claws would catch and she'd swing around and still hang on. Eventually she got the idea that backing down works pretty well. Now I've seen her climb very high trees and manage her way back down without issue.

Misty is much more of a ground dweller and was never comfortable climbing or in a tree, even at low heights.

So glad your little boo seems to be ok after his great adventure.

Cheddar is super cute!

Shelby is back to his mischievous self, so we can breathe a sigh of relief. Yeah, he has been an indoor cat for his whole life minus that time as a stray kitten, so he's never really learned much in the way of outdoor smarts. As I mentioned, he will go out in the yard with us only under supervision, will roam the yard and and hang out, and he's never indicated any interest in the trees.

Glad your pet is ok now! I understand cats are very bad @ going backwards, which accounts for the 'getting stuck in trees' thing.

My cat would certainly fall & has many times, since whoever had her before us had her completely declawed, front & back. I feel so bad when she occasionally falls off the furniture, but it's kind of funny too; @ least the declawing hasn't affected her ability to land on her feet. She stays indoors 24/7.

I'm so glad your kitty-man is ok!

Oh my gosh, what a scare for you! Thank goodness that you had the smart idea to bring out a blanket to catch him. It sounds like this old boy may be getting a bit senile. I am so glad that he's ok and didn't fall and hit the ground!