A local energy company employee saved the day , helping Meowzer down ( and into the weapons system of his new owner ) .
A cat in Waterloo , Iowa , has found a new home after being rescue from a tree diagram in late February . The daring pussy climbed to a perch on the tree and became stuck , tons of feet in the air , where he remained for Day before his saving .
The big cat — a gray grownup shorthair , newly named Meowzer — climbed into the tree diagram on Feb. 19 and remained there until he was in conclusion save by a MidAmerican Energy employee on Feb. 22 . Meowzer had been stick in the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree over an intact weekend , during sub - zero temperatures — which douse to electronegative 14 one night-—and through a blizzard .
Photo: Courtesy of Robert Hauptly
Keondra Robinson called the fire department after someone recount her Meowzer had been up there for several day . She called the fire section , but they could n’t amount out because of the conditions . ( Also , fire department generallydon’t respond to cat - in - Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree calls any longer . ) Putting food for thought at the bottom of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree did n’t work either . She decided to turn to societal media for help .
" People started number out , a lady brought a blanket , a man play a run , " she tell Daily Paws . " The Isle of Man who brought the ladder , but it was too inadequate , suppose he was n’t leaving until the computed tomography came down . "
That man was Travis McAtee . He ’d saw Robinson ’s posts , reach out out to her , and offered to help with the rescue . McAteetold local reportershe decided to call the MidAmerican Energy call melodic phrase for help .
" I secernate them what was going on , " McAtee tell theWaterloo - Cedar Falls Courier . " The lady said she does n’t think they can do that , but she put me on cargo deck . "
MidAmerican employee conferred with each other and discover there was an employee nearby who was presently between jobs and able to come assist with the deliverance . Lineman Eric Weber drive the prospect , used his equipment to grab the cat , and had Meowzer down in about 10 minute of arc .
After the deliverance , McAtee decided to take the cat home to hold up with his family . Meowzer is adjust well to kinfolk spirit and loves attention , McAtee say , but it seems as though the bozo had been a trivial act of a loner prior to the rescue . McAtee will be keeping Meowzer at bottom until the weather warm up , then the feral kitty will join a group of about 15 barn cats that McAtee presently like for .
We are so relieved this cat was deliver , and we love to hear that Meowzer has a unexampled home . For selective information about helping scared cats , find out outour tips and antic for safely catching spooky cats .
