A cat took self-isolation to new heights by getting stuck up a fir tree for 30 hours before being rescued and returned home safely.

The animal 乌鸦传媒� named Tiger 乌鸦传媒� was returned to its 乌鸦传媒渙verjoyed乌鸦传媒� owners after they enlisted a professional tree company to get him down.

On Sunday, the Veasey family realized their one-year-old cat was stuck in a large tree on their southern Vancouver Island property, near Sooke.

The young cat mewled and meowed for hours while being harassed by crows.

The family tempted to coax the cat down from the 40-foot tree by calling it and tempting it with food.

Tiger tried in vain to walk down some of the enormous drooping branches, but those limbs ended 20 or more feet off the ground, forcing him to return to the top of the giant tree that an arborist previously topped.

Once it was apparent the family couldn乌鸦传媒檛 coax Tiger down, Veasey began making calls.

乌鸦传媒淚 thought it was an easy call to the fire department to come out,乌鸦传媒� Veasey said.

But it wasn乌鸦传媒檛. The Otter Point Fire Department didn乌鸦传媒檛 have a long enough ladder, and Sooke Fire Rescue couldn乌鸦传媒檛 leave its jurisdiction to rescue a cat.

Veasey also called nine tree services companies, and none were willing to help 乌鸦传媒� except one.

Affordable Tree Care owner Andrew Church put another job on hold to rescue Tiger. All he asked in return was for the Veaseys to pay for his gas.

Church climbed the tree with the cat carrier in hand. He softly talked to the cat as he ascended the tree. Once he reached Tiger, he gently nudged the cat into the carrier and brought him safely to the ground.

乌鸦传媒淗e was ready to come down once I reached him,乌鸦传媒� Church said. 乌鸦传媒淗e was meowing his heart out.乌鸦传媒�

Church, a professional tree faller for more than 30 years, said this is only the second time he乌鸦传媒檚 rescued a cat from a tree.

乌鸦传媒淚 would have no problem rescuing another cat out of a tree,乌鸦传媒� Church said. 乌鸦传媒淎nimals become like family members, and I know what it乌鸦传媒檚 like to lose a family member. You do what乌鸦传媒檚 right.乌鸦传媒�

For the Veasey, they were happy that Church offered his services to rescue their cat.

乌鸦传媒淲e are extremely grateful for Andrew helping us out. It was an anxious day, but it had a wonderful outcome,乌鸦传媒� Veasey said.

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