Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont

  • Home
  • Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont

Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont Burlington, Vermont based Tree Climber providing donation-based assistance to cats stuck in trees. Serving the greater Burlington/Montpelier/Middlebury areas.
(2)

Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont launched in early 2022 by avid recreational tree climber, and part-time tree worker, Judson Kimble of South Burlington, VT. Most cats are able to climb down out of trees on their own, but not all cats. Often they are chased up a tree by a dog or wild animal, and adrenaline will send them high up into the canopy, but if they are an indoor cat that happen

ed to get loose, or just new to the outside world in general, they may not yet know how to climb down a tree. Cats claws function directionally- which is why they are so skilled at going up a tree, but they don't work the same way coming down, and not all cats know that they need to climb down backwards in order for their claws to engage properly/safely. All cats deserved to be rescued, and Kitty Climber Cat Rescue operates on a donation-basis. Based out of Burlington, Vermont, and serving the surrounding area within a one hour radius. If you live farther away, and have a cat in need, a travel fee will be asked for in addition to a donation. Kitty Climber Cat Rescue is also available to recover drones that get stuck up in trees. Please send some photographs of your cat/tree situation via text/email/messenger when reaching out about a rescue, as it is very helpful in determining what equipment will be needed for the rescue.

802-922-3545
[email protected]

27/05/2024

Here is the video for Saturday's cat rescue out in Richmond, Vermont:

This sweet unknown kitty is down safely after being stuck up in this maple for a couple of days in Richmond Vermont. 
25/05/2024

This sweet unknown kitty is down safely after being stuck up in this maple for a couple of days in Richmond Vermont. 

18/11/2023

Here is the full video of "Friday's" rescue yesterday. He had been stuck up in an oak tree in someones backyard in Williston, Vermont, for several days after likely being spooked by a neighborhood dog. He was a very sweet cat and did great with the rescue.

"Friday" is home safely after being stuck for several nights up in this oak tree in Williston Vermont.  He was a very sw...
16/11/2023

"Friday" is home safely after being stuck for several nights up in this oak tree in Williston Vermont. He was a very sweet three year old cat and did great with the rescue. 
Full video of his rescue coming in the next day or two....

Jax is home safely after being stuck for four days in the top of an ash tree down in Thetford Vermont. 
14/10/2023

Jax is home safely after being stuck for four days in the top of an ash tree down in Thetford Vermont. 

12/10/2023

Here is the full video of Leila's rescue yesterday. She was a total sweetheart and so easy to work with. She had been stuck for a couple of days 45' up in a pine tree (likely chased up by a neighborhood dog). She was extremely cooperative in the canopy and a pleasure to work with.

Sweet little Leila is down safely after being stuck for a couple of wet days 45 feet up in a pine tree in Colchester Ver...
11/10/2023

Sweet little Leila is down safely after being stuck for a couple of wet days 45 feet up in a pine tree in Colchester Vermont. She was likely spooked/chased by a neighborhood dog. She gave me her full cooperation in the canopy and was very happy to be down in time for dinner.

A happy reunion between 9-month-old Harley and her person ❤️
18/09/2023

A happy reunion between 9-month-old Harley and her person ❤️

Nine month old Harley is down safely after being stuck for five long days 70 feet up in a large maple tree in south Roya...
17/09/2023

Nine month old Harley is down safely after being stuck for five long days 70 feet up in a large maple tree in south Royalton Vermont. 
Video of her rescue to come in the next few days. 

07/08/2023

On Saturday, August 5th, I rescued Javier from a large oak tree in Burlington, VT, where he had been stuck for 3 days. The poor guy had endured 2 days of heavy thunderstorms and downpours. The local fire department had attempted a ladder rescue the day before, but were unable to get him. He was described as sweet, but with a history of being temperamental and biting at times. Up in the canopy he was a mix of sweet and stand-off-ish so I opted not to try and pick him up and instead quickly pulled him from his perch into my animal net placed below him. Everything went very smoothly. Back in the house he was a total sweetheart.

Javier the cat is down safely after being stranded for three long days in Burlington Vermont.  The poor fellow endured t...
05/08/2023

Javier the cat is down safely after being stranded for three long days in Burlington Vermont. The poor fellow endured two days of violent thunderstorms and downpours. He was a bit of a handful but in the end he did very well and did not bite me and was a total sweetheart back in the house after being a bit agitated and defensive up in the canopy. He is enjoying a well-deserved nap on his favorite cat bed as I share this.

Full video of his rescue to come in the next couple of days....

This post is to honor the life of a beautiful kitty, Lorca, who lost his life while stuck in a tree this past Friday.  A...
30/07/2023

This post is to honor the life of a beautiful kitty, Lorca, who lost his life while stuck in a tree this past Friday.
After being stuck up in an American Beech tree for several days outside of Bellows Falls, VT, I was called down to rescue him. He was very talkative and did great while I installed my climbing rope in the tree. As I was gearing up on the ground, we noticed him shuffling around on his perch about 40’ up and looking like he wanted to try down-climbing, but not knowing how to. At some point his movements became more frantic and he struggled with his footing for a short period of time. From the ground we were unable to tell exactly what had happened, but we assumed he had righted himself and was resting. I quickly got on my rope and made my way up to him, only to find him hanging lifeless, draped over (/stuck in) a tight V-shaped crotch. He had lost his footing and slipped, chest first, into this crotch and become stuck. As he struggled, he sadly worked himself deeper and deeper into the crotch, becoming even more stuck, compressing his ribs, and ultimately suffocating to death. It was a truly tragic incident. I got him down as quickly as I could, and the owner gave him CPR on the ground but it was too late and he was not able to be revived.

I’m sharing this because I wasn’t fully aware myself about all of the dangers that do exist in the canopy for cats. This is not a common occurrence, but it is a real possibility, unfortunately, and just one more reason for stuck cats to be rescued as soon as possible. (Clearly exhaustion had played a part in this event as well.) ��

My thoughts and condolences go out to his wonderful family. I’m am deeply sorry for your loss.

Attached are some pictures of this beautiful cat, Lorca.

May he rest in Peace.

Eight month old Coltrane is down safely after being stuck 50 feet up in the top of a leggy ash tree down in Chittenden V...
24/06/2023

Eight month old Coltrane is down safely after being stuck 50 feet up in the top of a leggy ash tree down in Chittenden Vermont for several days.

22/06/2023

Here is the full-length video of Windermere's rescue last week:

Windermere is down safely after being stuck up 30 feet in a large ash tree for the past five days in Middlesex Vermont a...
17/06/2023

Windermere is down safely after being stuck up 30 feet in a large ash tree for the past five days in Middlesex Vermont after being chased by a wild animal. He endured many rain and thunderstorms but is doing great and gave me a hero's welcome up top and was a total gentleman to work with.

Video of his Rescue to come in the next few days. ...

25/05/2023

Minnie had been stuck for 3 days about 45' up in a Maple tree in Middlebury Vermont after being chased by a wild animal at sundown earlier in the week. She was described as very sweet, but a bit shy. While I was installing my climbing rope in the tree above her, she became further frightened and decided to attempt climbing down on her own. She did great! Here she is down-climbing the remaining 30' of the tree. I'm so proud of her. Shout out to her perseverance, courage, and new climbing skills ☺️

03/04/2023

Here is the full video of Moon's rescue last week. He had spent at least 3 cold nights stuck up in a large Hemlock tree in Elmore, Vermont. He was around 40' up when I arrived, and then climbed up to about 60' by the time I got to him, but once I gained his trust a bit (wet food), he did great with the rescue. A very sweet kitty.

01/04/2023

A happy ending after a stressful few days for "Moon" and his family. Full video of his rescue coming soon....

"Moon" is safely back on the ground and reunited with his family after a long/cold 4 days being stuck 60' up in a large ...
31/03/2023

"Moon" is safely back on the ground and reunited with his family after a long/cold 4 days being stuck 60' up in a large Hemlock tree up in Elmore, VT.

07/03/2023

After a quiet winter, I did my first cat rescue of the year yesterday afternoon up in Georgia, Vermont. Little "Zoey" is a sweet indoor cat that happened to escape the day earlier, and was spooked up a tree by the neighbors dogs. She spent a long, chilly, night up in the top of a spruce tree around 35 feet off of the ground. She gave me a hero's welcome at the top and was a total sweetheart throughout the entire rescue.

Grateful to have been able to help out these sweet kitties this year:
26/12/2022

Grateful to have been able to help out these sweet kitties this year:

17/10/2022

Here is some unreleased footage of a dramatic scene back in June while rescuing "Meatball". ( My helmet camera battery died shortly after this moment, so I didn't end up putting a video together of the rescue.... )
Meatball had been stuck for a couple of hot days in the very top of this cedar tree back in late June. After being up in the top of the tree with him for over an hour, and him being about 8 feet above me, out of reach, where I could not safely go, or reach, I ended up pruning out a few small branches that were between us, for better access, and while he was shifting his position he happened to slip and fall, landing right in front of me! I was a little tentative to handle him initially as he had growled at me a few times earlier, and I was coming off a previous rescue where I did get bit- but Meatball did great and let me bag him up and bring him down safely. It was a tough 2 hour rescue, but had a happy ending.

11/10/2022

Rescuing Luna (again) after she was chased up a tree by a neighbors dog. She was very happy to see me after a long night stuck 35 feet up in a maple tree.

Luna was chased up a tree for a second time this season and needed help getting down after another long night stranded a...
10/10/2022

Luna was chased up a tree for a second time this season and needed help getting down after another long night stranded about 35 feet up in a maple tree in South Burlington last week. Full video of her rescue coming soon….

On Friday Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont rescued its first drone! An out-of-state traveler was taking some...
09/10/2022

On Friday Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont rescued its first drone! An out-of-state traveler was taking some scenic aerial foliage footage in downtown stowe on Thursday when the software malfunctioned and the drone crash landed into the top of a very tall white pine tree. After an 85 foot climb we spotted the drone and were able to get it down safely.

26/09/2022

Rescuing "Jenny" from a nasty white pine tree in Shelburne on Saturday where she was stranded for 3 days about 25' off of the ground. The tree was unsafe to climb so I used a 40' ladder the neighbors had, along with some of my lanyards for extra safety. Jenny was very scared and threatened to climb even higher up the tree, but in the end she did very well with the rescue.

Special thanks to everyone who assisted with this rescue.

🐈

Jenny is down safely after being stranded up in an ugly white pine for several days. Her owner had contacted a psychic/a...
25/09/2022

Jenny is down safely after being stranded up in an ugly white pine for several days. Her owner had contacted a psychic/animal communicator after Jenny had been missing for a couple of days and the psychic was able to tell her that Jenny was in a neighbors backyard, with a wooden fence, about 5 to 10 minutes away, and was too afraid to come down. Jenny was located shortly after....

Video of her rescue coming soon....

12/09/2022

After 40 minutes up in the canopy trying to get "Savanna" to come over to me, I ended up getting permission from the owner to prune out a few small limbs that were in the way, and I made my way out onto the branch where Savanna had been stuck for the past 3 days. In the end she really came through and I was so proud of her. She is safe and sound now with her family after a stressful few days.

08/09/2022

Rescuing "Luna" from a maple tree where she was stuck upwards of 30' off the ground overnight and through some rain showers. She was very sweet and did great throughout the rescue.

15/08/2022

Rescuing 'Taro' from a cherry tree in Milton where he was stuck for 3 days about 20' off of the ground. The tree was in rough shape, with the top torn out and notable decay, and with no neighboring trees to use for a good rope tie-in-point, I used spikes to climb this tree (which should never be done on a living tree). Taro was a total sweetheart and did great with the rescue. He is my largest rescue to date, coming in at 18 pounds!

Address

VT

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Kitty Climber Cat Rescue of Northern Vermont:

Videos

Shortcuts

  • Address
  • Telephone
  • Alerts
  • Contact The Business
  • Videos
  • Claim ownership or report listing
  • Want your business to be the top-listed Pet Store/pet Service?

Share