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To knock on a door at 7am on a Sunday

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CatRescueNeeded · 23/03/2025 05:48

Hi

My cat has been missing since yesterday evening and I’ve just found him up an incredibly tall tree up the road. I’ll contact an emergency tree surgeon asap. How early is it reasonable to knock on a neighbours door on a Sunday? AIBU to knock at 7am? They live a few doors up so I’ve never met them

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MsDitsy · 23/03/2025 09:42

No cats can't always get down on their own. I didn't video my cat rescue years ago but it was along these lines d OP, let us know how you get on 🙏

GRex · 23/03/2025 09:41

Bepo77 · 23/03/2025 09:35

Agree! What’s wrong with everyone?! My kids keep me up all night AND I work full time but I’d still get up to help an animal in distress.

People are so selfish and unfriendly these days.

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The tree was in the front garden, they're was nothing the neighbours could usefully do to help and they would more likely frighten the cat into prematurely jumping. Why don't you see how selfish it would be to wake them up pointlessly - to what, keep OP company??? If the cat was stuck in their locked garage or shed - sure, by all means wake them. But that was not the case here.

I'm glad to hear the cat got down safely OP.

Jeezitneverends · 23/03/2025 09:40

Zanatdy · 23/03/2025 06:15

give the fire brigade a call, they will come out for this kind of thing, if not busy obviously. I’d just call them now, poor cat.

You can’t get the water fairies out of bed for a cat!! 😉

Bepo77 · 23/03/2025 09:35

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 23/03/2025 09:19

I'm glad he's down safely. I wouldn't mind a knock on the door at any time if an animal was in distress.

To those posters saying don't knock before 10am, I hope you're as respectful to your neighbours when it comes to cutting grass, doing DIY, letting children play outside in the summer etc!

Agree! What’s wrong with everyone?! My kids keep me up all night AND I work full time but I’d still get up to help an animal in distress.

People are so selfish and unfriendly these days.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 23/03/2025 09:35

If somebody had knocked at 7am, they'd have got me bleary eyed leaning out of the bedroom window - I'd have said 'Your cat? Yeah, sure, crack on' and gone back to bed.

As long as it didn't entail me having to climb said giant tree or having fire brigade/tree surgeon/steeplejack clumping around on my roof, it wouldn't make any difference to me whether it was 4am, 7am or just before lunchtime.

TooTrue2005 · 23/03/2025 09:31

thecatneuterer · 23/03/2025 09:12

She's not going to ask the tree surgeon to cut the tree down!

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Thanks I’ve now realised this - I’m not the sharpest tool in the box!

Igmum · 23/03/2025 09:29

Ohhh bless him so pleased he’s safe @CatRescueNeeded ❤️

WickWood · 23/03/2025 09:29

So glad your cat is safe and home! I have cats, you could have knocked at any hour and I wouldn't have minded, I'm shocked by a lot of the responses!

Theseventhmagpie · 23/03/2025 09:28

taxguru · 23/03/2025 06:01

If you knocked at my door at 7am you’d be told to bugger off if my house isn’t on fire and come back at 10! A cat up a tree isn’t an emergency.

God there’s some miserable souls on here this morning.
OP if there was a distressed animal in my garden you could knock on my door at any time! And I’d make you a cuppa and open some tuna to tempt poor little cat down 😊

Kendodd · 23/03/2025 09:26

brettsalanger · 23/03/2025 08:52

does the fire brigade really come out for cats up a tree. I thought that was just a Fireman Sam type story!

our house would be fine with a 7am knock, but it’s far to early for the majority. I would pop a letter through for them

I think they went through a period of not going out to this sort of thing, tax payers money and all that. Then somebody realised, actually, these are really useful real life training exercises, they can get the equipment out and problem solve.

Velmy · 23/03/2025 09:23

If someone woke me up at 7am on a Sunday about a cat up a tree, said cat would be removed from said tree by me chucking a shoe at it!

farmlife2 · 23/03/2025 09:21

I'm glad you had a happy ending.

No-one better knock on my door at 7am on a Sunday, unless they see signs we are up or it's a real emergency (or there is an actual injured animal suffering). If I get to sleep in till 7am, it's a once in a blue moon thing that I'm so grateful for and really need.

Kendodd · 23/03/2025 09:21

Cats head stuck in patio table is perfect real life training for child's arm stuck.

Butchyrestingface · 23/03/2025 09:20

TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 23/03/2025 06:17

Why would you want a picture of a stranger's cat stuck in a tree?
That's a v odd request

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Speak for yourself.

I've never seen a photo of a cat stuck up three storeys worth of tree. Gimmee, gimme.

Kendodd · 23/03/2025 09:19

With regard all the 'call the fire service' posts, they do come out to rescue animals if they can. They use these situations as training exercises and piss off, leaving cat dangling, if they get a 'real' call.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 23/03/2025 09:19

I'm glad he's down safely. I wouldn't mind a knock on the door at any time if an animal was in distress.

To those posters saying don't knock before 10am, I hope you're as respectful to your neighbours when it comes to cutting grass, doing DIY, letting children play outside in the summer etc!

ClairDeLaLune · 23/03/2025 09:19

Oops just seen your update! Glad he’s home OP! What a pair of cuties 😻😻

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 23/03/2025 09:18

Glad he came down. It's amazing how often the little buggers claim to be stuck somewhere, have you running around trying all sorts then make you look like an absolute idiot by casually getting themselves down/out and strolling past you, looking at you like you're daft.

Fwiw I wouldn't mind being knocked up at any time to help a trapped animal. A trapped and frightened animal is an emergency imo.

ClairDeLaLune · 23/03/2025 09:16

DenholmElliot11 · 23/03/2025 06:18

I think I read somewhere that the fire service actually DOES do this so before you fork out any money, at least ring them and ask. Don't knock on your neighbours tll 9 though.

The fire service came out for my friend’s cat which was stuck overnight in a storm on the apex on the top of her house 😿 It’s probably a good training exercise for them if they’re aren’t any fires for them to fight just now.

Hope your cat is ok OP.

MissPobjoysPonies · 23/03/2025 09:15

OP glad he’s home BUT you didn’t mention he was a Ginger Tom. Honestly, they are such drama llamas (experience here) If I’d seen this earlier I’d have been able to tell you

  • noise - drama
  • tree - artention
  • food - always works
hope you all get some sleep :)
Cucy · 23/03/2025 09:14

So glad your cat got down safely ❤️

Thank goodness you had a tall enough ladder!

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 23/03/2025 09:13

OnlyHerefortheBiscuits · 23/03/2025 07:11

Some PPs are really dense for thinking a tree surgeon would come out, chainsaw blazing and cut a fking tree down with a cat still in it!

For anyone hard of thinking - tree surgeons are experienced tree climbers and it is this skill that will be employed. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Sportswatchernotplayer · 23/03/2025 09:12

Nowthereistwo · 23/03/2025 05:51

Why are you knocking and What do you expect them to do?

Do not knock anytime before 8 unless you see signs of life earlier.

This.

Cats are so annoying. It will probably get down on its own. It's not your neighbours problem.

thecatneuterer · 23/03/2025 09:12

TooTrue2005 · 23/03/2025 05:52

Call the fire service not a tree surgeon - tree might be protected

So glad you found your cat ❤️

She's not going to ask the tree surgeon to cut the tree down!

Longma · 23/03/2025 09:09

whichkindof · 23/03/2025 06:36

Not strange at all, cats are cute ! And seeing the tree may help suggestions etc

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I’m not sure a distressed cat is a ‘cute’ photograph opportunity!