Double cat rescue

[gf beranek]

I never found a cat skeleton in a tree.

 

[Burnham]

That's 'cause the buzzards scavenge them all.

 

[gf beranek]

You got me!

Say, how's that leg hanging?

 

[SkwerI]

Nature is brutally efficient at getting rid of dead bodies. A dead cat would be gone without a trace in a week or two.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nature is brutally efficient at getting rid of dead bodies.

Damn straight. Ever heard of a Sky Burial?

 

[bstewert]

That's 'cause the buzzards scavenge them all.

Agree. I honestly don't know what happens to them all, but unless they were pinned somehow or in a really good crotch, I think they would just eventually fall down and be dinner for any number of other critters. I know of two other climbers that had to deal with owls during a rescue, and personally have had one of those experiences during a night rescue.

Had one in Feb where the owner was on his front porch and actually saw two coyotes chasing his cat up a tree 20' away. The cat knew how to climb, cuz I had just rescued it two months prior. It's now in the same tree again, but I told them yesterday to give it a few days. We'll see.

 

[Burnham]

You got me!

Say, how's that leg hanging?

Getting better, tiny bit at a time. I'll post an update to the pertinent thread. Thanks, Jer.

 

[Bermy]

I've found a dead possum in a tree, twice. Like long time dead, leather and bones.
How does a possum die in a tree? Old age?

 

[woodworkingboy]

I don't know if it has anything to do with their death, but possums are known for their very poor hygiene, one of the dirtiest of mammals.

 

[Burnham]

Marsupial.

 

[Tucker943]

When I used to trap I'd catch loads of those filthy rats. I hated em.

 

[stig]

They probably didn't like you too much either