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A fluffy cat which was stuck more than 15 metres up a tree for two days has rejoined his owner - and 10 of his fellow felines.

Romeo had to be rescued by firefighters after RSPCA staff failed to coax the pet down from a tree in Aldermoors woods in Tippings Lane, Woodley.

After two failed attempts the RSPCA called in Wokingham Road fire station to rescue the flustered feline at around 7.50pm on Monday, July 18.

Owner Sandra King said: "The RSPCA posted a picture of him in the Woodley lost and found Facebook page and within minutes we were bombarded with messages - it shows the power of Facebook.

"I have 11 cats and I've had Romeo for five years and you can tell they're just incomplete without one another. They're like a little pack!

"It's fantastic to have Romeo home, there's nothing worse than one of them going missing and it feels like you're never going to see them again.

"Without Facebook, we probably wouldn't have found him."

RSPCA inspector Derek Wilkins added: "I am delighted to have reunited this cat with his owner.

"After we were called about the cat my colleague visited the woods on Monday afternoon aiming to coax the cat down from the tree.

"She also attempted to call out local tree surgeons for assistance but unfortunately they were unable to attend.

"After allowing the cat a little more time to come down on his own, I then attended on Monday night and after another unsuccessful attempt to coax him down, I called the fire service who kindly attended with ladders and safely rescued the cat. As ever we are so grateful for their assistance.

"Despite not being microchipped, luckily I was able to track down this lucky cat's worried owner."

Inspector Wilkins added: "I'd encourage all cat owners to get their pets microchipped so that if they find themselves in a similar situation they can be reunited as quickly as possible."

Romeo - a five-year-old red colourpoint persian - was picked up by his owners in the morning on Tuesday, July 19.