The cat came back — or, down — but not the very next day.

Stranded for almost three days atop a nine-metre-high pole near Stranraer, Sask., the feline was rescued by SaskPower crews Wednesday.

Louise Ek, who's from the hamlet about 160 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon, said she had been helplessly monitoring the feline for the past few days.

It was meowing, but today it was quiet. - Louise Ek

"I put food out, and it [wouldn't] come down. Everybody was trying to coax it down, and nothing," she said.

"It was just sitting at the top of the pole … and yesterday, it was meowing but today it was quiet."

Ek said when she originally saw the stray perched on the pole, she began to call around to find solutions.

She said she initially called SaskPower, but was told there was nothing they could do.

It wasn't until Wednesday morning, in the midst of wind and snow, that the Crown corporation came to rescue the cat, according to Ek.

"We received a call at our customer service centre yesterday around noon," said a spokesperson for SaskPower. "We have no record of this being called in before then."

The rescued cat is currently safe, he said.

SaskPower also said more information about the incident couldn't be provided due to the Provincial Elections Act.