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How HIGH is TOO HIGH for a cat to JUMP? HELP!
Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new
house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat handle safely? |
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Here's a solution. Get these cats a cat tower.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat handle safely? |
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Here's a solution. Get these cats a cat tower.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat handle safely? |
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I just looked ahead at the reply and a tower would be a good idea. Also, carpeting instead of hardwood. And, perhaps a couch under the loft. I understand your fear. For what I know about cats, they aren't likely to intentionally do something beyond their ability, like jumping to far down. It is the unitentional accidents that get them, like forgetting they are on al ledge and swiping at a bird and falling off a window sill. Since this is indoors, they are pretty much in control of the situation. |
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I just looked ahead at the reply and a tower would be a good idea. Also, carpeting instead of hardwood. And, perhaps a couch under the loft. I understand your fear. For what I know about cats, they aren't likely to intentionally do something beyond their ability, like jumping to far down. It is the unitentional accidents that get them, like forgetting they are on al ledge and swiping at a bird and falling off a window sill. Since this is indoors, they are pretty much in control of the situation. |
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"lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. I had a similar concern with Duffy but on a much smaller scale. Duffy would climb to the top of my computer hutch and then literally hang over the edge, waving his paws at me. This is not *nearly* as high as what you describe, but Duffy is blind and I was afraid that he might slip off the edge of the polished wood and hit his head on the computer equipment or the edge of the desk below. Here is what I did: I had a handyman build a carpeted pole and attach it to the side of the hutch so Duffy would have an easier way to climb up and down. For security, I also had him build a carpeted ledge along the top edge of the hutch. Duffy will still walk back and forth on top of the new ledge, but I don't have as many concerns because it is carpeted and gives him a surface to grip with his claws. I also have a great cat tree, and Duffy and Holly spend much more time there than on top of the hutch -- but they will still sometimes clamber up to the top of the hutch when I am working on the computer, and the carpeted additions have given me an increased sense of security. If you would like to see what I tried to describe, go to the second link under my signature, scroll to the bottom of the pictures, and then move up to the 8th and 9th pictures from the bottom. Those two photos depict the hutch with the "add-ons." You can also see some pictures of the cat tree in this same album. MaryL (take out the litter to reply) Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") |
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"lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. I had a similar concern with Duffy but on a much smaller scale. Duffy would climb to the top of my computer hutch and then literally hang over the edge, waving his paws at me. This is not *nearly* as high as what you describe, but Duffy is blind and I was afraid that he might slip off the edge of the polished wood and hit his head on the computer equipment or the edge of the desk below. Here is what I did: I had a handyman build a carpeted pole and attach it to the side of the hutch so Duffy would have an easier way to climb up and down. For security, I also had him build a carpeted ledge along the top edge of the hutch. Duffy will still walk back and forth on top of the new ledge, but I don't have as many concerns because it is carpeted and gives him a surface to grip with his claws. I also have a great cat tree, and Duffy and Holly spend much more time there than on top of the hutch -- but they will still sometimes clamber up to the top of the hutch when I am working on the computer, and the carpeted additions have given me an increased sense of security. If you would like to see what I tried to describe, go to the second link under my signature, scroll to the bottom of the pictures, and then move up to the 8th and 9th pictures from the bottom. Those two photos depict the hutch with the "add-ons." You can also see some pictures of the cat tree in this same album. MaryL (take out the litter to reply) Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o' http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") |
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"lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat handle safely? The way I see it is, sooner or later one of them is going to try it. Cut down a tree and pretend it's Christmas! Do something before one of them gets hurt. I completely feel for you. It's so scary! kilikini |
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"lovemycats" wrote in message om... Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably 20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat handle safely? The way I see it is, sooner or later one of them is going to try it. Cut down a tree and pretend it's Christmas! Do something before one of them gets hurt. I completely feel for you. It's so scary! kilikini |
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