| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
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Poor Ross...Ross is my sisters kitty and this cat hates to fight,,,
but it seems like all the cats love to pick on him. This is the
kitty that actually poops when another cat attacks him.
Well last night my Barkley (bad boy) chased poor Ross up on the
second floor porch and started to fight...I'm not sure if Ross
jumped her fell...but he ended up falling down to the ground on
cement. The amazing part is that he very gently landed on his
feet and took off running. We found him up a tree scared to death,
but it does not appear that he is hurt in anyway. Well we coaxed
him down from the tree and brought him in and gave him some fresh
roast beef.
How can cats land on their feet and not get hurt? We are keeping
a close eye on him to make sure he didn't get hurt, but is there
anything in particular that I should be looking for? He seemed
fine this morning.
Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley who's on mom's *&^% list)
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| 3904.1 | Flying cats | FSHQA2::RKAGNO | Wed Aug 15 1990 09:55 | 18 | |
Sandy, cats are very agile and have a wonderful sense of balance, as
you have found out.
When Kelsey was about 8 or 9 months old, Dana was washing the upstairs
windows and Kelsey was "helping." Outside of the window is a ledge
that slopes downward towards the driveway. I am not good at estimating
distance but it was quite a jump from the edge of that roof to the
driveway. I'm sure you know what comes next... Dana opens screen,
tries to block Kelsey from escaping, plan fails, and Kelsey goes
running out the window to the edge of the roof, looks down at the
driveway and takes a flying leap to the cement!! It's a good thing I
wasn' home to witness it; I found out about it after the fact. Kelsey
was fine. He landed on all fours, and when Dana came out the front
door to retrieve him Kelsey was just standing there all proud of
himself!
Cats are truely amazing, aren't they?!
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| 3904.2 | Amazing.. | WILLEE::MERRITT | Thu Aug 16 1990 08:58 | 13 | |
Ross still appears to be okay, but he is a little hesitant in going
back out. Course Barkley hangs around the house keeping strays
away,,,,but I keep telling him that Ross belongs here and is part
of our family. He just won't listen. Course Barkley was a stray
himself...so he's very grateful in finding a home...so he guards
it well.
Cat are truly amazing...I have owned one (or more) for just about
my whole life...and they still teach me things.
Sandy (Tamba, Poco, and Barkley)
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| 3904.3 | They use their tails | BRUMMY::KIRBY | Thu Aug 16 1990 09:27 | 16 | |
I had a friend who's cat jumped out of a bedroom window once
and escaped unscathed. My Pip did the same but landed on a garden
shed - so it was not so far.
Apparently cats balance using their tails and when they jump or fall
they move them in a sort of circular movement to keep themselves
upright so that they land safely on all four paws. I saw this in slow
motion once on television - it is amazing. You can't really appreciate
how much the tail moves in normal circumstances because it all happens
so quickly.
Wish I was half as agile!
Rosemary
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| 3904.4 | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Thu Aug 16 1990 13:59 | 8 | |
Cat's don't always land on their feet, and they can be hurt during
a fall.
The Animal Medical Clinic in New York calls this High Rise Syndrome.
Some cats do survive falls from great heights, but a large number
receive fatal injuries.
Jo
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