Hello.

Does a cat really have 9 lives? I've always believed this to be a
myth.

I just have a question though.  How far can a cat fall before it will
injury or kill itself?

I know they can probably fall or jump from a greater height than
humans and land safely, but the reason I ask this question is because
our cat often jumps onto the banister in our house and it is a fair
drop below.  At a guess I'd say several meters.  If someone startles
the cat by accident it could fall off.

I am going to look into getting a mesh type net to fit halfway down to
break any fall should he go off the edge.  It would be interesting to
know though how far cats can fall.

At the moment our cat has just moved house so he has to stay indoors
for a while otherwise he would home in on his previous territory.  We
are keeping him entertained though.  He has a Panic Mouse, feather
toys and numerous other toys.  However the thing he is more interested
in than anything else is simply just a piece of string!  He goes nuts
when you drag the string across the floor!

Anyway, thanks for any help with my question.

John