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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006Cat Survives 80-Foot Fall From Tree
http://www.local6.com/news/8163767/detail.html > http://www.local6.com/news/8163767/detail.html My daughter's cat fell from the top of her old Italian Cyprus tree and was unhurt. I'd guess it was close to that tall. Worst part was the cat continued to climb in the tree. Daughter finally had the tree removed. Partly because it was too close to the house, but also because the cat was scaring her. Jo On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:11:25 GMT, "Matthew AKA NMR \( NO MORE RETAIL \)" <10 points a troll @linethetrollsup.com> wrote: >http://www.local6.com/news/8163767/detail.html The news article says that the cat jumped from 80 feet up, but the video clip I saw on CNN looked more like the branch it was standing on broke. I think most cats would have more sense than to voluntarily jump from that high up. The smaller an animal is, the more likely it is to survive a fall, since air drag will have more effect. If one animal is half the length, half the height, and half the width of another of the same shape, the smaller animal will have 1/4 the surface area but 1/8 the volume (and hence 1/8 the mass), so there is twice the relative air drag. I think a cat is probably pretty close to the upper limit of being able to survive a fall that far, at least without major injury.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > The news article says that the cat jumped from 80 feet up, but > the video clip I saw on CNN looked more like the branch it was [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > being able to survive a fall that far, at least without major > injury. I saw a video that someone shot of the cats' fall. It did land sort of on its side, and did get right up and run off. The news story kept stressing that the cat was fine, but we know that cats hide their pain unless they're dying. I can't imagine it walked away without injury as was reported. The cat is probably really hurting with at least bruises and hopefully no bones broken, like ribs, that can't be seen without an xray. That hadda hurt. Glad it's down after a week in a tree. SignatureCheryl if you listened to the video they took it to the vet and it was fine according to the vet >> The news article says that the cat jumped from 80 feet up, but >> the video clip I saw on CNN looked more like the branch it was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > that can't be seen without an xray. That hadda hurt. Glad it's down > after a week in a tree. > I saw a video that someone shot of the cats' fall. It did land sort > of on its side, and did get right up and run off. The news story > kept stressing that the cat was fine, but we know that cats hide > their pain unless they're dying. On the same web page where the video was, there was a story about it, and it said that the woman found the cat hiding under a parked car and took it to the vet, where it was found to be OK. No broken bones or internal injuries. Joyce On Tue 21 Mar 2006 09:48:00p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:4420bae0$0$58108$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net): > > I saw a video that someone shot of the cats' fall. It did land > > sort of on its side, and did get right up and run off. The [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joyce Ok, I feel better. I know there were many people around, but I just had a fear that for the cameras they were saying the cat was ok. I'm just really sensitive about the plight of animals lately. In the last month I've seen 3 roaming pet dogs. ONe was my neighbor's, and I told them she got out of their yard, one was a stranger, but had a collar, but I couldn't get close because I'd spook it into the road if I tried, so had to keep my distance, but it ran off to the road behind my house (not a busy road back there) and the other day a dog running on the side of the road a couple of miles down during rush hour on my way home. It had a leash dragging, we all slowed down, the dog was clearly spooked by the traffic, and we all drove by slowly. As I got further down the road I thought I should stop, go back, try to get the leash. I had visions of "I shoulda..." I think since we were all going slow at the time the first driver saw the dog, I could have stopped in the middle of the road without being hit, but you never think of that when thinking "what to do". When I got to my driveway, I turned around and went back but didn't see the dog. I dreamed about him last night. Hoping his people found him. SignatureCheryl >> The news article says that the cat jumped from 80 feet up, but >> the video clip I saw on CNN looked more like the branch it was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > that can't be seen without an xray. That hadda hurt. Glad it's down > after a week in a tree. The cat was on Good Morning America and was fine (having been checked by a vet). She was very dehydrated from having spent 8 days in the tree before she fell. The vet had given her lots of fluids and pain relief. The family said they had been trying the whole time to get someone (fire department, animal shelter, etc.) to help them get the cat down but nobody would respond - they just told them the cat would come down on her own (which she did, however unintentionally). The cat was an indoors-only cat but had darted out when their children's friends had been in and out the doors all weekend - that's probably why the cat didn't know how to climb down on her own. The family had even shot arrown with lines attached over branches in order to lift a basket into the tree with cat food. The stuck cat had become a neighborhood cause and a neighbor had called the local TV station trying to get some publicity so they could get someone to help them rescue the cat - it was they who filmed the cat's fall. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ A little known fact the fire department is required to respond unless the is an human emergency. At least here in Florida they are required to. >>> The news article says that the cat jumped from 80 feet up, but >>> the video clip I saw on CNN looked more like the branch it was [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > station trying to get some publicity so they could get someone to help > them rescue the cat - it was they who filmed the cat's fall. >The family said they had been trying the whole time to get someone (fire >department, animal shelter, etc.) to help them get the cat down but nobody >would respond - they just told them the cat would come down on her own >(which she did, however unintentionally). The cat was an indoors-only cat >but had darted out when their children's friends had been in and out the >doors all weekend - that's probably why the cat didn't know how to climb Obviously the fire dept, etc. didn't give a damn about the cat or they would have helped. Sounds pretty cruel to me - to let a cat stay up there for 8 days!! > The smaller an animal is, the more likely it is to survive a fall, > since air drag will have more effect. If one animal is half the > length, half the height, and half the width of another of the same > shape, the smaller animal will have 1/4 the surface area but 1/8 the > volume (and hence 1/8 the mass), so there is twice the relative air > drag. There's that, and there's also the fact that, with all the joints and vertabrae a cat has, they can turn in mid-air. Most animals can't do that as well as a cat, if at all. Joyce > The smaller an animal is, the more likely it is to survive a fall, > since air drag will have more effect. If one animal is half the > length, half the height, and half the width of another of the same > shape, the smaller animal will have 1/4 the surface area but 1/8 the > volume (and hence 1/8 the mass), so there is twice the relative air > drag. Cats also have this amazing ability to flatten themselves when in mid-air. I once got to witness this first-hand on the island. When I went out on the jetty one day, I discovered that Frank had jumped on board the boat. I wondered how he'd done that, since the boat wasn't tied up to the jetty, but farther away, suspended between a buoy and the cliffs. Then I saw him prepare to jump to the jetty, which was some two metres (6 feet) away from the boat. I was absolutely sure he wouldn't be able to make it and would fall in the sea. My heart shot into my mouth and I watched as in slow-motion, right from the front of him, as Frank took aim and sailed through the air toward me. He just flattened out like a pancake and came flying. It was incredible! And he landed on the jetty. I was so shocked I just stood there frozen to the spot, while he came circling around my legs and looking pleased with himself. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki I saw film of this on the news. It looked to me that after the kitty fell a ways and had managed to get into the "feet-down" position, he hit a branch that flipped him over onto his back. It was amazing to see him manipulating his body in the air to get into "landing position". Although he immediately jumped up and ran off, I was worried about a back injury because I thought he'd landed on his back. Glad to hear he really was ok! Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com >I saw film of this on the news. It looked to me that after the kitty >fell a ways and had managed to get into the "feet-down" position, he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >back injury because I thought he'd landed on his back. Glad to hear he >really was ok! It looked to me too like he had landed on his back. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria
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