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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2003Cat Drowned In Pool
Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a little trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting to get out of the pool after she fell in. Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground pool should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no practical way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In fact walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down. Any suggestions. Tom could you get a cover for it ?? I am sure you have already thought/looked into it. I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed. J~ > Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats > floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom > I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get > out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed. Even if the cat can swim, if there's nothing to climb out of the water onto, they're sunk. :-P I've heard of people complaining about *frogs* drowning in their swimming pools for that reason -- they can't climb ladders or hop out of the water up the vertical side of the pool. How about a ramp so the critters can climb out easily? -Sandra >How about a ramp so the critters can climb out easily? That's a great idea! Maybe she can leave a piece of wood going from the deck to the steps into the water. If she has no steps, maybe she can attack something to the ladder, a little platform at water level they can climb onto then jump out of the pool. My cat could swim but there was no way he would have known to go to the steps. Thank god I was there. A cover would help. I'd get a retractable pool cover or one that is hard surfaced enough so you can walk on it. But the best idea is to keep your cats indoors or closely supervise the cats outside. Like a child, this case proved even a cat could drown.  SignaturePanther 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 > could you get a cover for it ?? I am sure you have already > thought/looked into it. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > Tom Can't you get a cover for it? I'm sure they sell them. I'm really sorry this happened. Karen > Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats > floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom >Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be >concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down. >Any suggestions. You need to be concerned about them getting out of the pool. Cats can swim but can they find a way to the steps to get out? Can they pull themselves out over the pool edge? Probably not as most dogs can't do this. I only let my cats near the pool when I was around for this reason. Here is a story about my cat falling in the pool (pushed!) while drinking. This story has a happy ending. http://www.mary.cc/boots/stories/1.htm I am sorry to about your cat. This may be another message to remind people to keep their cats inside or have them under close supervision outside. SignaturePanther 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 > Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats > floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom I suppose your cat really had difficulty walking cuz I've seen many of my cats fall inside the pool (even as 5/6 months old kittens) and they jump out of the water as if it were hard ground. Could your cat jump at all? |
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