Me-OW! Cat falls 19 stories and survives

todaysthv ^ | Mar 23, 2012

[JoeProBono]

BOSTON, MA (CNN/WBZ) -- Me-OW! They say cats have nine lives, but a Boston cat may have had ten more. The feline fell 19 stories out of a city high-rise and survived.

If sugar seems a little skittish. It's because she's a bit bruised, which is incredibly lucky when you consider what she's been through. This is the spot where rescuers found her after she fell from her owner's window on the 19th floor. Brittany Kirk says, "I look out my window all the time and I think, 'wow, this is really high.'"

Such a warm day, she cracked the window just a little, but rescuers estimate it's about 150 to 200 foot drop to the ground.

Brian O'Conner says, "Pretty open access right to Storrow Drive as well, as if the cat needed any more peril on this day."

But what really has folks here at the Animal Rescue League amazed. No broken bones, no cuts, just minor bruising on the lungs. And get this, Dr. Hugh Davis says studies show cats have a better chance of surviving falls if they're from higher than nine stories.

Dr. Davis says, "The cats were able to relax and orient themselves so they're actually sort of in a flying squirrel position with the legs spread out, slowed their descent down."

You know that old nine lives cliché? Dr. Davis says, "I think that she probably used 1 or 2, or maybe 8."

For a cat running short on lives, she sure was fast running and hiding from the camera.

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[Biggirl]

Beautiful liittle white cat. :)=^..^=

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[Biggirl]

One lucky cat!:)=^..^=

[Slings and Arrows]

Somebody tell Schroedinger that his cat’s out of the box.

[Slings and Arrows]

I can dig it.

[Biggirl]

http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20581265,00.html

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Jumping requires a lot of practice!

[Outlaw Woman]

*snicker*

[Outlaw Woman]

That face says it all doesn’t it? And it says “How the hell did this happen???” lol! (classic feline miscalculation)

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[SWAMPSNIPER]

Missy sails off the 7 foot shelf to the foot of my bed and bounces across the room to the computer desk. If I’m lucky my feet are not in the landing zone.

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[Outlaw Woman]

Neat pic...think he ‘landed’ ok? (without the horror on his face like that kitteh? lol!)

Joe you always come up with the bestest pics! thx

[SupplySider]

Great article, but as always your pics and those of other Freepers are even better!