Thread: A bit of a shock

Had a bit of a shock today. Larry fell out of a tree. He got up and walked off, and has been behaving just as normal since, so it looks like there's no harm done. But crikey, I couldn't believe my eyes. He has climbed this tree before and got down OK, but not this time. I was standing there watching him clamber about when he lost his footing and fell down. I should have reached out to break his fall but it was all over so quickly, I guess I froze in horror. He was up high - about 9 or 10 feet? Well above my head. The tree is a tall conifer so maybe the other branches slowed his fall. But he fell onto the patio and clipped a plant pot on his way down. I got him into the house where he paced up and down the windowsill howling at the rest of us still in the garden, 'it's not fair!' He has eaten all his tea and has been up to his usual naughty tricks this evening, so I hope he's had a lucky escape.

Should I let him learn from his mistake, or should I now ban him from climbing trees?

Wouldn't like to be you if you try to ban him from his tree climbing,if it put the wind up him enough you might be lucky & he will do it for himself,sounds as if you were the shocked one,doesn't do the heart palpatations any good does it,daughters cat went out of an upstairs window once,they didn't realise the spare bedroom door had opened & the window in there didn't have a safety screen over it,they were watching TV & wondered what went flying past the sitting room window & when they went out to look the cat sat on the doorstep,like you they suffered from shock more than the cat,she just walked in & started eating.
It sounds as if your boy is fine,nothing broken might just find after a nights sleep he could be a bit stiff & tender in the morning if he has any bruising where he caught the plant pot but knowing cats & their nine lives he won't even have that,,,,,bless.

Does he have his nails trimmed - if yes I think the height of climbing needs to be limited - because it will limit his ability to hang on and right himself if he gets off balance
Thankfully he is OK

Cats seem to have a knack of falling without hurting themselves so I shouldn't worry too much. It might make him a bit more careful next time and you may need to remind him he only has 8 lives left now It must have been a fright for you though and am glad he is OK. Simba woke me up this morning falling off the bedroom windowsil where he must have fallen asleep and forgot where he was. He made the most almightly clatter as he scrambled to hold on to the curtaiin and then he fell onto Elsa who in turn yelped with the shock of a cat falling on her when she was deep in sleep - this was all at 5am and was a slight shock to wake up to

our old MC was always falling off things he had fell asleep on

Maybe get Larry a parachute

Thanks everyone. Larry is absolutely fine this morning, thank goodness. @ Dinkidi - his claws have not been trimmed, so he doesn't even have that excuse! I suppose he's just going to have to learn to be a better tree-climber - and I will try to catch him next time...!

Awww... poor Larry. What a relief to hear he's fine now. I can imagine your shock... young cats look so vulnerable but they're tougher than you think.

treessss OMG not going their at all
anna broke her leg from a great hight,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the pc table

One of my younger cats a few years ago fell off of the window sill above the sink and fractured his leg....it was awful as he was just a baby but he recovered really well.

When we complete our outdoor run, we are planning on putting some small fruit trees in there for the cats to have a good climb up but I don't think they'll be tall enough to injure them if they fall!