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Date: 8 Jan 2005 08:24:03 -0800
Local: Sat, Jan 8 2005 8:24 am
Subject: kitten falling
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Last night our kitten fell about 20 feet from an upsairs landing. He
limped a bit, seemed to register pain when I touched his side, but
after a nap of 2 hours, seemed to be fine..He chased a laser dot for
about 10 minutes, ate and walked with no limp.


I picked him up and he didn't register the pain as he did earlier
(hissing, growling and wincing.


Could he have rebounded competely just with a nap? any other
expereriences like this?


Ken


You didn't mention whether he fell on his feet, or in some other position.
If "other", and you're wondering about bone damage, get him content on your
lap and gently feel his ribs, shoulders, hips, etc, and wait for any sort of
reaction from him. If he fell on his feet, he's probably OK. They're
amazingly resilient. The initial growling was probably the equivalent of how
people usually need a little time to evaluate how badly they're hurt if they
slip on ice or get hit in the arm with a baseball.