How HIGH is TOO HIGH for a cat to JUMP? HELP!

(lovemycats) wrote in message . com...
Here is a strange probelm.. My husband and I just moved into a new
house Monday. Our 2 cats just became brave enough to venture out of
the bedroom and explroe their new surroundings. (They have been hiding
under our blanket for two days!) Anyways, upstairs, we have a loft
that overlooks our living room. The loft has two ledges that last
night- our cats discovered! The ledges that look down are probably
20-25 feet high up from the living room floor. THEY ARE SCARING ME TO
DEATH! They are teetering along the edge, sometime losing their
footing... and one of my cats seriously considered jumping down to the
floor below. (She was in her "crouch" position and had her front paws
flat on the wall that goes straight down) I screamed out "NOOOO!" and
she stopped thankfully... she almost gave her mommy a heart attack! So
my question is, if they were to jump the 20-25 feet down to the hard
wood floor below, would they land on their feet? Or would they break
their neck? I am so scared they are going to hurt themselves while we
are gone at work and I will come home to one of them laying there in
pain! So can anyone help? Just how far of a fall (or jump) can a cat
handle safely?

Doesn't the edge of the lodge have a railing or fence? If it does,
cover the inside with chicken wire. If it does not have a railing, it
probably is not according to code and is dangerous for people as well
as your cats. There probably are lots of decorative fencing that you
could install that would keep the guys from climbing down to the ledges.
Good luck