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Title: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Debs. on 08 December 2010, 13:13:48
What a leap! :o

....don`t worry: happy ending with safe kitty at the end. :-*

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0c3_1291790395
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: albitz on 08 December 2010, 13:51:31
They do land on their feet, but when they jump from that sort of  height the front legs tend to splay out so they hit their jaw on the ground and break the jaw. So I was told by a vet many years ago.
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Elite Pete on 08 December 2010, 13:54:24
Thats 8 left ::)
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 14:19:06
 :o that one really fly..

actually , they are not that strong , most of them break their legs,bones,jaws etc.. but they cant say..

and they are not that resistent to cold.. one of our cats (3 years old) is sick now and stay near the heater for the last 2 days without eating anything..

time for anthibiotics!

Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Olympia5776 on 08 December 2010, 14:44:28
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:o that one really fly..

actually , they are not that strong , most of them break their legs,bones,jaws etc.. but they cant say..

and they are not that resistent to cold.. one of our cats (3 years old) is sick now and stay near the heater for the last 2 days without eating anything..

time for anthibiotics!


Yep, at - 5 degrees outside even our Snow Leopard knows where to be ,and as for the Bengals ,well lets just say they haven't moved for some time .....
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Cats/DSCF0003-1.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Cats/catsinfrontoffire012.jpg)

Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Elite Pete on 08 December 2010, 14:45:30
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:o that one really fly..

actually , they are not that strong , most of them break their legs,bones,jaws etc.. but they cant say..

and they are not that resistent to cold.. one of our cats (3 years old) is sick now and stay near the heater for the last 2 days without eating anything..

time for anthibiotics!

In this cold weather my old cat only goes out when I put him out, he must have a massive bladder because he sleeps by the radiator all day and doesn't budge ;D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 14:46:16
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:o that one really fly..

actually , they are not that strong , most of them break their legs,bones,jaws etc.. but they cant say..

and they are not that resistent to cold.. one of our cats (3 years old) is sick now and stay near the heater for the last 2 days without eating anything..

time for anthibiotics!


Yep, at - 5 degrees outside even our Snow Leopard knows where to be ,and as for the Bengals ,well lets just say they haven't moved for some time .....
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Cats/DSCF0003-1.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Cats/catsinfrontoffire012.jpg)


 :) :) :y :y :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Elite Pete on 08 December 2010, 14:48:44
Here's Barney, he was one of my favorites, I even got him his own chair but no longer with us anymore :'(

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/2002_1103_161314AA.jpg)
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Olympia5776 on 08 December 2010, 14:59:30
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Here's Barney, he was one of my favorites, I even got him his own chair but no longer with us anymore :'(

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/2002_1103_161314AA.jpg)

Remarkably similar colourings to our Snow Leopard " Leo " , heartbreaking when you lose them though .
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Debs. on 08 December 2010, 15:06:27
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Here's Barney, he was one of my favorites, I even got him his own chair but no longer with us anymore :'(

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/2002_1103_161314AA.jpg)

Remarkably similar colourings to our Snow Leopard " Leo " , heartbreaking when you lose them though .

Beautiful cats, guys! :-*


 :P...cue Jimbob with a comment about "exotic pussies!" ;D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: maria on 08 December 2010, 15:35:13
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Here's Barney, he was one of my favorites, I even got him his own chair but no longer with us anymore :'(

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/2002_1103_161314AA.jpg)

Remarkably similar colourings to our Snow Leopard " Leo " , heartbreaking when you lose them though .

Beautiful cats, guys! :-*


 :P...cue Jimbob with a comment about "exotic pussies!" ;D









 ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Andy B on 08 December 2010, 16:27:11
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.... ,and as for the Bengals ,well lets just say they haven't moved for some time ..... ......

My brother had two of these until Monday night. He'd gone out and left the two cats in the house, as usual, and one of them managed to trap itself between a house radiator & a box that it had somehow managed to knock over onto itself. The poor thing was dead when he came back just about 15 mins later.  :'( :'(
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 17:01:09
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:o that one really fly..

actually , they are not that strong , most of them break their legs,bones,jaws etc.. but they cant say..

and they are not that resistent to cold.. one of our cats (3 years old) is sick now and stay near the heater for the last 2 days without eating anything..

time for anthibiotics!

In this cold weather my old cat only goes out when I put him out, he must have a massive bladder because he sleeps by the radiator all day and doesn't budge ;D

agreed, they stay sometimes whole day :-?
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 17:02:13
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Here's Barney, he was one of my favorites, I even got him his own chair but no longer with us anymore :'(

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/2002_1103_161314AA.jpg)

lovely..  :)

this year we lost 3 cats :'(
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 17:04:14
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Being a cat oriented thread it would be remiss of me not to contribute. ;D ;D

Cuthbert the flowerpot cat.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10179.jpg)

Cuthbert and Bertram thinking cat thoughts.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10124.jpg)

Bertram the half-cat (part-timer) resting in typically indulgent fashion. (sadly no longer alive)

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10287.jpg)

A cute Professor Sourgravy a few days ago.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10323.jpg)

Fearless Fogarty - a very aloof cat.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10202.jpg)

Cuthbert and Ethelbert (maniac part-time cat)

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10146.jpg)

Resident fox snootering around in the back field the other day.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10333.jpg)

General scene down the back field towards the river.

(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/SDC10328.jpg)


 :) :)

very good piccies Zulu..

And I must note those cats are very well feed, clean and well looked :y :y :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Jimbob on 08 December 2010, 17:17:58
mmmmm nice pussies :D :D :D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 17:24:55
our cats (only 6 of them ;D) total 8 now..


(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi1.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi2.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi3.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi4.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi5.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi6.jpg)

Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 08 December 2010, 20:22:35
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our cats (only 6 of them ;D) total 8 now..


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi1.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi2.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi3.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi4.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi5.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi6.jpg



Great pics cem 8-)  :y

Prof. Sourgravy 'my' striped cat adopts the same position between my legs as yours does in pic 1 ;D ;D - they do love their comfort.


Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 20:25:29
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our cats (only 6 of them ;D) total 8 now..


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi1.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi2.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi3.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi4.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi5.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi6.jpg



Great pics cem 8-)  :y

Prof. Sourgravy 'my' striped cat adopts the same position between my legs as yours does in pic 1 ;D ;D - they do love their comfort.



 :y :y :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Debs. on 08 December 2010, 20:25:58
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mmmmm nice pussies :D :D :D
;D ;D ;D ;D I knew it! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 21:38:31
The fox in the pictures is definitely hungry :(
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 08 December 2010, 21:49:27
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The fox in the pictures is definitely hungry :(


He certainly appears to be cem.  That is part of his normal route although he was in my rear garden a few weeks ago. (Garden is approx 4-5 metres above the level of that field)
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: albitz on 08 December 2010, 21:56:29
I must try to scan and upload some photos of my old cat "Tiger" some time. He was a big arrogant, bad tempered ginger tom, who most of the dogs in the area were petrified of.
He was frightened of nothing. Used to disappear for weeks, even a whole winter sometimes, and just as we gave him up for dead he would reappear as if he hadnt been away.
Often brought home rabbits/ rats/ mice/ voles, and shredded hundreds of birds in the front garden over the years.
Loved to be stroked,  but if you tried to pick him up he would have lumps out of you before you knew what was happening.
He was my mate for 21 years, before he finally succumbed to the onset of diabetes.
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Debs. on 08 December 2010, 21:59:11
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I must try to scan and upload some photos of my old cat "Tiger" some time. He was a big arrogant, bad tempered ginger tom, who most of the dogs in the area were petrified of.
He was frightened of nothing. Used to disappear for weeks, even a whole winter sometimes, and just as we gave him up for dead he would reappear as if he hadnt been away.
Often brought home rabbits/ rats/ mice/ voles, and shredded hundreds of birds in the front garden over the years.
Loved to be stroked,  but if you tried to pick him up he would have lumps out of you before you knew what was happening.
He was my mate for 21 years, before he finally succumbed to the onset of diabetes.

 :yWow!....what a long life; is that usual for cats?
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 22:05:35
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The fox in the pictures is definitely hungry :(


He certainly appears to be cem.  That is part of his normal route although he was in my rear garden a few weeks ago. (Garden is approx 4-5 metres above the level of that field)

can you leave some dry cat food.. will eat those imo.. other foods deffo will freeze..thanks  :) :) :y :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: albitz on 08 December 2010, 22:07:01
I think 12 - 15 is probably more typical, but he was a strong stubborn old sod. He didnt actually die, we had to make the difficult decision to have him put to sleep, because at his age treatment for diabetes just wouldnt have been fair on him.
The vet wouldnt have wanted to try to inject him regularily either as he used to shred him and his staff every time they came near him. They had a note on his computer file -"warning, extremely objectionable". I think they loved him really though, because he demanded respect.
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 22:13:19
more than 15 years , rare..  but obviously home cats have more chance.. one of ours lived 18 years and lost one day..

street cats, if they can pass 5 years they are really lucky.. poison, bad foods, cold, cars, no shelter , no cure and human factor :(
females survive longer.. but males as they search long areas for females more prone to dangers.. :-/
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Olympia5776 on 08 December 2010, 22:22:37
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The fox in the pictures is definitely hungry :(

Well I'll trade the fox for these anyday .
We have put off landscaping the top rear section of our garden after we planted out about € 150 of plants and these ,along with Bambi the daughter just out of photo , ate the lot in about two days .
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Cats/FinepixuptoFeb2010840.jpg)

Oh 'bye the way , lovely photos of all the cats .
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Andy B on 08 December 2010, 22:28:55
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more than 15 years , rare..  but obviously home cats have more chance.. one of ours lived 18 years and lost one day.. .....

we had a cat that eventually died at the age of 21  :y :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: albitz on 08 December 2010, 22:31:43
Venison fresh from the garden - lovely. ;) ;D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Amigo on 08 December 2010, 22:52:29
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our cats (only 6 of them ;D) total 8 now..


(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi1.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi2.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi3.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi4.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi5.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi6.jpg)

The black one in picture 4 has left his/her main beam on!!!! :D
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 December 2010, 23:42:09
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our cats (only 6 of them ;D) total 8 now..


(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi1.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi2.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi3.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi4.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi5.jpg)

(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/MIRMIRLAR/kedi6.jpg)

The black one in picture 4 has left his/her main beam on!!!! :D

 ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: They really do land on their feet!
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 09 December 2010, 00:35:30
Did you notice the cats tail was spinning?

They must use them as some kind of gyroscope and maybe that helps them to lasd feet 1st.  ;D ;D