Thread: Jumping?

I think we can all enjoy the lack of huge paws landing on top of units & tv for a while longer then

I have not found most MCs to be big jumpers. Our most frequent and best jumper is our smallest girl, Allie (12lbs). All of our four do go up on the main kitchen counters (~3ft high), though they also have a kiddie table as a step up, and they use this more than jumping right up. We did have one male that was incredibly athletic and learned to jump on counters and railings very young (so young he would also fall off). He would jump over you at the front door while bending to unhook a dog. I think around the second time he got outside he went 15-20ft up a tree and out on a branch. Did not seem to know how to get down, so I went to get an extension ladder. As I was approaching with the ladder, he decided to get down the most direct way: he simply jumped. We were horrified, but totally uninjured and unfazed, off he then went with us continuing to give chase! Unfortunately, he died at 2, but he was one incredibly physical cat.

Glad none of ours have wanted to climb the curtains!

As for the appearance of the rear feet while growing...they definitely look way too large for their size until they get older. Our 9mos old male no longer looks like a bunny, but the rear feet are still too long looking (they are as long as the 1 1/2yr old male who is overall bigger). They do grow into them. Our boys in particular have often liked to sit with one rear leg kind of sticking out to the side. If that is what you mean, I don't think it is too unusual.

You just reminded me how bad Milo was at errrrrrrrrm landing Simba used to play a game of get round the room without touching the floor & im sure it was to show uo the pedigree cat Simba would jump & land lightly onto most things including the top of doors & you just knew Milo was doing it as you could hear a right comotion of claws & then thud

I'll try & get a pic of Louie sitting & see what you think

Winston can jump onto the kitchen table which is about 3ft high.
I'm dreading when he can manage the kitchen benches

He also likes to launch himself onto the t.v unit, and from there propels himself onto the book shelves. Will try and post some photos!

luckily I don't have any curtain climbers....

Gryfn has jumped onto the bar stools, but that's all. Usually he finds alternative routes to things up high.

Just spent the best part of an hour trying to get a pic of him sitting


& have been watching him closely he walks & runs fine so I think just him slouching he also came flying in & jumped on the table whih is nearly 3ft so not going to loose any more sleep over him

He looks as if he is sitting comfortably & if he can run about like that I wouldn't think he has a problem.I have one who sits with his front leg at a funny angle,from the joint down to his foot it looks as if it is bent & goes right round to the side,nearly as if he is double jointed but has no problem with it. As I work at the vets I took him up for a quick xray but everything was ok,visitors just say rude things about the poor boy when they come & see him sitting like that,they reckon he should have a handbag on his arm,he is the most precious & gentlest one of them all so perhaps that is why...
I wonder if this is another one of the MC's different traits...

Originally Posted by Scrapdragon

luckily I don't have any curtain climbers....

Sadly our two have discovered the delights of the curtains, they started off with the sofa throws and worked their way up!!

Also they like to climb up daddy's legs too, not too bad when he has his work trousers on put PJ bottoms are a different matter. Thankfully they respond to the killer death stare from me and are leaving my legs alone so far...................

I must of been lucky when i got Eddie , he hasn't shown any bad habits yet , he jumped on the counters the first day but i strung pop cans ( OK a few beer cans also ) together with string and put a stone in each one , and placed them along the edge of the counter for a few days , after a few times with the cans crashing down around him he decided he dint like the counters any more , so after 4 days i took the cans down and put them away and he hasn't been on them yet since ,
He is very mindful of his claws also so not to scratch me ,, very good for a stray cat , i think he just lost his way , and ended up in the shelter