"Dick Adams" wrote in message
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Julie Bove wrote:
Now my old cat did do that. Because she didn't leap or climb, I used to
let
her out in the backyard. I had an apartment and there was a small fenced
off area where my patio was. I left her out there for a little while and
went back into the house. Came back and found that she had gone *under*
the
fence. That was another property over there. I had to call my dad. He
and
my nephew got her and put her over the fence for me. After that she only
went out on a leash...until... She learned to get out of any collar or
harness on the market.

A cat can leap, but how high varies from cat to cat. My daughter (I refer
to
her as my daughter because she is a member of the family, not a pet) can
leap a meter with ease.

She is rarely let outside because her front paws have been declawed.
She too has no problem getting out of collars and harnesses. After which
she can get under fences with ease.

Maui apparently could leap but not very high and I never saw her do it. I
once came home from work. My husband had ordered a pizza and left the box
on the kitchen table. She was in the box, rolling around in the greasy
remains. Now she may have jumped to a chair and from there, the table. I
don't know.

Then I went on vacation. She was supposed to be boarded but there was a
problem and even though they assured me that they were open on Saturday,
they were not. And I had to leave town on Sunday. So I had to get people
at the last minute to come feed her. I had left a bag of golf tees on the
kitchen counter. Those were her favorite toys. I came home and found tees
all over the house. Somehow she got onto the counter. She loved to open
bags. I saw how she did it. Would bite a little hole in there, big enough
to get her paws inside. Then she'd sort of scissor her paws and legs inside
to enlarge the hole and get the contents out.

My current cats can just leap up about 6-8 feet in the air. They are
amazing!