"Bill Graham" wrote in message
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Julie Bove wrote:
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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!

Yes. Two to three meters is about normal for a middle aged cat. I hate to
hear them land when the surface is hard like a hardwood floor or concrete.
In my house I put 2 by 3 foot pads around on the spots where they usually
jump down to. I bought these at first to dampen the connection between
stage floors and my amplifiers so there wouldn't be too much feedback when
performing on stage. But they are also much kinder landing pads for my
cats feet.....

My little one cracks me up when she lands. Always knocks a meow out of her.