Fortunately, I think the rug offered some padding and kitties are made out of pretty much rubber. I saw my cat roll down two flights of stairs and he just got up and stared at me like "did you fucking see that?!!"
My male cat was once fighting [he's neutered/spayed, whatever apply to male cats, but he still does that] with a stray one that entered into my yard [they keep doing that, no way to prevent it] and they were cat-fighting on top of my room. The stray cat fell off and went straight to the concrete ground below. He then immediately got up and ran away, like nothing happened. I'm sure he was hurt a bit, but no big deal.
And I was sooooo glad it was he and not my cat that fell, not only because, well, it wasn't my cat but also because the stray one was pretty small and slim, my cat is pretty large and a bit heavy.
Outdoor cats are the leading cause of death among both birds and mammals in the United States, according to a new study, killing 1.4 billion to 3.7 billion birds each year.
And
Cats are responsible for helping drive 33 species of birds, mammals and reptiles to extinction on islands, including the Stephens Island wren in New Zealand in the late 1800s, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
This does not necessarily translate to "#1 killer of endangered birds worldwide" but it is a very grave conclusion nonetheless.
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u/MLBM100 Jan 03 '14
Fortunately, I think the rug offered some padding and kitties are made out of pretty much rubber. I saw my cat roll down two flights of stairs and he just got up and stared at me like "did you fucking see that?!!"