Falling from low heights can cause cats much more serious injury than falling from a fifth-story window or higher. Why is this happening?
Cats are not at all afraid of heights - they are skilled at climbing and jumping, and in the event of a fall, they always land on their paws, which often helps them to do without bruises and injuries.
There are many examples when, when falling from a height of more than five floors, the consequences for cats were painful, but not dangerous, but short flights often end sadly. To understand the reason for this, special studies were carried out, cat flights were filmed and every movement was carefully worked out.
In order to protect itself during a fall, the cat makes a series of body movements to reduce its speed. To soften the impact on landing, she tries to bend her back, instead of shock absorbers, she uses her legs and an elastic chest. Landing on paws helps to avoid severe injuries. But if the cat has jumped from a small height, there may not be enough time for these manipulations.
Studies on cat falls suggest that most of the time, cats are most injured when they fall from low heights. Air currents, the landing area, and whether the cat has been able to soften the blow by landing on its paws are important for the well-being of the outcome.
By the way, if a cat that fell from a height did not receive serious injuries, this does not mean at all that it is not going to fall anymore. Therefore, you should not relax and leave the windows open in the hope that the cat will not climb into them. As for the so-called fear of heights, cats simply do not have it.
