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      Why would this be slop? I dont see it but also, slop videos so far usually are things that likely won’t or never happen

      This is just a video of a cat showing normal derpy cat behavior

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    Glad the guy helped in the end but holding his hands like he was gonna catch the cat was… Not smart. A falling cat is like a falling knife. Don’t try to catch it, you will get sliced.

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        For real. My cat was still tipsy after the castration narcotics and wanted to climb to his favourite spot but couldn’t walk straight. I had my hand under his to catch him. He scratched me like hell. Well he didn’t hurt himself.

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        They use their claws to cling onto things. So in panic while trying to cling onto something you can bet that the claws will be out while they frantically (as seen in the video) throw their paws around in hopes of catching a surface.

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    Camera pulls back yo reveal a drop that in no way whatsoever would hurt any cat that actually knows how to cat.

    Then again, judging by this guys struggles, its best not to rely on his natural cat skills to land on his feet.

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      Actually, short falls are more dangerous than long falls.

      Because cats can rotate mid-air to land on their feet, and (most) cats can survive terminal velocity falls with little issue, falls too short for a cat to turn over can be much more dangerous.

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          That’s the idea I was referring to, yeah.

          Do note that cats right themselves in just a few feet, it’s the supposed survivability at terminal velocity that’s interesting. 90% cats that fall more than 2 stories and survive long enough to be brought in for treatment survive, but the vast majority have bodily trauma, and most sustain fractures of some kind.

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            Just so you know, there is a conflicting study mentioned at the end of the main section that refutes the original claim:

            In a 2004 study, it was reported that cats falling from higher places suffered more severe injuries than those experiencing shorter drops.[5]

            In the main section they call out that there may be a survivorship bias. Basically, you only bring in the cats that survived a high drop because otherwise the cat is clearly dead.

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        Cats only need about 1-2 feet to right themselves. A fall from about 1 story is not likely to hurt a cat

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          As evidenced by my furry wazzock, who despite being old, senile, deaf, possible cataracts, has arthritic legs, and recently expensive thyroid treatment, still managed to fall out of an upstairs window with no ill effects…

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          True, I misspoke. Cats right themselves very quickly. I think I mixed it up with something about humans. Pretty sure they need more like 4 feet to turn over completely, but I suppose most cats don’t start a fall completly upsidedown.

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        Are wide falks dangerous too?

        And, no, that isn’t true. Falls that are short enough for them to not be able to turn are far from anything that would hurt them. I don’t know where you got this idea but you should know better than spreading dumb misinformation.

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          Firstly, saying “nu uh” and shouting “misinformation” is no way to interact with people. Focusing on typos in particular shows that you have no better arguments.

          Secondly, there have been a few studies about cat injuries after falls, with conclusions in both directions. 1987, the study where this idea originated, noticing fewer injuries after 7 stories. 2004, a study finding roughly consistent injuries below 7 stories, but a sharp increase above.

          After reading through them, I can think of several confounding factors. Since both studies are of cats brought in to clinics, there are many uncontrolled factors such as the surface the cats tended to land on in the area the studies were conducted, as well as the likelihood of falling on street furniture or shrubs, survivorship bias of different populations not bothering to bring in heavily or lightly injured cats, or the unrecorded cats that died on impact.

          Thirdly, I think I insinuated that long falls are not particularly dangerous for house cats, which is somewhat wrong. In both of the linked studies, about 90% of treated cats survived, but nearly all of them sustained at least bodily trauma, if not fractured limbs, vertebrae, teeth, and mandibles.

          Lastly, housecats reach terminal velocity after 5 stories, which is the interesting detail I was refering to. My reasoning for why was incorrect, as cats rights themselves in only a few feet of distance. I think there may have been a study about humans falling less than 4 feet being more dangerous that 12 feet due to head injuries or something, but I don’t recall. Either way, it resulted in a mangled reference that did not deserve ridicule.

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      This poor cat is clearly hurt beyond belief. The damage will never fully heal. Through 9 whole lives they will have to live with a broken pride.

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    Oh the struggle… and the other two are like “sending you thoughts and prayers bud”

  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.ca
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    Me IRL attempting the “try not to procrastinate challenge”

    (the worst thing is, its hobbies that im also procrastinating and just watch youtube instead 😩)