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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 06:58 PM Jun 2023

Cat breaks 3 legs, survives 11-story fall off deck, owner says

SEATTLE (Gray News) - A cat owner in Seattle says one of her felines survived a scary fall from a building earlier this week.

Jessica Tonani said that her cat named Mr. Banks fell 11 stories off her deck on Wednesday. He suffered three broken legs but somehow survived the fall.

“Miracles happen. Mr. Banks is a fighter,” she said.

According to Tonani, the 11-month-old cat must have fallen after 9 a.m. She had just finished a conference call that morning and was about to leave the house but couldn’t locate him.

About 30 minutes later, Tonani said she went outside to look for him and when she called him, she could hear him crying.

She ended up spotting him on an awning above the entrance of the building.

The building manager got a ladder and helped Tonani retrieve Mr. Banks.

The injured cat was then put inside a carrier and taken to a nearby veterinary clinic.

https://www.wbay.com/2023/06/10/cat-breaks-3-legs-survives-11-story-fall-off-deck-owner-says/

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Cat breaks 3 legs, survives 11-story fall off deck, owner says (Original Post) Archae Jun 2023 OP
Holy Moly 😱 irisblue Jun 2023 #1
Poor baby Nanuke Jun 2023 #2
Wow!!!! Karadeniz Jun 2023 #3
Lucky kitty that he landed on an awning instead of concrete. hedda_foil Jun 2023 #4
People assume cats and dogs are safe on decks, not true. The temptation of a bird or Ziggysmom Jun 2023 #5
How high is your deck? Archae Jun 2023 #6
3 stories up. Lots of nearby big trees to supply squirrel and bird temptation. Ziggysmom Jun 2023 #7

Ziggysmom

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5. People assume cats and dogs are safe on decks, not true. The temptation of a bird or
Sun Jun 11, 2023, 09:39 PM
Jun 2023

squirrel can be too much for them to resist. I put up netting on my deck, a brand called meowsafe, so they can enjoy the outdoor space safely.

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