'She's always so graceful and dainty. This was not that': Cat Falls off Cat Tree in the Most Dramatic and Hissterical Fashion

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 19, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Cats are drama queens. We think that every single cat owner knows that. Cats get spooked by literally nothing at all. Cats get themselves locked inside of rooms somehow. Cats will get their claws stuck in things that they should not be touching in the first place and then yell at us as if it is somehow our fault that it happened and also yell at us when we try to save them from their own troubles. Cats. Cats are hissterically dramatic like that. And we love it. 

It is also sometimes cause for concern. Because our cats' silly shenanigans really can get them into real trouble sometimes. And it is our responsibility to do something about it and save them from themselves… instead of taking pictures and laughing. Even though that's fine too sometimes. Really, it depends on the level of trouble. Sometimes, pictures and giggles first is the correct reaction to have. 

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    Posted by u/Pathetic Peripatetic7 5 days ago TIFU by putting a blanket on the cat tree. M
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    Really, for a moment there, we were concerned. Usually, these TIFU threads are a little more on the serious side, so we were reading this and waiting for the worst. Thank god it didn't come. Thank god the kitty is okay and this was overall much funnier than it was concerning. 

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    TIFU with a blanket on a cat tree. Not sure if it's technically today, because the result of my actions happened at about 2 am this morning, but the initial action happened yesterday.
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    This retelling is quite dramatic though. We imagined it like one of those Indian films with the crazy zooms and cuts, you know what we're talking about? The most dramatic moment of this cat's life, and all that happens was that it slipped of its cat tree. The horrors. 

  • 03
    So, we just adopted a sweet little 2- year-old female calico cat about 2 weeks ago. I am already obsessed with her and love her to pieces. (Cat tax in comments, if that's allowed.) We call her Murray.
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  • 04
    Last week I got her a giant cat tree and placed it in front of a bedroom window, as she still spends a good portion of her time in there as she gets adjusted and gets familiar with our dog.
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  • 05
    She's not terribly timid or anything, but she's still a little jumpy and clearly still getting used to living here. All told though, things are going well.
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  • 06
    So this cat tree was the best and most expensive that they had at the pet store. It has all kinds of cool levels and places to hide and a proper sleeping spot at the very top. Just under that little bed is a platform. It's upholstered in some very soft, fuzzy material in order to make it a more comfortable hangout spot, but you can still feel the hard material beneath the cloth.
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    It took her a while to discover the tree and start liking it. I had to tempt her onto it with treats and toys, but after a few days she started using it, seems to enjoy chilling on the platform directly underneath the little bed, or the second-highest surface on the tree.
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    I was thrilled that she was getting up there, claiming her space, and being a confident cat. I wanted to make the spot as comfortable as I could for her. So I folded up the soft, fuzzy blanket that the shelter sent home with her and placed it on top of her favorite platform, hoping to add some cushion to it.
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  • 09
    Winner! She was up there pretty much all day and night. She passed out completely up there and it looked like that was where she'd be spending the night last night.
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    What I failed to consider was how much she would move and shift aduring her repose, and that without anything attaching the blanket to the tree, it was essentially a ticking time bomb for disaster.
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    I was actually awake (hard time falling asleep) and admiring her when she shifted around one more time to get comfy. I saw it happening, but had absolutely no time to react. This cat tree is almost 6 feet tall. As she moved, the fuzzy blanket slipped, and off the tree she fell! My dresser with some small items on top is right next to it, so she hit the dresser on the way down, knocking some things into the floor.
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    I'm sure it scared the out of her. She ran under the bed and I couldn't see her to check on her. I was obviously worried that she might be hurt; normally a fall from that height is nothing to a cat, but she did hit some things on the way down. I felt like an absolute idiot - of course? How could I not have seen this coming?!
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    Although I have to admit, I did have to stifle a giggle or two. She's always so graceful and dainty. This was not that.
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  • 14
    Long story short, she is totally fine, and was even back up on her favorite perch when we woke up this morning. Minus the death blanket, obviously.
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  • 15
    TL:DR - New cat in our home, in wanting to give her everything, I gave her potential bodily injury instead. Got her a tall cat tree and placed a folded fuzzy blanket on top of an already fuzzy surface. Cat loved it, but each tiny move she made brought her closer to the inevitable result of falling to the ground on the middle of the night, waking her from a dead sleep. No worries, cat is fine and still loves her tree. All is well. I'm a little smarter. Emphasis on a little.
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    PatheticPeripatetic7 OP 5 days ago Cat tax! Mere hours before her moment of reckoning:
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    Maria587Jackson 5 days ago • Uh-oh! Did kitty give you a good scratch for trying to make the cat tree extra cozy? Remember, cats rule the house! Maybe some tasty treats will help smooth things over.
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    Pathetic Peripatetic7 OP 5 days ago Lol she's been pretty cool about the whole thing! She definitely does rule the roost. Treats are absolutely in order!
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