That Cat Nearly Goes Splat
Sep. 25th, 2005 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerBackground: our Edwardian flat has double-hung windows - they open from the top as well as the bottom. The kitchen windows go all the way up to the ceiling. We generally don't leave the bottom window open much anymore, because Galen tries to investigate the Great Outdoors. Since it's a two-story drop to the concrete pit below, this Would Be Bad.
I was baking last night and it was warm, so we had one of the top windows open. Around 11:30 PM, the wife heard a meow she hadn't heard before... that's often a warning sign of some sort, so she hastened into the kitchen.
Galen had jumped onto the windowsill, and from there jumped onto the open top window frame. He was busy sniffing, with his feet on the window pane and his head hanging outside. As she came in, he scrabbled a bit and tried to get away - outside. Where he would have plummeted onto the concrete.
Needless to say, our windows now stay locked unless we're actively in the kitchen. This will make things much warmer next summer... but it's probably better than paraplegic kitty.
I was baking last night and it was warm, so we had one of the top windows open. Around 11:30 PM, the wife heard a meow she hadn't heard before... that's often a warning sign of some sort, so she hastened into the kitchen.
Galen had jumped onto the windowsill, and from there jumped onto the open top window frame. He was busy sniffing, with his feet on the window pane and his head hanging outside. As she came in, he scrabbled a bit and tried to get away - outside. Where he would have plummeted onto the concrete.
Needless to say, our windows now stay locked unless we're actively in the kitchen. This will make things much warmer next summer... but it's probably better than paraplegic kitty.
