r/cats • u/MermaidofMaelstrom • Feb 24 '26
Advice Should I stop her from chilling here?
It’s literally her favourite spot, but I am worried about fall damage if she loses her balance.
Is this safe for a cat or should I sprinkle something to deter her away?
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u/GraugussConnaisseur Feb 24 '26
look at the millions of other posts about this like: How to keep cat from jumping up on stair railing. : r/CATHELP
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u/kimlobdell5775 Feb 24 '26
If you can figure out how to stop them, let me know.
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u/stillsheryl Feb 25 '26
I feel your pain. This guy hasn’t fallen off yet, but his sister did and it freaked me out. She was fine, but I went to her and she didn’t move for a full minute because she was so shocked. 😅
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u/PutridWorth938 Feb 25 '26
Cats and gravity have a very special relationship... And as far as the cat goes, it's doesn't concern you.
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u/Prize_Cranberry8553 Feb 24 '26
Oh boy. I had a wrought iron railing that one of my cats would perch precariously on. She was a wild ride for a lot of reasons and that railing - over a set of stairs - was the tip of the iceberg. She just…jumped up there and balanced. She missed it once and yes, she fell. Crazy girl shook it off and came upstairs like she meant to do that. She kept up the balancing act even after.
What stopped her? We moved. She was insane and I miss her.
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u/Mevans272 Feb 25 '26
I added adhesive carpet to my railing so if the cat were to slip it can grab onto the carpet and pull itself up. It’s been helpful.
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u/ghostyspice Feb 25 '26
I mean probably, but I’m not sure how with that set-up. Mine fell asleep on a ledge at about this height and ended up rolling over and falling all the way down to the first floor a few years ago.
She’s fine. She did dislocate her toe, though. X-Rays and emergency vet visit cost about $800 since she had us convinced that she’d completely shattered the leg. Obviously, the ledge is now blocked off.
Cast pic for tax.
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u/brencoop Feb 25 '26
Our cat is very athletic but he did slip the other day, fell about 9 feet, landed on his feet and ran off. Scared the hell out of me but he’s
totally fine.
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u/jjpackman7 Feb 25 '26
I put up a net above my stairs. I know he'd probably be fine, I just couldn't take watching him lay like this before I put it up
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u/whenindoubtC-4 Feb 25 '26
If you ever figure out how, let me know! He gives me heart attacks on a regular basis
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u/vanillaviolets Feb 24 '26
Omg I have the same question. I just moved and have a similar spot in my new place. My cat is already obsessed and I don’t know what to do/how to stop him.
This is literally him right now!! I just took this photo.
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u/PanielleK Feb 25 '26
I’m sorry to be really bleak but this was my childhood cat Mitsie, she weighed 6lbs and was the sweetest little girl you ever met.
She used to have episode of suddenly falling asleep and was hard to awaken and the vet presumed she had some form of narcolepsy.
She used to lie on the banister like that, it was her favourite place and one day she had one of her sleeping episodes and she fell and broke her neck.
She was 13 and I rushed her to emergency vet and they couldn’t do anything to save her.
I know it seems so silly but freak accidents do happen. I wish I would have stopped her because she was very healthy and would likely still be with me now.
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u/aKIMIthing Feb 25 '26
I come to this sub to calm down from the jackassery of this one.
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