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Auggie

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19. The other day I lifted the couch to get a mouse toy

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 07:30 PM

Jul 2012

and the cat was underneath it before I could blink. I was halfway to letting it down (it weighs a lot) when she scooted out. No injuries -- there's some give to the couch. But it was close.

Good reminder.

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CAT PARENTS- A REMINDER: Never use a recliner if you don't know where your cat is. And never assume [View all] GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 OP

Glad to hear that Gizmo will be ok. nt avebury Jul 2012 #1

Thank you. I am keeping a close eye on him to be sure, but it looks good. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #5

The same's true when closing up a sleeper sofa. Make sure you know where the cats are. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #2

Absolutely! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #7

Pet and Child Rule #1: Know where they ARE, not where they AREN'T. mikeytherat Jul 2012 #3

Yes, a good rule. We have learned recently that the kittens can get into one of the kids' GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #4

Goes triple for ferrets 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #6

I can believe it! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #8

Aww, I'm glad he's ok. n/t RiffRandell Jul 2012 #9

Thank you. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #14

My cat is always hifiguy Jul 2012 #10

You could sit there together, maybe? (Or is he too big?) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #15

If I am reading, he's more than welcome hifiguy Jul 2012 #22

There is a reason cats are given nine lives. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #11

Oh my goodness! I am so sorry about Mose. I am being run ragged by these little kittens. We have GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #16

I've been lucky. Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #12

Bertha, I have lost kittehs in furniture before, but they were never in any danger unless GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #17

Thank God Gizmo is OK! Brigid Jul 2012 #13

Definitely safer! Other places they can get in trouble are washers and dryers, and GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #18

The other day I lifted the couch to get a mouse toy Auggie Jul 2012 #19

It's amazing how quick they are! Glad things ended well there. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #20

I don't know how one of our cats got injured HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #21

I am sorry your kitty got hurt. :^( We had something similar happen with one of GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #23