Cat survives fall from 11th floor
Stephanie Gustafson was relaxing at home when curiosity got the best her two-year-old cat Wasabi. “It was about 11 p.m. She was chasing a mosquito around the house,” Gustafson said. “Normally I keep the windows closed because she’s so curious, but this time it was open just enough.”The mosquito escaped through the window of Gustafson’s 11th floor apartment in downtown Juneau, Alaska. Wasabi went after it.
Her mother watched as the cat fell to the ground.
“My mom said she fell right about here,” Gustafson said, pointing to a spot in the parking lot. "And I ran down and found her huddled up right over there.”When Gustafson got to Wasabi, she saw that her cat was bloody and soaked from the rain.
“She was sitting in this corner and had her eyes closed a little bit. Her paw was limp,” Gustafson said. “She was really quiet. She wasn’t meowing in pain or anything.”
As it turns out, Wasabi is as strong as her namesake. (Wasabi is a hot mustard.)
The cat had fractured her radius and broke some bones in her elbow. A veterinarian set Wasabi’s front right leg in a bright pink cast.
The day after the fall, Wasabi was back to being a playful kitty, Gustafson said.
“When I first took her home, she wouldn’t drink or eat anything,” Gustafson said. “After a day she was purring again and playing with her toys.”
Critical thinking challenge: What does this mean: “Wasabi is as strong as her namesake.”
- Posted on September 8, 2013
OMG so sad
Cat survives fall from 11th floor
Stephanie Gustafson was relaxing at home when curiosity got the best her two-year-old cat Wasabi. “It was about 11 p.m. She was chasing a mosquito around the house,” Gustafson said. “Normally I keep the windows closed because she’s so curious, but this time it was open just enough.”The mosquito escaped through the window of Gustafson’s 11th floor apartment in downtown Juneau, Alaska. Wasabi went after it.
Her mother watched as the cat fell to the ground.
“My mom said she fell right about here,” Gustafson said, pointing to a spot in the parking lot. "And I ran down and found her huddled up right over there.”When Gustafson got to Wasabi, she saw that her cat was bloody and soaked from the rain.
“She was sitting in this corner and had her eyes closed a little bit. Her paw was limp,” Gustafson said. “She was really quiet. She wasn’t meowing in pain or anything.”
As it turns out, Wasabi is as strong as her namesake. (Wasabi is a hot mustard.)
The cat had fractured her radius and broke some bones in her elbow. A veterinarian set Wasabi’s front right leg in a bright pink cast.
The day after the fall, Wasabi was back to being a playful kitty, Gustafson said.
“When I first took her home, she wouldn’t drink or eat anything,” Gustafson said. “After a day she was purring again and playing with her toys.”
Critical thinking challenge: What does this mean: “Wasabi is as strong as her namesake.”
- Posted on September 8, 2013
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