I think that when they're calm, cats are probably pretty good judges of how far down they can jump. Also, can a kitten be trained not to go into a certain room? (And maybe they can't -- presumably cats do vary in athletic ability.) The record for the running long jump is around 29 feet (a little less than 9 meters) for men, and around 24′8″ for women. How far can the basic domestic housecat jump.
(Certainly Stormy never tried jumping off the landing when I had a second-story apartment, though she scared me to death by seriously considering it on several occasions.)
is there a chance, that as a kitten i could train her not to jump on the kitchen counters? Two meters is 6.5 feet. They are even able to swim against the sewer line. Fat pet rats can jump about four feet, and I know for a fact that rats can swim for 3 days straight, while mice arent quite that epic, they can swim really really really quickly. Anonymous. How does she do it? Rats can jump horizontally to a distance that is over 4 feet, and they can jump vertically up to 3 feet. She looks so mild-mannered in her pretty fur coat, daintily cleaning herself or sweetly napping on a chair. Cats can jump insanely well, if she thinks she can't make it she will most likely cry for help.If you're really worried, give here a pillow or a mattress to land on. The only information that I have on that is from one account (visual recording) which ‘describes a female puma sitting near her kill, leaping over a two meter high mesquite bush and catching a vulture in midair as it was about to land on the shrub’ (Wild Cats of the World). 2 Answers. Answer Save. Favorite Answer. like to keep herself out of the kitchen? I'd try figuring out a way I could use some cheap wire mesh to attach to the inside of the hood or something. It can fall over 50 feet and not get any injury. Some people ask whether the puma can jump a six-foot high wire fence. xoxo. Rats are able to climb up pipes easily and around wires that are either horizontal or vertical. For the standing long or broad jump, the record is around 12 feet. Leaping and Jumping. A rat will not have many barriers that can stop it from reaching where it wants to go. 9 years ago. Relevance. A high jump is no big deal for a healthy cat, who can leap up to five times her height. And then your cat leaps, leaving enough daylight under her to impress Baryshnikov. Though, all of the cats that I've personally (been) owned (by) have been totally insane, and they thought nothing of routinely defying the laws of physics.