Close call with Festus!

beckiboo

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I heard a crash, then 6 y/o ds yelling from his bedroom. I found that Festus had jumped in his dresser drawer, and knocked the chest of drawers over! He had several drawers opened, so when Fattie Pattie Festus jumped into one, the chest tipped over! It took forever to clean up the mess so we could get to her...she and Jasmine were safely hidden under his bed. We have checked her out fully, and she is just fine. DS is fine, too, he was sitting out of the way.

But just a warning, for those among us who are slobs or have given birth to slobs...CLOSE THE DRESSER DRAWERS!
 

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I'm glad Festus is alright.
. Velvet likes to get into my dressar drawers when i open them to take somthing out or put something up, but i always shoo her out...i would hate to accidently shut her in there without knowing ,...those drawers always stay shut when i'm not using them.
 

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Oh boy, glad that one came out ok! Trixie is the first one to jump into an open drawer!
 

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My cat Uno is the nosiest cat. Any drawer or cabinet that is opened she must poke her nose into. I am constantly moving her out of these areas.

I am glad Festus is okay. I know that would have scared the bejesus out of me if that happened to Uno.
 

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eep! so glad everyone's ok!
When I was little my brother accidentally shut our cat, Mulligan, in a dresser drawer and he was stuck there for hours. When he finally got let out he never trusted my brother again... in fact he hated all men for the rest of his life!
 
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Originally Posted by AsecretK

My cat Uno is the nosiest cat. Any drawer or cabinet that is opened she must poke her nose into. I am constantly moving her out of these areas.

I am glad Festus is okay. I know that would have scared the bejesus out of me if that happened to Uno.
Yeah, I was pretty rattled. But so was ds, so I was trying to pick up the chest, digging through the piles while trying to convince myself that she was ok. Oh, and staying calm so I didn't scare the kids unneccessarily.

I'm guessing Festus is cured of jumping in drawers! I know when Garfield jumped onto a cookie sheet on the stove, and it fell off...that was the last time he jumped onto the stove! So long as they don't get hurt, I'm ok with them having a little scare so they will stay out of dangerous situations next time. And ds is being careful to keep his drawers closed.

Thanks for all the posts. Festie is still fine today. (I was a little worried she might have aches and pains!)
 
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