HE'S STILL GOT 8 LIVES LEFT

A CAT FELL 26 STORIES . . . AND LIVED???

Have you ever heard of HIGH-RISE SYNDROME? Veterinarians created the term to refer to cats . . . who FALL OUT of open SKYSCRAPER WINDOWS during warm weather. Unlike tree bark and wallpaper . . . cat claws can't get a grip on window ledges, or brick or concrete walls . . . and during the summer, some big-city veterinary hospitals see THREE TO FIVE CASES A WEEK.

Here's one with a happy ending. Last month in New York City, Keri Hostetler left her apartment window open about 6 inches. Just enough room for her cat . . . who's named LUCKY . . . to squeeze out.

Lucky climbed out onto the ledge, lost his grip . . . FELL . . . and a neighbor's balcony broke his fall . . . 26 STORIES BELOW. Amazingly, Lucky only suffered MINOR INJURIES . . . and has already made a FULL RECOVERY.

According to the vet who treated Lucky, it's because when cats fall a really long distance, they reach terminal velocity, their body relaxes, and they becomes less likely to break bones. (WABC)

Even more amazingly, a crew of window washers was working across the street, and they managed to take pictures of Lucky on the ledge . . . falling . . . and landing. Check them out . . .