My cat climbs vertical ladders and has clawed its way vertically up a bed propped against the wall. They are unbelievable climbers.
It's just they can't get down sometimes!
It's just they can't get down sometimes!
Nothing worse than being woken up at 4AM by a cat jumping from the beams into the center of your bed, waking you up.
They (cats) unfortunately lack the reversible rear feet of squirrels, so down is rather precarious when all your claws face in the "release the hold" direction as you go down.
We had the pleasure of housing one temporarily for a couple months. It looked huge but 50% of its volume was wispy fur. Hidden within was a lean petite frame with muscular legs. It was a very different animal from our two other typical mutt house cats, but I can't recall if the claws were organized differently.
[1] http://cfa.org/breeds/breedskthrur/norwegianforestcat/nfcart...
You never find little piles of feline bones at the base of a tree. I doubt cats ever climb beyond where they can get down on their own.