This paper aims to explain the urban legend that a cat can survive a fall either from very
large heights (more than 100 meters) or small heights (a few meters), but it cannot survive a
fall from the seventh floor of an average block of flats. Since cats are often raised in
households that have balconies, the fall of a cat from a height between 2 to 30 meters is not a
rare phenomenon. Some information based on observations of cat owners and veterinarians
that cats are not able to survive a fall from the seventh floor or less can be found in and Free fall with air drag is common topic in introductory physics courses, usually discussed
using the example of a parachutist. In this paper we describe the same solution for a falling cat
taking into account the behavior of the frightened animal.