How small of an area can a normal house cat fit into?

Question

... sofa is only about 1- 1 1/2 inches off the ground. if he was stuck in this space could he be hurt without me knowing?

Answer 1

cats have the "Houdini" gene. Crawl spaces are irresitable to them. If your cat was able to crawl through this amount of space, he'll be able to crawl out - unless he gets stuck or he panics. Don't worry, he'll soon get too big to crawl through 1-1/2 clear space. You can make the underside of your sofa unattractive to him by laying two-sided sticky tape on the floor directly underneath the front and back of your sofa.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Cats don't have collarbones, which makes them very flexible. If a cat can get his head through an opening, he can generally get his whole body inside.

Answer 3

Cats can squeeze into small places. I don't know if yours could get under your sofa, but if he was and was hurt you would hear him meowing.

Answer 4

Hope he is out now
Check him over and see if there are any tender parts on his body.
It is amazing where they can fit, I have seen a video of a kitten sliding under a door ...... was cute

Answer 5

generally a cat can fit in a whole as big around as his head and whiskers. if he tries to get in a whole and one of whiskers touches a part of the entry of the whole cats will usually not go in... hope it helps.. i dont think your cat would go in a place where he cant get out of it....

Answer 6

I have one cat that can fit through an opening that size. But remember -- if he got himself in, he can get himself out.

Answer 7

they can get through most anything they can get there head through. yes.

Answer 8

yup