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Gizmo the cat survives 12-story fall in New York City; treated for scratches and broken tooth
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Original Publication Date: August 15, 2014 6:34AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 10:22PM
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A cat named Gizmo has only minor injuries after a 12-story fall at a Manhattan apartment building.
Owner Samuel Jacobs says Gizmo fell off his penthouse terrace on Tuesday. He crashed onto a third-floor landing and became wedged between a skylight and a wall.
Jacobs says he didn’t see Gizmo slip through the door to the terrace — but that’s what must have happened.
Jacobs says he looked down and started yelling: “Gizmo! Gizmo! Gizmo!”
He had to climb out a neighbour’s window to rescue his cat.
Jacobs says the grey and black cat was “freaked out.” He rushed his pet to a vet, fearing massive internal injuries.
The diagnosis: scratches and a broken tooth.
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