Yeah this happened to Miko when we first got him. Fell through the spindles from the main floor into the basement (10 ft) Gave me quite a scare for a few days- I kept worrying that he was hiding his injury from me. But after a while & a vet check two weeks later (during routine vaccination), he ended up being fine, luckily. Also, he was playing, eating, pooping, and peeing fine after the fall, and he wasn't acting reclusive at all, so those were all good signs as well.
Our solution: he fell through a spot where the opening between the spindles is a bit wider, so we fenced that off with some rope and cardboard. But I think there are just some spots that cannot be fully cat proofed- we decided to get pet insurance, just in case.
He still pokes his head through the spindles all the time. Most of the time its just from the main floor (10 ft drop) and it doesn't bother me too much anymore- but he started poking his head out from the 2nd floor and its a circular stairwell so its easily a 20 ft drop. I just always calmly say "careful, miko... careful..." and he seems to understand and backs away from the edge.
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