Do cats have really nine(9) lives?

It's a figure of speech. It generally means that they do a lot of "dangerous" things but survive them. I believe it comes from cats' flexibility - they can jump over roof tops or down to the floor without breaking a bone. We assume that they were hurt but in truth, they were simply aerobic. Thanks for the response on my discussion!

I have never had a cat so i cannot say it is proven or not. If you want proof then i suggest you test it out with your cat if you have one and then tell us the result. But i think it is just an old myth something like a legend. Similar to saying that a human being has seven different lives to live. Hope you find out your answer. Happy mylotting.

My parents have told me that as well, cats have nine lives. What they meant is that cats are very courageous and would do almost anything. I don't think it was meant literally that they have nine lives, like any living breathing pet they only have one life but they do live it to the maximum when it comes to activity level.

i guess we have heard that many times that cat have nine lives. i don't believe it, but there must be a reason for the saying. but where the nine comes from. it might mean that a cat will survive a bad fall nine out of ten times. or maybe nine is juat a nice number. or maybe you can think of a beter reason

Of course not, Cat's are simple creatures, just like the rest of us. They contain the same physical limitation's. The theory that cat's have 9 lives isn't actually a theory at all. It's just a old saying that demonstrates a cat's ability to recover quickly and easily upon acquiring an injury of some sort.