Do cats have nine lives a myth?

it is just a myth. unless you happen to know someone who's cat was dead and came back to resume with his/her 8 lives. Yep. Unfortunately it is true... however it seems like they do cause they are so nimble and always seem to avoid injury. Cats are very intelligent and somehow always manage to land on their feet when they jump off of something. But once a cat has died, it's dead.