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The Pestering Persia
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jmcquown - 14 Jun 2004 23:10 GMT How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? Granted, she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go in her Kitty Walk. I had her out there early this morning while I was doing some chores, before it got really hot. She came in, used the litter box, napped for about 30 minutes. By then the sun had moved around to where her enclosure is and the heat had really escalated.
She stood at the back door just crying her heart out. So I put her out again, but she wanted back inside almost immediately. I don't blame her; it's sticky and uncomfortable out there. But a few minutes later she's yowling at me again. Mom was on the phone with me and said "Goodness, just put her back out!" Oh no, I'm not spending all afternoon doing the 'out again/in again' routine. For one thing, it's hard enough sometimes to keep my living room cooled down. For another, she often meows to come inside and when I untie the flap on the enclosure she haughtily walks back to the other end of it, nope, was just seeing if you're properly trained! :)
She does have a covered 'cabana' at the end of it, but it's just shade, not real relief from the soaring temps.
She finally calmed down and got into her cat cradle in the living room. Then a thunderstorm rolled through and she went and hid. I was chuckling; see, you didn't really need to be out there anyway :o)
Jill
Jo Firey - 14 Jun 2004 23:21 GMT > How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? Granted, > she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go in her Kitty > Walk. I had her out there early this morning while I was doing some chores, > before it got really hot. She came in, used the litter box, napped for > about 30 minutes. By then the sun had moved around to where her enclosure > is and the heat had really escalated. We are going thru the same thing now that the temps are in the 90's (F) Similar to the winter routing of thinking that maybe just because its raining at one door, or windy out, maybe the others are OK.
Plus of course cats tolerate a higher temperature than humans do, so its possible she doesn't like the A/C. Ours don't care for anything under 80 or for the ceiling fans.
Our old Siamese, Sam used to go out in the orchard when it was over 100 degrees out and lay in the grass. He would get so over heated, we had to go get him and carry him inside. The ground between the house and where he liked to sprawl was too hot to walk on.
Jo
TBird - 14 Jun 2004 23:42 GMT What What WHAT is a Kitty Walk????
Why does this sound like such a good idea???
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> How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? Granted, > she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go in her Kitty [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jill jmcquown - 15 Jun 2004 00:20 GMT > What What WHAT is a Kitty Walk???? > > Why does this sound like such a good idea??? > > TBird <--- tell me more tell me more... http://www.midnightpass.com/kittywalktm.html
I bought mine from www.drsfostersmith.com and later ordered the "cabana" which goes on the end with a kitty hammock. You can get the stakes in the grass model or the lies flat on the ground (in my case, a patio) model, and attach more than one together for an extended run. Persia adores the thing and I know she's not running into the road but gets to go outside.
Jill
>> How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? >> Granted, she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Jill Nik Simpson - 15 Jun 2004 01:07 GMT Tolerance for heat seems to vary. Of my three, Muddy loves it, he'll sit out on the patio sunning himself in the heat of the day, but spends most of the night inside. Emily and Mojo both prefer the comforts of air conditioning during the day and spend most of their time in the house but go out at night.
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Marina - 15 Jun 2004 04:22 GMT > Tolerance for heat seems to vary. Of my three, Muddy loves it, he'll sit out > on the patio sunning himself in the heat of the day, but spends most of the > night inside. Emily and Mojo both prefer the comforts of air conditioning > during the day and spend most of their time in the house but go out at > night. Frank adores sunny spots, and when we go out for walkies, he likes to sit in the sun. Nikki darts from shadowy spot to shadowy spot. It's the same out on the island. Frank will happily lay for hours on the hot cliffs in the sun, while Nikki prefers being in the shady woods.
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Yoj - 15 Jun 2004 00:35 GMT > How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? Granted, > she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go in her Kitty [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jill She probably thinks, as most cats seem to about rain, that you should be able to adjust the temperature for her. ;-) Joy
badwilson - 15 Jun 2004 04:00 GMT Oh, I don't think that 90'sF is necessarily too hot for her. It's always like that here and Vino came from Canada and definitely had never experienced heat like this in his first 3 years of life. But he doesn't mind the heat at all and it doesn't seem to be harming him. He's got plenty of cooler options, but consistently chooses the hot areas. Whatever makes him happy, I guess! Speaking of your kitty walk, I've been considering getting Vino one of those bamboo chicken coops that they have over here. You may remember them? Big round bamboo domes that they put over chickens? I could put one over him out on the lawn and he could munch at the grass. I only worry that he will get too much flak from the neighbourhood cats for being in a chicken coop ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album
> How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? Granted, > she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go in her Kitty [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jill jmcquown - 15 Jun 2004 13:56 GMT > Oh, I don't think that 90'sF is necessarily too hot for her. It's > always like that here and Vino came from Canada and definitely had > never experienced heat like this in his first 3 years of life. I guess I didn't mean "harming" her - she loves the sun. Just seems like it would be uncomfortable, especially when she can get the sun's warmth on a cushion by the sliding glass door in the bedroom without the stifling humidity. And the let me out/let me in thing over and over gets old when I'm trying to do things!
> Speaking of your kitty walk, I've been considering getting Vino one > of those bamboo chicken coops that they have over here. You may > remember them? Big round bamboo domes that they put over chickens? ROFL I hadn't thought of those in years! Would be perfect!
> I could put one over him out on the lawn and he could munch at the > grass. I only worry that he will get too much flak from the > neighbourhood cats for being in a chicken coop ;-) Well, there's that. And Vino seems to be a rather proud cat :)
>> How can she stand to go out in 90F+ temps with that fur coat on? >> Granted, she's a shorthair, but she was yowling all afternoon to go [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Jill Kreisleriana - 15 Jun 2004 14:34 GMT >> Oh, I don't think that 90'sF is necessarily too hot for her. It's >> always like that here and Vino came from Canada and definitely had [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >humidity. And the let me out/let me in thing over and over gets old when >I'm trying to do things! There is an exended family of ferals around here that I worry about at this time of year, because about three-quarters of them are pure white (I would love to get a geneticist here to study them).
On one hand, they seem to understand well enough to stay out of the midday sun. In another sense, they don't seem to know (or care) that they're white, because they are avid dirt- and-dust-and grass rollers. I don't know if they are the dirtiest little cats I have ever seen, or if it just looks that way because they're white. OTOH, why should they care? If rolling around in the wet grass makes them happy, and they don't mind wearing those strange bright green spots . . .?
These guys are an extremely charming bunch, though. They are well-loved by the apartment house community whose garbage (and handouts) support them, and it is fun to see them go about their business, and give each other those little kitty cocktail-party kisses as they meet each other. ;)
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Steve Touchstone - 16 Jun 2004 04:16 GMT >There is an exended family of ferals around here that I worry about at >this time of year, because about three-quarters of them are pure white [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >they care? If rolling around in the wet grass makes them happy, and >they don't mind wearing those strange bright green spots . . .? Rocky is another dirty cat. Back when he was feral I called him whitey, since he's mostly white with black spotches. One hot summer days he likes to lay in muddy flower beds. Here in SW Oklahoma that means red clay dirt, so he has a reddish tint all summer.
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Kreisleriana - 16 Jun 2004 14:22 GMT >>There is an exended family of ferals around here that I worry about at >>this time of year, because about three-quarters of them are pure white [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >days he likes to lay in muddy flower beds. Here in SW Oklahoma that >means red clay dirt, so he has a reddish tint all summer. OMG! That reminds me of the time when Stinky got into the kitchen cabinet, knocked the cocoa canister on the floor (he loves the smell), pried off the lid (how?), scattered cocoa all over the kitchen floor and rolled around in it. When I saw him, it really took me a minute to figure out what had happened. My black and white goofball was now black, white and cocoa brown. He made himself a calico for a day. ;)
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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 17 Jun 2004 00:21 GMT > OMG! That reminds me of the time when Stinky got into the kitchen > cabinet, knocked the cocoa canister on the floor (he loves the smell), > pried off the lid (how?), scattered cocoa all over the kitchen floor > and rolled around in it. When I saw him, it really took me a minute > to figure out what had happened. My black and white goofball was now > black, white and cocoa brown. He made himself a calico for a day. ;) I'm glad he's still with you!! All that cocoa couldn't be too good for him...
Joyce
Kreisleriana - 17 Jun 2004 13:09 GMT > > OMG! That reminds me of the time when Stinky got into the kitchen > > cabinet, knocked the cocoa canister on the floor (he loves the smell), [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Joyce He wasn't that interested in eating it, just rolling around in it and getting stoned. ;)
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