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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???

TBird <--- tell me more tell me more...

> 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
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>
> 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
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>>
>> 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
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>
> 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
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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
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>
> 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
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>>
>> 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
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>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
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>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
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>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),
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>
>Joyce

He wasn't that interested in eating it, just rolling around in it and
getting stoned. ;)

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