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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005hot & humid
We've been having many hot and humid days here in Ontario. I wonder whether a cat needs to drink more in such days like a human should. Rusty gets his water intake mainly from prescription canned food and the water I add to the food. I can add more water if he needs to drink more. But then cats don't sweat, so probably they don't get dehydrated in the heat. BTW, how do you tell whether a cat is dehydrated?  SignatureWinnie Pinch their neck and the skin should spring back into place. I tell you my MOST successful water dish is the one I placed by the big cat TV (read: porch window). The one in the bathroom is very popular too. > We've been having many hot and humid days here in Ontario. > I wonder whether a cat needs to drink more in such days like a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sweat, so probably they don't get dehydrated in the heat. > BTW, how do you tell whether a cat is dehydrated? > Pinch their neck and the skin should spring back into place. I tell you my > MOST successful water dish is the one I placed by the big cat TV (read: > porch window). The one in the bathroom is very popular too. When all else fails, ours will drink from a dripping faucet. pinching the neck is good, but since there's already loose skin there anyway, it's a good idea to pinch a few other places too. Kristi Just woke Rusty up by pinching him all over. Nope, don't think he is dehydrated. But he is going to get more water with his can food. He likes the 'soup'. Also finally turned the AC on. My hydro bill just came down with winter over. It is going to go up again with the AC turned on. Sigh! Can't save $$. Winnie > pinching the neck is good, but since there's already loose skin there > anyway, it's a good idea to pinch a few other places too. > > Kristi > Just woke Rusty up by pinching him all over. Nope, don't think he is > dehydrated. But he is going to get more water with his can food. He likes [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Winnie ROFL! I found that "woke RUsty up by pinching him all over" a very funny image. I hope he got a skritch too :) I was tempted to buy a window AC yesterday at Walmart. A 5000 BTU GE was only $75. When I looked at the chart however, this would only be good for a 100 to 150 square foot room. My living room is 660 square feet ant the peak is 18 feet high. That unit wouldn't even put a dent in the heat. By the end of the week I'll probably need to start the furnace anyway! ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > We've been having many hot and humid days here in Ontario. I wonder > whether a cat needs to drink more in such days like a human should. I would think so. Cats do pant. Even though they don't sweat, they have to have a temperature regulation system. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca OK. I will add more water to Rusty's food. He laps it all up, water and food. This way I have a good idea of how much water he is getting as I know how much I am addding to his food. At one time, TED said his urine is very diluted and suspected kidney problems. Blood tests show his kidneys are fine and I probably added way too much water to his food. I was going through 40 lbs of litter in no time. So I had cut back. Looks like its time to up the water again. Winnie >> We've been having many hot and humid days here in Ontario. I wonder >> whether a cat needs to drink more in such days like a human should. > > I would think so. Cats do pant. Even though they don't sweat, they > have to have a temperature regulation system. |
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