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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2005The heat and how to protect my cats???
I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? She has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... >I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? She >has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... My cat, Bubba, jumped up on the bathroom vanity and brought me a razor like he wanted me to shave him, but I didn't... Seriously, though. He found a place where there is a cold air flow from the AC and has been spending a lot of time there. It's been 115<>120F outside my place all week. 90 inside seems cool. Make sure there's plenty of water for both you and your cat... Claude in a similar vein, what is the best temperature for a cat? I usually leave the thermostat on around 74, but I always wonder if it's too warm, or would they rather it be cooler. I'm sure there is a lot of variation from cat to cat, but if anyone has some insight, I'd be delighted to hear it. >I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? She > has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... the thickness of your cat's coat will protect and insulate her from the heat. a friend of mine was alarmed that we were expecting a heatwave a while back. she spent a thousand dollars on a portable air conditioner, nearly killed herself installing it in a window, on a table, and what did the cat do when the temperature hit 40C? she went outside and slept in the garden. > I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? She > has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... >a friend of mine was alarmed that we were expecting a heatwave a while >back. she spent a thousand dollars on a portable air conditioner, nearly >killed herself installing it in a window, on a table, and what did the >cat do when the temperature hit 40C? >she went outside and slept in the garden. Today was the hottest so far this year - I saw a weather.com report of 99 F - my thermostat is set at 73 F. So where were my dozen cats when I got home? One or two were inside; one came in with me; several more came in a few minutes later, then went back out (they were just telling me the food bowl needed attention).  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) >>a friend of mine was alarmed that we were expecting a heatwave a while >>back. she spent a thousand dollars on a portable air conditioner, nearly [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >came in a few minutes later, then went back out (they were just >telling me the food bowl needed attention). I live in an un-air-conditioned apartment and it's almost unbearable when the temp gets in the 90's F. Fortunately, we only get those temps a few weeks a year, but my I do everything I can to make my cat comfortable. When he sits and pants, I wrap a damp cool towel around him. He hates it, but I know it helps cool him a little. He just won't sleep in front of the fans. Yesterday was the worst, with a 94F temp. It usually cools down at night, but it's 5:30am now and still 70 out. Supposed to be cooler today. pepsi > I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? > She has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... It's called here air conditionning. SignatureTired of Microsoft's rebootive multitasking? then it's time to upgrade to Linux. http://home.comcast.net/~mcatudal We are the Cybernetic Entomology Experts > I was just curious if any one knows the best way to cool off a pet cat? She > has a really thick coat and I don't want anything bad to happen... Cats are naturally dessert animals so they can probably put up with much higher heats than you can. Unless it's getting above 40 degrees (about 110F) regularly, don't worry about it. When we first got our cats, it was a hot summer. It was regularly 30-35 degrees in the shade and we had to keep all the house windows closed to keep them in so the house must have been getting on for 40+ degrees. They were fine. Make sure there's plenty of water available though. Signaturehttp://www.ollieclark.com/acronyms.html |
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