Hi. I am just curious if anyone knows for sure if canned food should
be left in normal room temperature until opened, or is it better to
leave them in something like the butter section in the fridge to keep
it cool. I realize the cans can last a long time on the shelves in
stores, but I am curious if chilled food is OK for the cats or if it
should always be fed at room temperature. Considering it has been very
hot outside, I thought the chilled food would be better for them.
We did let our cats out on our screen porch when it was humid out and
86 degrees F., and they have been sick for a day or two. Is it bad for
cats to be out in humid weather (always in shade) or should we keep
them indoors until it is cooler and not humid. They are indoor cats,
where we keep the indoor temperature at 78 degrees F., but we have a
screened in porch which we let them out in the evening for an hour to
get some fresh air. We are not sure if the humidity made them sick or
the chilled soft food which they seem to eat with no problem.
They always eat the same soft food and dry food, so nothing is
different there for them.
Just trying to isolate what may be making them sick.
One was sick for one day and the other was sick for 2 1/2 days.
Please reply here or to the email below.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
davehansen@sympatico.ca
DL Farnworth - 23 Jul 2005 18:57 GMT
:: We did let our cats out on our screen porch when it
was humid out and
: 86 degrees F., and they have been sick for a day or two. Is it bad for
: cats to be out in humid weather (always in shade) or should we keep
: them indoors until it is cooler and not humid.
I don't know why your cats got sick. I don't think
it's the humidity.
When we lived in Maryland, Tiffany would sleep outside
in 90+ heat with 90+ humidity all day or until the
thunderstorm started. Never a problem with her health,
just that she liked to sleep under the poison ivy.
And I don't think it's the heat. In Davis CA Jason
would sleep under the acanthus in 105 degree weather,
moving from the back to the front as the sun shifted,
without however ever appearing to actually get to her
feet and move. Plenty of humidity there too.
philo - 28 Jul 2005 23:16 GMT
> Hi. I am just curious if anyone knows for sure if canned food should
> be left in normal room temperature until opened, or is it better to
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> should always be fed at room temperature. Considering it has been very
> hot outside, I thought the chilled food would be better for them.
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as long as the can has not been opened..it's fine to leave it at room temp.
my cat much prefers eating his food warm...rather than refrigerated