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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2006Cats and Heat Stroke
Anyone know at what indoor temperature one should watch out for heat stroke and cats? Can a cat handle 80° F. for certain periods of time? I like the heat and don't usually rush to put on the air conditioner, but I was thinking it would be nice to set it to come on at a certain temperature so my cat doesn't suffer. > Anyone know at what indoor temperature one should watch out for heat stroke > and cats? Can a cat handle 80° F. for certain periods of time? It's been 90+ degrees with high humidity here (feels like 100+), and I cool my apartment to about 80 dry degrees which is comfortable. You'll know kitty is extremely hot when they start panting. As they get older, it becomes harder on them to take extreme heat. Big Mama usually likes to stay outside during the summer, and she has a few different cool spots she can go to stay out of the heat, plus, she has lots of cool water she can drink. However because it was so hot and humid lately, she comes inside to take a nap during the day and is very comfortable. Then she'll go back outside at night when it's cooled down and hang out on the deck all night. >It's been 90+ degrees with high humidity here (feels like 100+), and I I use dew point to indicate the humidity. 63 is uncomfortable, 70 is oppressive. Yesterday here it was 76. >cool my >apartment to about 80 dry degrees which is comfortable. >You'll know kitty is extremely hot when they start panting. >As they get older, it becomes harder on them to take extreme heat. And my oldest 19 year old female prefers the 100+ hallway rather than than the air conditioned room next door. > And my oldest 19 year old female prefers the 100+ hallway rather than > than the air conditioned room next door. Well, it does depend on the cat. My Big Mama is more of a cool weather cat, she doesn't like it too hot and prefers cooler weather. >Anyone know at what indoor temperature one should watch out for heat stroke >and cats? Can a cat handle 80° F. for certain periods of time? > >I like the heat and don't usually rush to put on the air conditioner, but I >was thinking it would be nice to set it to come on at a certain temperature >so my cat doesn't suffer. Yesterday here it got up to 102 degrees F with dew points of 76. (dew point of 63 is uncomfortable, 70 is opressive.) I had the AC on, all of my cats sit in the hall where it is very hot. > Anyone know at what indoor temperature one should watch out for heat stroke > and cats? Can a cat handle 80° F. for certain periods of time? > > I like the heat and don't usually rush to put on the air conditioner, but I > was thinking it would be nice to set it to come on at a certain temperature > so my cat doesn't suffer. When we lived in Florida we observed many feral cats doing just fine in temperatures that often hovered just in the middle 90's with high humidity levels. Our indoors only cat often preferred to spend her days on our screened porch, sans the a/c, rather than in the house in the a/c, which we kept set to 80. -Aula "Aula" <aula.no.spam.ever.here@a.net> wrote in message > When we lived in Florida we observed many feral cats doing just fine in > temperatures that often hovered just in the middle 90's with high humidity > levels. Our indoors only cat often preferred to spend her days on our > screened porch, sans the a/c, rather than in the house in the a/c, which we > kept set to 80. Ok, that makes me feel a little better. Even when it's stifling hot outside, it usually hovers around 80° inside my apartment. I like it like that, but when I've been going out, I've been turning on the air conditioning for the cat just as a precaution. Recently, I've started not turning the AC on, just several fans. Of course, I'm going to have to watch for those really humid days when it feels hotter than what the thermometer shows, but at least I have a little bit of a starting point. > "Aula" <aula.no.spam.ever.here@a.net> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > days when it feels hotter than what the thermometer shows, but at least I > have a little bit of a starting point. My cat prefers to be on the enclosed patio rather than in the air conditioned house. As soon as the a/c comes on, she wants "out". However, when she is in the house, she will be willing to lie in front of a fan. Upscale it is 99 plus humidity factor making it feel like 110 the cats are surviving as long as they have hydration IMO anything over 90 should be watched Dumpln lives on the Florida room I went out there and drop the temperature down to 78 plus the fan he was laying in front of the fan > Anyone know at what indoor temperature one should watch out for heat > stroke [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > temperature > so my cat doesn't suffer. With a small bowl of water get your hand wet - and stroke cat - making fur slightly wet - mine loves this |
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