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keeping an indoor cat cool
Conroy Bumpas
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just like some sagestions as we have a bit of a heatwave and my cat is an indoor gat and my flat gets hot.
the cat has got hot so hes not his self. hes just laying about on his side and dosnt evan want to be stroked. he puurs most of the time and he hasent since it got hot. hes also a (mostly) black cat.
i tryed putting a few ice cubes in his water. but then he wouldnt go near it. its very difficalt to get him to drink.
i saw online people saying to give you cat a rub down with a moist towel. (yeah well i nearly lost the use of my arm trying that)
i also have a reasnably large desk fan. but hes really freeked out by wherring sounds. like teh hoover and the dryer. and he really didnt like teh fan eather.
ive left the place with some of teh rooms with the drapes closed and some open. (dont know what will be cooler)
any idears or sagestions to stop me comming home to a cooked cat
ta
just like some sagestions as we have a bit of a heatwave and my cat is an indoor gat and my flat gets hot.
the cat has got hot so hes not his self. hes just laying about on his side and dosnt evan want to be stroked. he puurs most of the time and he hasent since it got hot. hes also a (mostly) black cat.
i tryed putting a few ice cubes in his water. but then he wouldnt go near it. its very difficalt to get him to drink.
i saw online people saying to give you cat a rub down with a moist towel. (yeah well i nearly lost the use of my arm trying that)
i also have a reasnably large desk fan. but hes really freeked out by wherring sounds. like teh hoover and the dryer. and he really didnt like teh fan eather.
ive left the place with some of teh rooms with the drapes closed and some open. (dont know what will be cooler)
any idears or sagestions to stop me comming home to a cooked cat
ta
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I would bring the cat to a vet for a check-up, this does not sound very healthy and I wouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion that it's just the heat.
honestly get ice inside in the winter.
the cat is fine hes just hot.
The Cat knows best, I think.
ive had a look at the tempriture and its around 26 dagrees out. with is quite hot for here in the uk.
see i would let teh cat out but my gaff is sarounded by very roads. and hes not to good with traffic.
the idear with the box if i got a big cardbord box. (in its side) and put a bowl of ice in it. recon that would help?
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You can get something like this with this and put the ice cubes in the top where your cat won't notice them.
You can do the same thing with the cat bed, just pop it in the freezer. I do it with my pillows when it's really hot in the summer and it's pretty nice.
Uh, pretty easily if you don't have an air conditioner, especially if you have a refrigerator, TV, or computer and can't open a window.
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I think VisionofClarity's suggestion sounds good. Cloak him in a moist, softly chilled towel when he sleeps. You could try finding a white rug instead of tile so he isn't on top of cement.
that is, if you can figure out a way to keep the cat from being too curious about the dry ice!
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put it in a covered bucket with a few holes for the air to blow through and a hole for the gas to escape and cool you down. I have a similar setup with an ultrasonic fogger in my frog tank.
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Just keep changing it often with chilled water from the fridge.
-Cold towels: Keep about 3 or 4 towels rolled up in your freezer. Switch them out every so often, bringing one out and place it out open somewhere on the floor the cat likes. Cats usually like to sleep on towels, reguardless of what the surface beneath it is.
-Wind tunnel: Get as many of those small $15 desk fans and make a big circle around the apartment. The massive amount of air movement will cool the apartment down a lot (like 5 degrees at least). Last time my air went out it was for nearly two months. This kept my apartment at about 80 instead of the 95+ it was outside. The cat was disturbed by the noise at first, but after a few hours he got used it it (just like a tv or other noisy things).
-Ice cubes (not in water). Get a low dish and put a few ice cubes in it... far away from his food and water. This is a treat. The cat will lick the ice and cool down. This only worked on one of my cats initially, though later I mixed water and a can of tunafish, put them in an ice tray, and made a tuna-flavored cold thing that both seemed to enjoy.
Be creative, but like everyone else said stay away from the cat's food and water. Cats dislike change and get really bothered when their food/drink/litter gets messed with. Also, most cats detest water, so wet towels will likely make the cat unhappy unless you use them in a licking motion (like a momma cat) and even then it would need to be mostly dry. Your miles may vary, but this sort of thing has never worked on my cats and usually only ends up with them wallowing in their litter to redust their coats.
Good luck (and move someplace with central heat and cooling!).
During really hot days my cats that were allowed outside would always go and find the hottest surface directly under the baking sun and sit there all day basking in the heat and ignoring anything and everything going on around them. There was a nice cool house for them to sit in and get attention, but they didn't actually want to. Cats are peculiar and what is uncomfortable for you might be most enjoyable for your cat.
Keep an eye on him and his water supply and give him a place to cool down if you can, but don't be surprised if he ignores it.
Every cat has their own personality. My cat loves ice and she play will play in her dish all day.
That's probably not too bad for a cat. They are desert creatures originally and puny English heatwaves are not likely to kill them.
It will be cooler to keep the curtains closed. Assuming you can't open the windows.
at my old house there was a much quiter road and id let him out. i come home and find him laying in teh middle of the road. and cars having to drive around him.
and hes too friendly he will get in someones car.
i think hes defantly hot as he keeps going to cool parts on the floor.
he really dosnt like teh damp towel rub. and hes not too keen on his water being too cool.
i may let him laydown on my granit slab chopping bord and see if he like it. then get tiels
(i did try giveing him a bath last year, he wasnt too happy about it. but he was alot happyer after when it cooled him down)
thankyou all for your sagestions.
The place I live in at the moment has a sturdy plastic net on the windows so pets can't get out when the window is open.
But your cat isn't the OP's cat. He already said the cat won't go near the water when he puts ice in there, and I'm telling him that's the reason. So, forget using ice.