Cats, like humans, are at risk of heat stroke if they cannot effectively cool down in hot summer. Cats with short noses such as Garfields, Persians, or older, overweight cats are at a higher risk of heat stroke. For cats, above 32 degrees is very hot, and above 40 degrees is explosive heat.
How cats cool themselves
1. Cats have few sweat glands and cannot perspire like humans
The ancestors of cats lived in deserts, in order to reduce water Evaporating, it has few sweat glands, mostly concentrated on the soles of the feet, nose, mouth and ears. In hot weather, cats can sweat through the soles of their feet to dissipate heat, so the soles of the feet are usually wet.
2. Rapid breathing
Cats will stick out their tongues and breathe quickly to help cool down when running vigorously or in hot environments.
3. Lick their own hair and use evaporation to dissipate heat
In hot weather, cats will secrete more More saliva, lick the hair more often, and let the saliva stay on the hair to cool down by evaporation of water.
4. The hair protects itself from the sun and keeps itself warm
Furry cat hair can keep cats warm and reduce the impact of ambient temperature on themselves.
5. Reduce exercise
Cat in summer is easy to melt on the ground, and there is little exercise in laziness.
How to help cats cool down
1. Prepare enough water
whether Whether it’s licking or perspiring the soles of the feet, cats need more moisture in the summer. Preparing enough clean water for cats every day is the key to ensuring cats’ health in summer.
2. Cool nests
In summer, cats like to spread out and lie on cool tiles and marbles. Having a cool textured cat litter
, or having a cool tile floor, can help the cat dissipate heat.
3. Reserve a cool place for the cat to avoid light
Keep the cat in a hot and unventilated place In the house, or keeping the cat in the sun on the balcony, it is easy to cause heat stroke in the cat. It is also very important to reserve a cool and dark place for the cat.
4. Properly turn on the air conditioner, but it is useless to blow the electric fan.
Human blowing the electric fan is to help the sweat evaporate and accelerate the heat dissipation. For cats with little perspiration, blowing the electric fan is still hot exploded. It is appropriate to turn on the air conditioner for cats in summer.
5. Shave the feet
In summer, you can try to trim the cat’s jio hair to help the pads to dissipate heat better.
Symptoms of heatstroke in cats
1. Prolonged panting
heatstroke in cats Afterwards, there is usually a loud gasp that lasts for a while. At the same time, its tongue and mucous membranes will turn bright red.
2. Vomiting and drooling
The drooling will increase significantly, drooling and sticky, and often accompanied by vomiting.
3. Weakness and Diarrhea
Cats will be weak, sometimes unsteady, and may have diarrhea after a heat stroke.
When your cat has the above suspected symptoms, it is recommended to send it to the hospital as soon as possible. Hairy children can’t speak, and parents pay more attention to their health in the summer.
