I. What are the symptoms of cats being too hot?
1. Lying on the ground to expose the belly: If the weather is really hot, then the cat is not very reluctant to walk around, but will choose to spread its limbs, and then lie on the ground to put its Expose your belly to dissipate heat, or stick your belly to the cold floor to dissipate heat.
2. Putting out the tongue: When the cat does not feel hot, the tongue will not stick out, nor will it open its mouth to rest. But if the cat is too hot, it will frequently spit out its pink tongue to dissipate heat in this way.
3. Drink water frequently: Some cats don’t like to drink water, but when they feel too hot, they will want to drink water to replenish the water lost in their body due to the heat. So if the owner sees the cat drinking water frequently, it means that the temperature is too hot for the cat to bear.
4. Poor appetite: Like humans, cats will have no appetite to eat when the weather is too hot. At the same time, cats will also become impatient and irritable because of the heat. Therefore, when the owner finds that the cat suddenly loses appetite and is emotionally impatient, it is very likely that the cat is too hot.
Second, what should I do if the cat is too hot?
1. Keep the air circulating
Some owners think that it is better to let the cat stay in the air-conditioned room in summer, but in fact, doing so can easily cause the cat to suffer from“air conditioning disease”. So if the owner is worried that the cat is too hot, just keep the air in the room, or let the fan blow against the wall to keep the room cool.
2. Trimming the cat’s hair
The owner can also trim the cat’s hair. Note that trimming is thinning, not shaving. At the same time, the cat’s feet must be thoroughly trimmed. Because the sweat glands of cats are almost all grown on the soles of the feet, trimming the hair on the soles of the feet can better help the cat to dissipate heat and cool down.
3. Provide enough drinking water
The owner should also prepare several drinking basins and place them in the area where the cat often walks, so that when the cat feels too hot and needs to add water , You can drink water as soon as possible to avoid the cat from being too hot and thirsty to drink water, thus causing dehydration.
Warm reminder: The hot summer is the peak period for cats to suffer from heat stroke or “air conditioning disease” due to being too hot, so the owner should do Good heatstroke prevention work, the specific content can be found in “Summer Cat Heatstroke Prevention”.
