Stray kitten

As far as the heat goes, I am always amazed at the number of cats I see
outside when it is 110+. They lay under trees or in moist grass. Very
adaptable animals to be able to take it. I suppose so long as they have
water they can make it. How exactly do cats "sweat" anyway? Anyone know?

Cats sweat from their paw pads, and I think their noses. Sweating is not
a cat's main way to cool off like it is for us.

They pant and I believe their ears cool them too -- but someone else
probably has more info about that than me.

Rhonda

Afaik, water loss is mostly via respiration. Some of the big cats do well
in desert conditions. Being meat eaters, that's how they get most of the
water they need. I did read a couple articles recently claiming that
while cats on dry food do drink more water than those on moist food, they
usually don't drink enough to make up the deficit.


Following is a site about how cats keep cool and there is nothing
about their paws.

Sorry forgot URL

http://www.dwmtech.com/CATS/coolcats.htm

kraut wrote:
As far as the heat goes, I am always amazed at the number of cats I see
outside when it is 110+. They lay under trees or in moist grass. Very
adaptable animals to be able to take it. I suppose so long as they have
water they can make it. How exactly do cats "sweat" anyway? Anyone know?

Cats sweat from their paw pads, and I think their noses. Sweating is not
a cat's main way to cool off like it is for us.

They pant and I believe their ears cool them too -- but someone else
probably has more info about that than me.

Rhonda

Afaik, water loss is mostly via respiration. Some of the big cats do well
in desert conditions. Being meat eaters, that's how they get most of the
water they need. I did read a couple articles recently claiming that
while cats on dry food do drink more water than those on moist food, they
usually don't drink enough to make up the deficit.

Following is a site about how cats keep cool and there is nothing
about their paws.

Sorry forgot URL

http://www.dwmtech.com/CATS/coolcats.htm

Kraut,

There are quite a few sites that talk about the sweat glands in cats'
paws. You can google them if you like. Here's just one:

http://www.purr-fections.com/cgi-bin...i?id+facts.htm

Rhonda