Wet a couple towels in very cold water and wring them out well. Put them around for the cats to lay on.
Ice water is good too. Cats like to watch the ice in the bowl and may drink more.
Fans are good.
Close all the shades to keep the sun from over-warming the house.
You can put ice in a couple gallon baggies and put them under pads the cats like to sleep on if the towel thing is too messy.
They really should be fine. Cats are better in the heat than dogs. they are nocturnal by nature anyway, so sleeping all day through the heat will not bother them!!
2006-08-01 15:38:29
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answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7
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Cats can tolerate the heat a little better than dogs but they do require plenty of fresh water and providing some fans throughout the house until the ac is fixed would certainly provide temporary relief. Consider the cats keeping cool as you would yourself and common sense will prevail. Hope your ac is fixed very soon.
2006-08-01 15:38:18
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answered by trusport 4
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Are you in the power outage area, or is it just your A/C? If you can get a fan set up so it blows over a bag of ice, that will provide a little bit of a cooling system. (Of course, if you're totally without power, that's rather moot...)
If you're feeling more adventurous, there are plans for homemade air conditioners on the Web, such as this one:
http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~gmilburn/ac/geoff_ac.html
Keep the shades drawn to keep the interior of your house as cool as possible. If you're going to be without for a while, or if your cats seem to be stressing out, consider boarding them for a while at the vet's or somewhere that has A/C.
2006-08-01 15:38:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Cats generally have good heat tolerance, unless they are obese.
Cats on their own will find a way to maintain their body in their comfort temperature zone. What you could do is provide your cat with "Lots and Lots Of Options", like providing an area thats well ventilated/shaded and provided with ample water supply, then another area with lots of sunshine. The cat should be allowed or be able to move in and out of the different areas as it needs. Aircons aren't actually needed as long as ventilation is good.
If possible, you should also shift the diet to highly digestible ones so that the "heat of digestion" is minimized (tropical diets). During hot periods, cats have depressed appetites, so nutrition is an issue - you should shift to "nutrient-dense" diets (with higher vit/min preparations) if available in your area, or you could supplement your cat with vit/min drops.
2006-08-01 15:57:09
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answered by doc_cliff 3
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DO NOT LET THEM OUT - the risk of them being lost or locked in a shed or somewhere they cannot get water is too great...
put icecubes in their water and make sure you keep their water fresh (cats drink less if their is dust on their water)
cats who are hot like to lay down on cool linoleum or will lie in the bathroom sink or bathtub so make sure that is accessable. If you have a basement make sure they have access to that - it is probably cooler
oddly airconditioning isnt good for pets - it can cause respiratory problems and ultimately is what contributes to global warming anyhow....
2006-08-01 15:54:21
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answered by CF_ 7
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Use fans, place a frozen bottle of water in front of the fan to cool the air. WET the pets down as often as necessary with cool water. This will help. Keep them quiet and calm. Lots of water with ice cubes to drink. If they seem to be stressing (rapid breathing, panting which is not common in cats) you may want to bring them to a friends or board them at a kennel or vets until your a/c is fixed. Keep cool! :)
2006-08-01 15:40:23
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answered by KimbeeJ 7
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Chilled water is good , Your cat isn't in the sun so it should be fine. You could try giving it a bath.
Not a vet , lived on a farm a while back, have cats &dogs but they all stay outside,
2006-08-01 15:40:25
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answered by Anonymous
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Your cat could suffer from heat exhaustion or heat stroke. If possible put her in a carrier and head to a cooling center.
2006-08-02 01:05:49
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answered by sugarcarat 5
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