My cat is an outdoor cat and she lives in my garage. Outside the lowest temperature that it gets is 10 and highest 105. What could I do to keep her warm?? She doesn't like to be indoors and don't tell me that im harming my cat.
2007-12-15 05:58:15 · 17 answers · asked by Adriana s 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Maybe put a cat door in the door to your garage so that she can come inside when she wants to if she needs to get warm? That way you're not forcing her.
2007-12-15 06:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by hello 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We also have an outdoor kitty who refuses to come inside even in the coldest weather. You might want to think about getting her something like a miniature dog house - no guarantee that she'll use it, but it might be worth trying. You can also lay out some nice warm fleece blankets for her to snuggle up in/on/under. Another thing would be to increase her food per day; not too much, but enough to give her a LITTLE more fat build up as defense from the cold. (We usually increase our cat's food by a quarter of a cup per day and she's done wonderfully)
2007-12-15 14:07:15 · answer #2 · answered by Cat's Cradle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there is no reason why your cat cannot have a house of her own....a little kitty house ( like a dog house....) make sure that the bottom is up off the ground for maximum insulation. If you put the house in the garage, you can get some blankets or towels to use as bedding......I have seen in some catalogs rigid plastic heating pads to put out in dog houses or kennels.....just make sure its covered with bedding. If the house will be outside, just make sure it is tucked back away from wind and weather.
2007-12-15 14:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by lt4827 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a bale of straw (from a farmer this would only cost you $2, straw is cheaper than hay as it's not eaten, it's only used for bedding). Set that in the garage, cut the cords holding it together and spread it out just slightly. Cats love to sleep in it, it reflects body heat, and you can put down a spare towel over it if you want or make a 'cave' in the straw bale.
Ours used this when sleeping in the garage when we were kids, my sister had a horse and we just brought a few bales up for the cats.
2007-12-15 16:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your cat a United States Postal Service crate, one of those plasticy-looking, translucent, whitish things. Get some carpet scraps and some Liquid Nails (tough glue), and carpet the inside of the Postal Service crate. Then buy one of those $8 little donut beds from Petco or PetSmart -- the really basic, simple, little donut bed. Get some of those Hot Hands handwarmers.
In her special little corner of your garage, put the U.S. Postal Service crate on its side. Set the donut bed inside the Postal Crate, which is on its side, open one pouch of the Hot Hands hand warmers and take out one handwarmer. Shake it to start the slow exothermic reaction that will last for 10 hours and keep the warmer at 103-110 degrees, and put it in the pet bed. Cover the warmer with a tee shirt or something that you have worn and has your scent on it.
Trust me, she will be as warm as Muffy the Fireside Cat all night long, and she will associate your scent with her comfort, so she will love you even more.
2007-12-15 14:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by Mercy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a box and line it, bottom and sides, with old terry towels and put a catnip toy in it to attract her to the box. You can hold the towels in place on the sides w/ clothes pin (hardware store item) or large potato chip bag clips. The towels will be easier to keep clean than a blanket. There are also avilable at pet stores a fabic house for cats (dogs too for that matter) that is not too pricey.
2007-12-15 14:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by wry humor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a great product called Snuggle Safe. It's a plastic disk that you place in the microwave for 8 minutes, and then you place it under a blanket or pillow to keep your cat warm for at least 8 hours.
2007-12-16 06:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by Chatelaine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If she has to stay outside........Buy her a small dog house with plenty of blankets.....But im still not sure if thats gonna do it.
Oh. I just thought of somthing..Buy a little heater and put ot near where she sleeps in the garage. That will be a sure thing.
2007-12-15 22:57:35 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would monitor the cats schedule very closely. if the temperature is too cold outside for you, then it is too cold for your cat. I would keep the cat indoors. Vice-versa if the temperate is right for you then its right for your cats. Then I would leave the cat outside. Cats body temperature is similar to human temperature. If her temperature goes below normal, she could get pneumonia and die.
2007-12-15 14:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by Catlover 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A safe heat lamp or spaceheater that has the safety feature to shut off if tipped.
Are you sure she doesn't like being indoors or does she just not have a choice?
2007-12-15 14:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋