Can cats sweat?

[Kim]

Originally Posted by yola

One word of warning, unlike a dog - if a cat starts panting it's usually a danger sign that the animal is becoming potentially dehydrated and overheated and you should take remedial action.

I agree with this Yola, which was why I didn't mention it as one of the ways cats keep cool. I learnt this the hard way...... I have mentioned in previous posts that many years ago we hand reared 3 kittens when mum died in an RTA. One of them got colic and had to go to the vets, to keep her warm (it was winter) I put her on a hot water bottle, it was only lukewarm, but enough to make her very overheated and pant. The vet had to cool her down gradually. Bless her I was trying to help and nearly lost her in the process! I have never seen a cat pant since!

[Rosie]

I read somewhere that cats are far more efficient at controlling their body temperature than dogs and really need no assistance at all.

[dinahsmum]

If you look to nature and lions, tigers etc or even domestic cat ancestors in Egypt, you would think they should be good at 'heat'.

[logoes]

I was watching the Goodmorning show on the beeb today, there was an interview with a lady with two sheep at the Royal Show who said the sheep in their full coats are cooler than the shorn sheep because of the insulation the wool provides, against the heat in the summer , I reckon it is probably the same for cats, but definately NOT dogs,where the heavily coated breeds suffer so in this sort of weather, although my Belgian Shepherd used to pant all year round!!! Logoes.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Rosie

I read somewhere that cats are far more efficient at controlling their body temperature than dogs and really need no assistance at all.

That could well be right! My cats seems to enjoy the sun and Rosie mostly sleeps in the box in her climbing tree thingy which has a fleece blanket it it!! Whereas Caleb, our dog really struggles with the heat.

[dandysmom]

All of my cats spend hours of their time in the Winter sleeping on the radiator covers which get quite hot...never seemed to bother them in the least....