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Do cats sweat?In all this warm weather I wonder do cats sweat? if so do they sweat through their paws, just felt Cleo's paws and they are warm and damp - mind you that could be my hands 
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That's right Kazz - just through their paws. Apparently their insulation works for them in the summer as well as winter and they carry their own little microclimate, trapped in their fur. They will very occassionally pant, like a dog, but only if they are extremely hot. They normally have enough sense not to get into that state. |
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Never seen any of mine pant - not sure about the good sense though. |
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That's good. Panting in cats is a really bad thing - means they're overheated. They're not like dogs who can cool off by panting. Whether not at all, or just not enough, I don't know though.  Warm and damp paws means she's getting rid of the heat. Hot and damp, or hot and dry, either combined with panting cat = eek! (But remember that they're warmer than people to begin with, so I do mean hot.) If your worried, you could see if she's amenable to something cool and damp to put her feet on? (Helps with the evaporation which cools, as you already know. ) |
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No not worried - she had been oout and about - and then came and lay down and I touched her feet well tickled them and noticed they were warm. Another question does anyone else tickle their cats feet?  |
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Frequently.  He's not got me quite trained yet and I do irritating things just because I can. |
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Leia cannot abide having her paws touched!! She can pat me, but apparently it's some sort of lese majeste if I touch her paws! |
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I think Cassie must be ticklish because she always pulls her paws away quick when I tickle them!! |
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I worry far more about my dog in this weather. Cats have an inbuilt system for regulating their body temperature unlike dogs. |
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I didn't know that about cats. Moli likes having her front paws tickled but heaven help you if you even look at her back ones  |
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