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How to help your cat in the heat: follow 5 important rules
18.07.2024 10:40
Hot days are hard not only for people, but also for pets.
During hot periods, cats' behavior changes: they sleep longer and eat slightly less food.
High air temperatures can lead to serious health problems for your cat.
Because of the heat, some furry creatures become lethargic, start to shiver, breathe heavily, and behave restlessly.
The goal of the cat owner is to do everything to ensure that the animal does not overheat. To do this, you must follow 5 rules.
Open the bathroom door
The first thing the owner should do immediately after the start of the hot period is to open the door to the bathroom.
Why? The answer is simple: the bathroom is cool. That is why the animal will try to enter it. Do not deprive your pet of this opportunity.
Add water to the bowl more often
Do not allow the container to run out of water.
The cat should always have access to liquid.
But do not pour water into the bowl that is too cold: excessively cold liquid can harm your pet in hot weather.
Feed differently
During hot periods, it is advisable to give the fluffy one lighter food.
There should be less beef and pork, and more chicken and rabbit.
Do not cut
Some owners are sure that summer is the ideal time to cut a cat's hair.
However, in the absence of medical indications, this procedure should not be performed (either in summer or at any other time).
The fact is that wool plays an important role in thermoregulation.
Hang up wet sheets
Do you want to make you and your pet feel better on a hot day?
Then hang a damp sheet in front of the window. It is also worth hanging towels soaked in water in the rooms. As a result, the apartment will become much cooler.
