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poor cats are hot!

post #1 of 5
5/2/10 at 4:41pm
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Its still spring and these guys didnt want to move to come eat...

Would it help to put ice cubes in their water??? or any other ideas.

thanks....
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post #2 of 5
5/2/10 at 4:50pm
I put icecubes in my cats water, they tend to just play with them, but then they have to dry their paws so they get some water
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post #3 of 5
5/2/10 at 8:44pm
Where do you live? I mean, I live in the desert of CA, and my outside cats (former ferals) endure over 100 degree weather (with a little help from us). The heat never has stopped them from eating.

I don't know - but to say - are you feeding canned, or kibble -- the more moisture in the food the better.

I put the canned meat into a "stoneware" bowl, put the bowl atop a bowl of ice to keep it fresher longer. I actually freeze plastic bowls of water - very convenient to put another bowl, or saucer, on top of that.

There are other things I do like freezing a plastic quart container that once was a milk container and putting that where the cats can lay against it. (A former gallon or quart bleach container seems to have a thicker plastic and the ice keeps just a little longer.) Fortunately, we have an extra refrigerator in the garage where I can set up my summer supply of ice containers and ice cubes.

They'll probably come and eat once they get hungry.
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post #4 of 5
5/3/10 at 8:30am
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Im in south jersey... it was 80 but I could tell it was affecting them. i knew they would eat eventually- i just want to help them be comfortable.

Thanks for the ideas. I will do that - plus I havent fed them wet food in awhile - ill get them some asap.
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post #5 of 5
5/3/10 at 9:06am
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Originally Posted by m935 View Post
Im in south jersey... it was 80 but I could tell it was affecting them. i knew they would eat eventually- i just want to help them be comfortable.

Thanks for the ideas. I will do that - plus I havent fed them wet food in awhile - ill get them some asap.
oh, South Jersey - humidity - I remember well!
-- by-the-way - if you are feeding them outside - maybe you'll have problems with the ants? I slither vaseline around the outside of the bowl - along with making a mote of either ice or water with another larger container -- what fun!
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