Can anyone tell me about sun/heat safety for cats?
Speedy is my 3 yr old siamese-calico sweetheart, indoor young lady .......except........for our daily walks on her harness in the nice weather. We go around our grassy yard and she loves to sniff around, pounce, roll, etc. We usually go out late afternoon or evening. She is my first indoor cat.
Today, we were out for 20 min. in the sun around 1pm and it was warm, I felt warm, but the breeze was blowing and we were having a good time so I did not think about it (the sun). I noticed that she was panting which I never saw her do before, so we walked back to the house and she wanted to go in. She panted for a few minutes when she came in and I put a cool towel around her and she is breathing like always now.
I am ashamed to admit that I never thought about how the sun could affect her. Does anyone know about how cats' bodies protect themselves from the sun? Does the color of the fur matter? She is whitish fur with siamese points, some calico. She has blue eyes.
Thank you for anything I can learn about this.
Speedy is my 3 yr old siamese-calico sweetheart, indoor young lady .......except........for our daily walks on her harness in the nice weather. We go around our grassy yard and she loves to sniff around, pounce, roll, etc. We usually go out late afternoon or evening. She is my first indoor cat.
Today, we were out for 20 min. in the sun around 1pm and it was warm, I felt warm, but the breeze was blowing and we were having a good time so I did not think about it (the sun). I noticed that she was panting which I never saw her do before, so we walked back to the house and she wanted to go in. She panted for a few minutes when she came in and I put a cool towel around her and she is breathing like always now.
I am ashamed to admit that I never thought about how the sun could affect her. Does anyone know about how cats' bodies protect themselves from the sun? Does the color of the fur matter? She is whitish fur with siamese points, some calico. She has blue eyes.
Thank you for anything I can learn about this.