Jude 2

Tomorrow's highs here will be 26 and tomorrow night's lows will be single digits. Will my cats be okay locked in the (none heated) garage?

Thanks,
pa

Cat-sicles

Would you be OK in a unheated garage in this weather? Bring them inside.

Martha wrote:Would you be OK in a unheated garage in this weather? Bring them inside.

That's not even comparable in my opinion.

What about deer and other wild animals? Do they all die in the cold? They don't even have heavy fur coats as cats.

My wife says they will be too hot in our house with their heavy fur.

pa

pastorables wrote:

Martha wrote:Would you be OK in a unheated garage in this weather? Bring them inside.

That's not even comparable in my opinion.

What about deer and other wild animals? Do they all die in the cold? They don't even have heavy fur coats as cats.

My wife says they will be too hot in our house with their heavy fur.

pa

pa,
That sounds like you have already made up your mind. If so, why even bother to ask?


TW

Leave em out there. I know a guy named Gordon Shumway that can clean them up if they die.

Have you ever noticed how a cat will curl up next to a heater? My cat sleeps curled up next to me. I don't think your cats will be too hot inside the house. Cats enjoy warm places.

As to the wild animals, I feel sorry for them but I can't round them up and bring them inside. I can however, take care of the animals that are in my care. Of course I've also been called "the crazy cat lady."

TW wrote:
pa,
That sounds like you have already made up your mind. If so, why even bother to ask?


TW

It doesn't hurt to weigh the opinions of others. I really don't have anywhere in our house to put two adult cats. I only have one caddy and I'm not sure they would get along well together.

Of course, if they are in imminent danger then I would desire to find a heat lamp or somewhere warm for them, etc.

I'm just curious as to how the cattle and horses make it though.

pa

EagerBeaver wrote:Leave em out there. I know a guy named Gordon Shumway that can clean them up if they die.

I got that!!!!!

If they are use to being outside then yes they will be okay. Throw them a towel or blanket to curl up in so they aren't on concrete. Cats lived for THOUSANDS of years out in this weather. But you can condition them by having them indoors all the time to not be able to withstand the cold.

Ilovebigcats wrote: Cats lived for THOUSANDS of years out in this weather

Your logic is extraordinary! Bravo.
Leave a bowl of extra food and sleep like a baby.

Ilovebigcats wrote:Cats lived for THOUSANDS of years out in this weather.

Response: Makes you wonder how they even survive without us!

scooter wrote:

Ilovebigcats wrote:Cats lived for THOUSANDS of years out in this weather.

Response: Makes you wonder how they even survive without us!

When we had our snowfall here a few weeks back, there was a news story on taking care of pets. One piece of advice for avoiding frost bite on was if you let your dog outside in the snow, to make sure you thoroughly dry off their paws, getting in between their pads with a soft cloth. Really???? It amazing that dogs and cats have lived in the cold weather for centuries without our help.

Might take into consideration that the dogs and cats of today are different than their wild ancesters of yesterday;

http://www.catsinfo.com/history.html

http://www.crazyfordogs.com/fow/fow1.shtml

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