What are the manifestations of cat heatstroke in summer? What are the emergency measures?

In fact, the reaction and emergency measures of cat heatstroke and dog heatstroke are basically the same.

First, the performance of cat heatstroke The normal body temperature of cats is between 37℃ and 39℃. If heatstroke occurs, the body temperature will suddenly rise to 40℃-42℃, accompanied by increased heart rate, slow or uncontrolled response of limbs, dull eyes, painful expression, shortness of breath, dark tongue color, and excessive vomiting and phlegm.

If it is moderate heatstroke, it should be sent to the doctor in time. You can also observe whether the cat feels hot and has symptoms of heatstroke at home through the following points:

1, stick out your tongue

In most cases, cats don't stick out their tongues. If the cat is too hot, it will open its mouth and spit out its tongue. At this time, we should pay attention to cooling the cat in time to prevent heatstroke from getting worse.

2. Poor appetite

Hot weather will affect the appetite of cats, and cats really don't like to eat at high temperatures. If you find that the cat has not eaten, consider whether it is too hot at home. You need good ventilation, keep food and cats in a cool place, and if necessary, you'd better turn on the air conditioner to keep the room cool.

Step 3 keep drinking water

Many cats don't like drinking water, and often cheat water to drink. If a cat who doesn't like drinking water suddenly drinks a lot of water and often looks for water to drink at home, it means that the cat thinks it is too hot at home.

Step 4 stick your belly to the wall

Cats stick their bellies on the wall because they think it's too hot at home, but few cats stick their bellies on the wall, and most of them stick their bellies out.

My colleague's cat especially likes to stick to the wall when it feels hot, and its feet are stuck to the wall. Because the wall is cooler than the ground, the foot pad is just a place to dissipate heat, so I will stick my feet on the wall. Probably learned it from his dog, because his dog always likes to sleep against the wall, just like the whole dog lying on the wall.

Second, how to first aid the cat's heatstroke 1, and transfer the cat to a cool and ventilated place, but not in a cold room, and the temperature difference before and after should not be too large.

2. Gently wet the cat's body with a wet towel or water spray, especially the abdomen, limbs, foot pads and auricles to help the cat dissipate heat. Remember not to use ice water to prevent the cat's blood vessels from contracting due to excessive temperature difference, causing serious consequences.

3. You can carefully feed the cat with cold water through straws or droppers, but don't force the cat to drink water.

4. After the cat's symptoms are stable, send it to the doctor in time to prevent complications, especially cats with their own diseases.

Third, which cats are prone to heatstroke 1, long-haired cats

Although hair can keep warm and insulate heat, long hair also hinders heat dissipation, especially the kind with thick hair.

In addition to combing your hair frequently every day, you can comb off all the waste hair or cut it properly, but don't shave it off. It is estimated that it will take about 10 weeks for the coat to return to its original length. It's not cold yet, and the hair hasn't grown out yet.

2. Fat cat

Fat people are afraid of heat, so are cats. Fat accumulation has a certain cold-proof effect and cannot dissipate heat in summer. Therefore, if you have a fat cat at home, you should pay more attention to indoor ventilation. Turn on the air conditioner if necessary, or prepare ice mats, mats and ice packs.

3. Old cats and sick cats

After all, it is normal to suffer from heatstroke in poor health, which is definitely worse than other normal cats.

4, short nose cat

Just like Garfield, it has a short nose and is prone to breathing problems. His body temperature is higher than that of other cats, so he has poor heat dissipation and is prone to heatstroke.

5. Black cat

Black absorbs heat, so do black cats. It's really hot. Even without the sun, as long as the temperature is higher, the hair will become very hot. Therefore, if there is a black cat at home, you must be careful not to let the cat get heatstroke in summer.

Fourth, how to prevent cats from heatstroke 1, turn on air conditioners or electric fans.

For cats that are particularly prone to heatstroke, it is best to turn on air conditioners or electric fans at home. The temperature of the air conditioner is constant, which is suitable for the temperature of the cat itself. Choose a fan without blades to prevent the cat from scratching the blades with its claws naughty.

2. The home should be ventilated and the windows should be sealed.

Never keep the cat in a closed environment, it will be hot, so ventilation is very important. And the cat's room should have a cool place for the cat to rest.

If you don't turn on the air conditioner, you can also prepare some ice packs or ice cubes at home to keep cool.

3. Prepare enough drinking water

If cats don't like drinking water, try tap water or a cup full of water for people to drink. If not, feed canned food and wet food to replenish water. If you have time, you can also cook the chicken breast for the cat and give the soup to the cat.

What needs special attention is that the water bowl and the grain bowl should be cleaned every day, especially the grain in the grain bowl should be placed quantitatively. If you haven't finished a meal for a long time, don't feed it again to prevent the food from going bad.

4. Prepare ice mats, summer mats, aluminum basins, etc.

Cats like to catch things. If the quality of the ice mat is not good, it is easy to scratch, so it is not selected by hand. You can look at the mat and the aluminum basin, especially the aluminum basin is cooler. Cats don't necessarily like sleeping mats, but most of them like aluminum pots, which helps cats to dissipate heat.