Will cats be cold indoors in winter?

In this season of winter, cats may be more afraid of cold than we are. They are not hardy, not to mention that they often have no activities indoors. If the room is too cold, it will affect the health of cats, such as the "root of all diseases" cold.

Wildcats are not afraid of the cold?

However, compared with domestic cats, wild cats can live outdoors in cold weather. Aren't they afraid of cold?

Wild cats are always moving unless they have to, so they will warm up (their metabolism will get higher) and won't feel very cold.

The range of indoor cats is almost the whole house. Because there is not much to do, it likes to sleep to kill time. This causes the cat's metabolism to decline and it is easy to be afraid of cold.

Of course, another reason is that not turning on the air conditioner indoors will give people a feeling that it will be colder than outside. Even stray cats who live outdoors all the year round, if they suddenly stay indoors, will soon become cold-fearing cats.

At this time, it is necessary to shovel the official to help the cat keep out the cold, not just to put an electric blanket. What if some cats don't like electric blankets?

Therefore, if you want to create a warm environment for cats, there must be more than one answer. Shovel officials can think about how to make cats feel at ease for the winter from the following three points.

Know the condition of cats

Like humans, the condition of cats plays a vital role in whether they can survive the winter smoothly. Among them, age, gender, personality, old habits and habits all need to be understood by shovel officials.

Let's start with age. A cat's life will go through four stages of growth:

Childhood (about 1 year)

Adults (over 65438 years old +0 years old)

Old age (over 8 years old)

Elderly (13 years old or older)

Among them, the stage that cats are most afraid of cold is the immature stage and the old age stage when their body functions are gradually weakening.

On the contrary, the most cold-resistant stage of cats is adulthood, because the fat layer of cats will be thicker at this time. Older cats are more afraid of the cold than adult cats because of their lack of physical strength, but they will try their best to avoid the cold with years of accumulated experience.

The second is gender and personality. Although it cannot be generalized, male cats are more hardy than female cats, and active cats are more hardy than quiet cats. (Big cats are also hardy. )

Of course, cats with old physical problems will feel colder because their physical strength and metabolism will decline. However, cats with hyperthyroidism will feel very hot in any weather.

Finally, there are habits. When the cat feels cold, it will curl up and sleep, or find a warmer place to stay, such as next to the shovel, under the bed, by the fire (rural cats also like to get into the fire).

Moreover, some cats are very quiet and may endure it silently when they feel cold. Kittens and cats are more prone to this situation, and shovel officials need to pay attention.

Set a warm environment for the cat.

Just like a warm place at home during the day, it may not be warm at night. Therefore, after learning about playing with cats, the shovel officer can set a warm environment for cats at home, so that cats can easily find a warm place to sleep at home.

Because warm air accumulates near the ceiling of the house, cats will be warm at this height, which is the most suitable height for cats to rest in winter. It is suggested that shovel officials use relatively high cat posts and large cat cages, or put the cat nest directly on the cabinet near the ceiling.

In addition, cats can feel warm in places with sunshine, electric blankets and air conditioning. Remember not to make the room too warm, or the cat may be too dry and short of water, cryogenic burns.

In fact, the places that make cats feel very cold at home are nothing more than "window" and "floor". Therefore, if the shovel officer wants to let the cats see the scenery in winter, don't let them be too close to the window, and the distance is preferably 5~ 10cm. At the same time, you can spread carpets or electric blankets on the cold floor to reduce the temperature difference that cats feel.

Prepare something suitable for cats to keep warm.

It was enough to set a warm environment for cats, but some shovel officers often go out and have to clean up air conditioners, electric blankets and other equipment to prevent cats from accidents.

At this time, it is necessary to prepare something for the cat that can make it feel warm. The most important thing is the cat nest, because cats spend a lot of time sleeping every day. If they feel cold when they sleep, they may catch a cold.

Before choosing a cat's nest, you must first understand the cat's hobbies, so that you can "get what you need." Don't buy a cat nest just because it looks cute. Maybe cats won't like it.

Generally, a cat's nest made of bedding material similar to a shovel officer will be liked by cats. If the structure of the cat nest is semi-closed, it will make the cat feel at ease.

Other heating equipment, such as "cat pot", "hot water bottle" and "small electric stove", are suitable for heating cats. Just choose according to your cat's preferences. For example, our fat orange recently fell in love with the cat pot. I haven't used it before, but it's fine now. I like lying in the cat basin all day.

We don't recommend dressing cats. Even if cats are used to it, it is easy to reduce their sensitivity to temperature by wearing clothes, especially in autumn and winter when it is difficult to actively adjust their bodies.