Do Cats Get Cold In The House

Lets take a closer look at how to keep your cat warm inside during the winter.

Do cats get cold in the house. We know that 80 to 90 of cat colds are caused by two types of virus. Cats are pretty well adapted for cold weather but when the temperature dips below freezing they are susceptible to hypothermia and frostbite. A feline with a low body temperature will display a range of symptoms that will alert you if theres a problem.

In a sense the domestic cat does get a winter coat because heshe sheds fur in the late spring because there is more light and in the fall autumn as the days grow shorter the coat thickens up for winter. When the thermometer dips below freezing it is important to protect your cats from the cold spell. It worries me a lot when people in the house have got colds too and my first instinct is to keep the cats away from them and sometimes even from me for fear of having them catch the.

Just like people cats can get colds. Thats why Alley Cat Allies has put together a guide for how to create shelters to keep feral cats warm and dry during our brutal northern winters. Thats far too cold.

Anybody feeding an outside feral cat colony this winter should make sure the cats have a well insulated place to sleep more food to help them cope with the cold and water that is not frozen. In fact a cold or upper respiratory infection URI is one of the most common illnesses seen in kittens. Colds are especially common in settings where many cats live together like pet stores shelters and breeding facilities.

Probably 20 down to 0 degrees F. They are descendants of desert cats. This cycle applies much more to cats who spend time outdoors.

Cat colds are usually caused by a virus. Outside cats can find places to hide and know very well how to survive but a housecat that is USED to being in a heated house would not live very long in super cold weather ie. An acute upper respiratory infection and discharge from eyes nose and mouth.