Yes, domestic, stray and feral cats can suffer from heat stroke and it is an emergency that requires immediate assessment and prompt attention from caregiver and veterinarian. As it happens, cats do not tolerate high temperatures as well as humans. One obvious issue for domestic cats is that they don’t have the means to …
I list five possible reasons why your cat’s tongue sticking out. One concerns oral health, and other concerns cooling down. Two others concern extreme breeding and the fifth is called the blep!
An overweight cat might breathe faster because (1) they are overheating which is more likely if they are obese and (2) they have developed type II diabetes which is linked to being overweight. Other reasons for rapid breathing might include, pain, stress, fever, shock, dehydration, anaemia, lung disease, heart disease and/or a buildup of …
Why do cats pant? There are a billion answers to this question and I’m sure that everyone of them is correct. However, I thought I’d better throw my hat into the ring. I will answer the question without reference to books because the answer is more or less common sense. We know that dogs …
How do cats cool themselves down? There are three ways for cats to cool themselves down (1) perspiration (2) panting (3) saliva evaporation on their coat. A fourth is more obvious: cats find a shady spot. Perspiration Cats don’t have sweat glands in the skin like humans. They have eccrine sweat glands in their …
“My cat is panting heavily” – this is a search term that people put into Google, looking for answers. Panting is normal for a cat but heatstroke (see below) is not. We’re used to seeing dogs pant but cats do it as well. It may be seen after exercise or if the cat is …
