I was really frightened when my ac broke. I could have suffered with it a little while, but my cats were *really* suffering and I cant' stand that (of course I also live in TX and it was well over 100 degrees in my house).
Missy and I stayed at the Motel 6 (because of her heart condition), but I couldn't bring them all. On 8/3/07, Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Beckie, > > > > I forgot to mention about the air—ours was broken for 3 weeks during some of > the hottest weather before we could finally get a guy to come fix it! > Luckily we had a basement, so the kitties could go down there if they felt > too hot. Mostly they would just lie around the house. They played a lot less > than usual—they seemed pretty exhausted from the heat. I know we filled > their water dishes much more than before. > > > > So, I guess I would say, it was pretty uncomfortable for them. Most of them > are healthy, so it was easier for them, but for a sick cat, I think the heat > would be much worse. If you have ceiling fans or other fans going for some > circulation, I think it would be better for the cats—or a basement too. We > moved their food dishes down there to encourage them to spend more time in > the cool basement. > > > > Once our air was fixed, I noticed that our kitties were much happier and > more playful. I would say you don't have to have a freezing cold house, but > maybe running the air once in a while to remove the humidity would be good > and keeping the air circulating is smart too. > > > > We don't love the heat, but we don't mind it a little warm either, so I know > what you are feeling. We like to use the air as little as possible, not > because we're cheap, but because we like the sounds of the outdoors, the > birds, the breeze, etc. I always feel cooped up when we have to shut the > windows. Someday we'd like to finish the basement which would be a nice > summer retreat with naturally cooled air. I think you said you live in > Iowa—I'm from Nebraska, and if our climates are similar, it's the humidity > that becomes unbearable more than the heat! J > > > > Melissa Lind > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Caroline! http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
