{"id":1226,"date":"2022-07-31T19:51:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2022-07-31T19:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T19:51:43","slug":"stay-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=1226","title":{"rendered":"Stay Cool&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some cats tolerate the heat better than others, and it&#8217;s important to know what you&#8217;re looking for to make sure your cat is comfortable during the rise in temperatures. Here are some actions to take if you think a cat may have heatstroke, and a graphic of symptoms to look for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your cat appears to be suffering heatstroke, try these things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Move the cat to a shaded and cool area immediately.<\/li><li>Begin cooling the cat down by placing a wet towel on them.<\/li><li>Ensure the cat is drinking SMALL amounts of cool water regularly.<\/li><li>Take the cat to a vet ensuring you continue to keep them cool with the dampened towels. If the cat starts shivering, stop applying the damp towels.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs.-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs.-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs.-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs.-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Heat-Stroke-signs..jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>If your cat is a fan of the great outdoors, be sure to check on them regularly during the hot weather&#8230;<\/em><br>(Image Source: My Family Vets Social Media.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some cats tolerate the heat better than others, and it&#8217;s important to know what you&#8217;re looking for to make sure your cat is comfortable during the rise in temperatures. Here are some actions to take if you think a cat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1228,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}