Symptoms of heat stroke in cats include shortness of breath, elevated body temperature, rapid heartbeat, etc. After heat stroke, you should immediately move to a place with low temperature and wipe the cat with cold water; to help Mi relieve the heat on a daily basis, you can let the cat stay in the air conditioner Towels in the room or wherever to wipe, etc.

Cat heatstroke symptoms

1. Shortness of breath. In severe cases, the patient will stick out his tongue and gasp like a dog.

2. The body temperature rises, generally to 41 to 42 degrees Celsius. If the cat cannot lower its body temperature quickly, it may cause severe brain damage or even death.

3. The heartbeat is accelerated, the nose is red but dry and hot, and the conjunctiva of the eyes and oral mucosa are flushed.

4. In severe cases, dehydration symptoms may occur, such as foaming at the mouth and purple mucous membranes.

5. When a cat has symptoms of convulsions and coma, it will be life-threatening.

First aid measures for cat heatstroke

1. If a cat is found to have heat stroke, the first thing to do is to immediately lower the temperature of the space where the cat is. If the cat has heat stroke indoors, the room should be ventilated or the air conditioner should be turned on immediately; if the cat has heat stroke outdoors, the cat should be quickly moved to a cool place.

2. If the cat's body temperature rises and feels hot when touched, it is best to immerse the cat in cold water or wipe the cat's body with a cold wet towel, and place the soaked towel on the cat's head to cool down the cat faster. Relieve symptoms of head congestion in cats. When the cat's body temperature drops to about 39 to 40 degrees, the cat can be taken out of the cold water and kept warm or maintained. Otherwise, hypothermia will occur due to excessive cooling. Cooling is very important. If the cat's body temperature cannot be lowered in time, symptoms such as cerebral edema, heart failure, and kidney failure will occur, resulting in the death of the cat. In addition, to cool down a cat, the cat’s body temperature should be monitored at all times, with the cat’s rectal temperature as the main basis.

How cats relieve heat

1. Never keep a cat on an outdoor balcony in the summer. If you really must keep a cat outside the house, make sure there is enough shade and give it fresh food at any time (change it several times a day).

2. Try to keep the cat in an air-conditioned room (the temperature is around 28°).

3. The bathroom is the coolest place in the house. If possible, open the bathroom door to let the cat come in and out freely, but be sure to close the toilet seat and clean the water on the floor

4. Hot weather is not suitable for overly intense games and sports. Keeping your cat quiet can prevent its body temperature from rising. Try to play with it instead in the early morning or evening.

5. Cat’s belly, paws,The armpits, chin and outside of the ears are the areas most likely to feel hot. You can wipe these areas with a wet towel to dissipate heat.

6. If the heat is really unbearable, you can put the wet towel in the refrigerator, take it out and spread it on the floor, so that the cat can lie on it to cool down.

7. Fill the bottle with water and freeze it, then take it out, wrap it in a towel, and place it near the place where the cat sleeps. If the cat feels hot, it will take the initiative to approach it.

8. Close the curtains at home as much as possible to prevent sunlight from increasing the indoor temperature.