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Old 08-17-2010, 03:19 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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Yep, we have 3 outdoors cats and it is a pain to get them in the house at night during the summer. The hotter it is the less active they are, which for a cat isn't a lot to start with! I really don't think cats care that much about heat. The dog on the other hand, he flakes out after 10 minutes outside!

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Old 08-17-2010, 03:41 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Do fans help furred animals? Fans don't cool the air. The moving air allows your skin to evaporate sweat faster, cooling your skin. Dogs and cats don't sweat so does a fan do any good?
If the air temperature is lower then the body temperature of the animal, then fans will help them shed heat. A layer of still air near the body actually helps insulate the animal and keep it from loosing heat to the surrounding cooler air. Also body hair, undisturbed, helps trap warmer temperatures near the body. Moving air helps disturb that and increase the heat dissipation. A fan moving cool air around the bodies of the animals will help them stay cooler.

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According to the Veterinary Information for Cats site, a cat's normal temperature ranges from 100.5 to 102.5�degrees Fahrenheit. In comparison, normal human body temperature ranges from 97.8 to 99.1�degrees Fahrenheit. The normal body temperature for a dog falls within the range of 100.5°F to 102.5°F
This same is true of inanimate objects. The heat transfer through a wall exposed to moving air is higher then that for a wall in still air.
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Cedar Park, Texas
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I have an old, large (140 lb) dog and two cats (one is 17 years old), and I leave my A/C on 80 during the summer months when I'm not at home. The animals are fine - they are all cool-nosed and snoozing when I get home in the evenings. I do leave ceiling fans on, too.
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:21 PM
 
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I keep the A/C at 84 during the day and they're fine (they stay indoors). I have tile floors so I think that helps.
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