Heat wave

[CATherine]

I have a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that speaks when the
outdoor temp goes below freezing. This afternoon it spoke for the
first time in months. I was startled at hearing it, thinking it must
be broken cause I knew it wasn't freezing! Since it repeats the
message three times, I went close enough to hear what it said. It told
me the outdoor temp was 100.7 degrees!!

But it was only 84 inside. Yesterday I had seen on the forecast that
the temp was going to be in the high 90s for a week; so last evening I
had my son get the portable swamp cooler out. So, with today's temp,
it is sitting ready to turn on and cool things down. I only run it a
couple hours of an evening to cool things enough so that I can sleep.

The humidity meter says 42 inside. Normally, it runs around 50. I bet
it is a lot dryer outside. I was watering earlier and the ground was
sucking up the water like a sponge. My lilacs look pitiful, even aside
from the depredations of the leaf-cutter bees. I bet the cottonwoods
and elms have lots of thieving roots under my lilacs and flowers.

The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
could do that!

--
CATherine

[Hopitus]

Friend, I'm glad you got a swamp cooler.
Cats here are belly-up on the hardwood floors all day all night. Yesterday
it was a new record 101o....can't wait to see what today hit - they
predicted 104o - did you know that? Take it easy...this can't last forever.
How did I know that last summer was a "cooler" one here?


"CATherine" > wrote in message
...
>I have a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that speaks when the
> outdoor temp goes below freezing. This afternoon it spoke for the
> first time in months. I was startled at hearing it, thinking it must
> be broken cause I knew it wasn't freezing! Since it repeats the
> message three times, I went close enough to hear what it said. It told
> me the outdoor temp was 100.7 degrees!!
>
> But it was only 84 inside. Yesterday I had seen on the forecast that
> the temp was going to be in the high 90s for a week; so last evening I
> had my son get the portable swamp cooler out. So, with today's temp,
> it is sitting ready to turn on and cool things down. I only run it a
> couple hours of an evening to cool things enough so that I can sleep.
>
> The humidity meter says 42 inside. Normally, it runs around 50. I bet
> it is a lot dryer outside. I was watering earlier and the ground was
> sucking up the water like a sponge. My lilacs look pitiful, even aside
> from the depredations of the leaf-cutter bees. I bet the cottonwoods
> and elms have lots of thieving roots under my lilacs and flowers.
>
> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
> could do that!
>
> --
> CATherine

[Karen]

in article , CATherine at
wrote on 7/20/05 6:45 PM:

> I have a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that speaks when the
> outdoor temp goes below freezing. This afternoon it spoke for the
> first time in months. I was startled at hearing it, thinking it must
> be broken cause I knew it wasn't freezing! Since it repeats the
> message three times, I went close enough to hear what it said. It told
> me the outdoor temp was 100.7 degrees!!
>
> But it was only 84 inside. Yesterday I had seen on the forecast that
> the temp was going to be in the high 90s for a week; so last evening I
> had my son get the portable swamp cooler out. So, with today's temp,
> it is sitting ready to turn on and cool things down. I only run it a
> couple hours of an evening to cool things enough so that I can sleep.
>
> The humidity meter says 42 inside. Normally, it runs around 50. I bet
> it is a lot dryer outside. I was watering earlier and the ground was
> sucking up the water like a sponge. My lilacs look pitiful, even aside
> from the depredations of the leaf-cutter bees. I bet the cottonwoods
> and elms have lots of thieving roots under my lilacs and flowers.
>
> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
> could do that!
>
> --
> CATherine
Ugh! It's awful here. I don't htink I'd survive with out central air! (I was
a stranger to it until 2 years ago. Boy, I couldn't live without it now.)

[Kitkat]

CATherine wrote:
>
>
> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
> could do that!

You mean...like this?

http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0020.html
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0019.html

It's DEFINITELY a heat wave here in Chicagoland!!!

Pam

[Kitkat]

Karen wrote:

>>--
>>CATherine
>
> Ugh! It's awful here. I don't htink I'd survive with out central air! (I was
> a stranger to it until 2 years ago. Boy, I couldn't live without it now.)

When I grow up, I am going to have central air AND a walk in closet!!!!
;)

Pam
-33 y.o. ;)

[Karen]

in article , Kitkat at
wrote on 7/21/05 12:30AM:

> CATherine wrote:
>>
>>
>> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>> could do that!
>
> You mean...like this?
>
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0020.html
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0019.html
>
> It's DEFINITELY a heat wave here in Chicagoland!!!
>
> Pam


He's such a character. You should tell everyone here all about him and what
a fighter he is. Many of them (probably most) won't know his story!

[Kitkat]

Karen wrote:
>
>>>The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>>>finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>>>a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>>>escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>>>the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>>>could do that!
>>
>>You mean...like this?
>>
>>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0020.html
>>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0019.html
>>
>>It's DEFINITELY a heat wave here in Chicagoland!!!
>>
>>Pam
>
>
>
> He's such a character. You should tell everyone here all about him and what
> a fighter he is. Many of them (probably most) won't know his story!

Hi RPCA. Here is the story of my dear kitty Jasper. We actually call him
Dudley, but it doesn't really matter what we call him since he is deaf!
(and blind!)

Last year, DH and I went to a funeral. A friend of the family's elderly
mother passed away. She had 2 cats that needed to be rehomed. They were
not a bonded pair, however. So, we went to the funeral and came home
with a cat.

Here he is on his first day with us! :)
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/random/jasper.html

We kept him quarantined until he could be checked by the vet since I
have another cat, Luna. We werent even sure if Jasper and Luna would
work out, since Luna has a history of hating all other cats. We figured
we would take Jasper and if he didnt work out with us, we'd take on the
responsibility of rehoming him so that the friend of the family could
deal with other matters. By the way, when we went to see him the day of
the funeral, it took me about 3.2 seconds to say to DH "WE MUST GET HIM
OUT OF HERE!!!" He looked so sad sitting on his meowmie's hospice bed,
hoping and praying for her return. :(

Anyway, we fell in love with Jasper. And other than some rotting teeth,
he *seemed* to be in good shape. We also didn't understand at the time
that rotting teeth could cause all kinds of other problems, so we did
not take care of that right away. This was all last August! (one year
anniversary coming up soon!) Within a day or three of having him, we
realized that he was blind and deaf as ****! But, he liked to lay on his
tummy and have it rubbed, just like a dog. He would knead his paws into
the air, making him look like he was swimming. And his purr...what an
engine he had!!! Can you tell how enamored we were with him?

In February JasperDuds got real sick. He had pancreatitis and stopped
eating. He had a fever and was a bit jaundiced. We took him to the
emergency vet on a Sunday after a weekend of him declining. He spent the
night there and saw a specialist the next day. He had an ultrasound
which confirmed the pancreatitis. He was a TERRIBLE patient at the vet.
Can you imagine being deaf and blind and swept off in a cage to a
strange place where nothing smelled familiar and everyone seemed to be
poking and prodding at you, sometimes with needles?! When I went to
visit him, there was a sign on his cage: "WILL BITE! MUZZLE MAKES IT
WORSE!" I remember thinking to myself "Jasper? Bite?!?! You assholes are
putting a MUZZLE on my damn cat!!!" Anyway, to make a long story even
longer, he did recuperate and did get to come home to us after 2 nites
at the emergency vet and like a jillion dollars spent. ;)

Jasper's triumphant return home! Complete with baby food diet!!
(temporary of course)
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/homecoming2.html

DH is SO glad Jasper is home, even though we fought over vet bills, etc.
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/homecoming5.html

The plan, after he healed up from the bout with pancreatitis was to have
a dental done. We knew he needed some teeth pulled and I really wanted
to take care of it. However, at the end of March, I began my own
rollercoaster ride with health problems (thyroid cancer!!) and Jasper's
teeth simply had to take a backseat. I felt guilty about it, too. After
reading so much on RPCHB, I knew how important it was to get Jasper's
mouth cleared up! Finally, at the beginning of June, as soon as school
let out and I could be with him (im a teacher!), we set up the dental
and J-Duds had 4 teeth pulled. Now, all he has left are his little front
fangs (they really are fangs-quite hilarious!) but he seems to be happy
as a clam. I was really worried about the dental because I was terrified
to put him under anesthetic, but he came thru like a champ!!!

http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0065.html
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0030.html
http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf8.html

One last pic. Here is Jaspie in his youth. We are not sure of his age in
the pic, but DH got it from our friend. Look how much lighter he was!!!

http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/young-dudley.html

We cracked up because that is the same position we still find him
in...ALL the time!

Last tidbit for now: Jasper's previous two mommies were old ladies who
passed away. I am hoping to reverse this trend and outlive my beautiful
boy, who will turn 13 this fall. :-)

And that is Jasper's story! :)
Happy Thursday,
Pam

[Wayne Mitchell]

Kitkat > wrote:

>Hi RPCA. Here is the story of my dear kitty Jasper. We actually call him
>Dudley, but it doesn't really matter what we call him since he is deaf!
>(and blind!)

Thanks for retelling that, Pam.

Let me get this straight. His name is Jasper, but you call him
Dudley. Is this anything like Winnie-the-Pooh living under the
name of Saunders? :)

--

Wayne M.

[mlbriggs]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:31:09 +0000, Kitkat wrote:

> Karen wrote:
>
>>>--
>>>CATherine
>>
>> Ugh! It's awful here. I don't htink I'd survive with out central air! (I
>> was a stranger to it until 2 years ago. Boy, I couldn't live without it
>> now.)
>
> When I grow up, I am going to have central air AND a walk in closet!!!! ;)
>
> Pam
> -33 y.o. ;)


At 33 you are almost there-----MLB

[Kitkat]

Wayne Mitchell wrote:
> Kitkat > wrote:
>
>
>>Hi RPCA. Here is the story of my dear kitty Jasper. We actually call him
>>Dudley, but it doesn't really matter what we call him since he is deaf!
>>(and blind!)
>
>
> Thanks for retelling that, Pam.
>
> Let me get this straight. His name is Jasper, but you call him
> Dudley. Is this anything like Winnie-the-Pooh living under the
> name of Saunders? :)
>

Heh. He came to us named Jasper. We called him that. For a long time.
Here is how he got the name Dudley. One of the nicknames I used to call
him was "Dude-ly"...he was my little dude, so..."dude-ly". Anyway, in
December I got married. Before the wedding, DH's best friend was staying
with us. And one night, the two boys were out and drinkin up, etc.
Apparently Dan asked DH-"What's the cat's name again? Dudley?"

It stuck. He is MUCH more of a Dudley than a Jasper. :)

Pam

[[email protected]]

On 20 Jul 2005 23:45:11 GMT, CATherine
> wrote:

>I have a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that speaks when the
>outdoor temp goes below freezing. This afternoon it spoke for the
>first time in months. I was startled at hearing it, thinking it must
>be broken cause I knew it wasn't freezing! Since it repeats the
>message three times, I went close enough to hear what it said. It told
>me the outdoor temp was 100.7 degrees!!
>
>But it was only 84 inside. Yesterday I had seen on the forecast that
>the temp was going to be in the high 90s for a week; so last evening I
>had my son get the portable swamp cooler out. So, with today's temp,
>it is sitting ready to turn on and cool things down. I only run it a
>couple hours of an evening to cool things enough so that I can sleep.
>
>The humidity meter says 42 inside. Normally, it runs around 50. I bet
>it is a lot dryer outside. I was watering earlier and the ground was
>sucking up the water like a sponge. My lilacs look pitiful, even aside
>from the depredations of the leaf-cutter bees. I bet the cottonwoods
>and elms have lots of thieving roots under my lilacs and flowers.
>
>The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>could do that!

It's been miserable here in Ohio for weeks, upper 80s and low 90s. We
only have the one air conditioner, in "The Cool Room" (aka, the
bedroom). Last evening, I had had it, and hid in the Cool Room all
evening and night. Apparently, the cats had *all* had it, too. Every
single one of them came up, without any urging on my part. It was a
crowded room, but at least we all got some relief from the heat and
humidity!

Ginger-lyn

Home Pages:
http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy)
http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

[CATherine]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:30:16 GMT, Kitkat >
wrote:

>CATherine wrote:
>>
>>
>> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>> could do that!
>
>You mean...like this?
>
>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0020.html
>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0019.html
>
>It's DEFINITELY a heat wave here in Chicagoland!!!
>
>Pam

He is gorgeous! What a tummy to nuzzle!

--
CATherine

[CATherine]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:41:38 -0500, Karen > wrote:

>in article , CATherine at
wrote on 7/20/05 6:45 PM:
>
>> I have a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that speaks when the
>> outdoor temp goes below freezing. This afternoon it spoke for the
>> first time in months. I was startled at hearing it, thinking it must
>> be broken cause I knew it wasn't freezing! Since it repeats the
>> message three times, I went close enough to hear what it said. It told
>> me the outdoor temp was 100.7 degrees!!
>>
>> But it was only 84 inside. Yesterday I had seen on the forecast that
>> the temp was going to be in the high 90s for a week; so last evening I
>> had my son get the portable swamp cooler out. So, with today's temp,
>> it is sitting ready to turn on and cool things down. I only run it a
>> couple hours of an evening to cool things enough so that I can sleep.
>>
>> The humidity meter says 42 inside. Normally, it runs around 50. I bet
>> it is a lot dryer outside. I was watering earlier and the ground was
>> sucking up the water like a sponge. My lilacs look pitiful, even aside
>> from the depredations of the leaf-cutter bees. I bet the cottonwoods
>> and elms have lots of thieving roots under my lilacs and flowers.
>>
>> The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>> finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>> a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>> escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>> the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>> could do that!
>>
>> --
>> CATherine
>Ugh! It's awful here. I don't htink I'd survive with out central air! (I was
>a stranger to it until 2 years ago. Boy, I couldn't live without it now.)

Funny how quickly we can get used to a labor-saving device or
convenience. Although central air might be cool; it can't beat
standing in front of the swamp cooler's water-chilled air blast to
cool off. <aahhh!>

--
CATherine

[CATherine]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:34:24 -0600, "Hopitus" >
wrote:

>Friend, I'm glad you got a swamp cooler.
>Cats here are belly-up on the hardwood floors all day all night. Yesterday
>it was a new record 101o....can't wait to see what today hit - they
>predicted 104o - did you know that? Take it easy...this can't last forever.
>How did I know that last summer was a "cooler" one here?
>
I am glad to have it even though I don't use it that much. I tend to
save it for the really hot times like now. Mostly I depend on fans.
But I have lots of trees around my house to cool the air before it
hits the house. And the house is an old homestead house with thick
solid walls, and high ceilings in the original part.

I hope you and your cats can keep cool enough. The forecast I saw
shows it cooling by a degree a day for a few days with thundershowers
on the weekend. I am so glad I am not in the city with all that
pavement and concrete to soak up and reflect heat.

--
CATherine

[CATherine]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:03:24 GMT, Kitkat >
wrote:

>Karen wrote:
>>
>>>>
>And that is Jasper's story! :)
>Happy Thursday,
>Pam

Jaspar/Dudley is so lucky to have found a loving home with you. Hugs
and purrs,

--
CATherine

[Susan M]

Awwww - I'm happy you and Dudley found each other - he looks like such a
character and he's soooo gorgeous. Thanks for re-telling the story.

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Kitkat" > wrote in message
m...
> Karen wrote:
>>
>>>>The cats have been seeking the coolest spots in the house and have
>>>>finally found the cement floor of the porch is cool even though it has
>>>>a bit of carpet on it. They lie all stretched out to let the body heat
>>>>escape with maximum efficiency. Cats seem to have a way of extending
>>>>the body several inches longer than thye are when standing. I wish I
>>>>could do that!
>>>
>>>You mean...like this?
>>>
>>>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0020.html
>>>http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0019.html
>>>
>>>It's DEFINITELY a heat wave here in Chicagoland!!!
>>>
>>>Pam
>>
>>
>>
>> He's such a character. You should tell everyone here all about him and
>> what
>> a fighter he is. Many of them (probably most) won't know his story!
>
> Hi RPCA. Here is the story of my dear kitty Jasper. We actually call him
> Dudley, but it doesn't really matter what we call him since he is deaf!
> (and blind!)
>
> Last year, DH and I went to a funeral. A friend of the family's elderly
> mother passed away. She had 2 cats that needed to be rehomed. They were
> not a bonded pair, however. So, we went to the funeral and came home with
> a cat.
>
> Here he is on his first day with us! :)
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/random/jasper.html
>
> We kept him quarantined until he could be checked by the vet since I have
> another cat, Luna. We werent even sure if Jasper and Luna would work out,
> since Luna has a history of hating all other cats. We figured we would
> take Jasper and if he didnt work out with us, we'd take on the
> responsibility of rehoming him so that the friend of the family could deal
> with other matters. By the way, when we went to see him the day of the
> funeral, it took me about 3.2 seconds to say to DH "WE MUST GET HIM OUT OF
> HERE!!!" He looked so sad sitting on his meowmie's hospice bed, hoping and
> praying for her return. :(
>
> Anyway, we fell in love with Jasper. And other than some rotting teeth, he
> *seemed* to be in good shape. We also didn't understand at the time that
> rotting teeth could cause all kinds of other problems, so we did not take
> care of that right away. This was all last August! (one year anniversary
> coming up soon!) Within a day or three of having him, we realized that he
> was blind and deaf as ****! But, he liked to lay on his tummy and have it
> rubbed, just like a dog. He would knead his paws into the air, making him
> look like he was swimming. And his purr...what an engine he had!!! Can you
> tell how enamored we were with him?
>
> In February JasperDuds got real sick. He had pancreatitis and stopped
> eating. He had a fever and was a bit jaundiced. We took him to the
> emergency vet on a Sunday after a weekend of him declining. He spent the
> night there and saw a specialist the next day. He had an ultrasound which
> confirmed the pancreatitis. He was a TERRIBLE patient at the vet. Can you
> imagine being deaf and blind and swept off in a cage to a strange place
> where nothing smelled familiar and everyone seemed to be poking and
> prodding at you, sometimes with needles?! When I went to visit him, there
> was a sign on his cage: "WILL BITE! MUZZLE MAKES IT WORSE!" I remember
> thinking to myself "Jasper? Bite?!?! You assholes are putting a MUZZLE on
> my damn cat!!!" Anyway, to make a long story even longer, he did
> recuperate and did get to come home to us after 2 nites at the emergency
> vet and like a jillion dollars spent. ;)
>
> Jasper's triumphant return home! Complete with baby food diet!! (temporary
> of course)
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/homecoming2.html
>
> DH is SO glad Jasper is home, even though we fought over vet bills, etc.
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/homecoming5.html
>
> The plan, after he healed up from the bout with pancreatitis was to have a
> dental done. We knew he needed some teeth pulled and I really wanted to
> take care of it. However, at the end of March, I began my own
> rollercoaster ride with health problems (thyroid cancer!!) and Jasper's
> teeth simply had to take a backseat. I felt guilty about it, too. After
> reading so much on RPCHB, I knew how important it was to get Jasper's
> mouth cleared up! Finally, at the beginning of June, as soon as school let
> out and I could be with him (im a teacher!), we set up the dental and
> J-Duds had 4 teeth pulled. Now, all he has left are his little front fangs
> (they really are fangs-quite hilarious!) but he seems to be happy as a
> clam. I was really worried about the dental because I was terrified to put
> him under anesthetic, but he came thru like a champ!!!
>
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0065.html
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf0030.html
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/dscf8.html
>
> One last pic. Here is Jaspie in his youth. We are not sure of his age in
> the pic, but DH got it from our friend. Look how much lighter he was!!!
>
> http://public.fotki.com/kitkatluna/miscellaneous/jasper_dudley/young-dudley.html
>
> We cracked up because that is the same position we still find him in...ALL
> the time!
>
> Last tidbit for now: Jasper's previous two mommies were old ladies who
> passed away. I am hoping to reverse this trend and outlive my beautiful
> boy, who will turn 13 this fall. :-)
>
> And that is Jasper's story! :)
> Happy Thursday,
> Pam