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Old January 8th 14, 02:27 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Joy
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Default Cats and snow and cold

"MaryL" wrote in message
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It isn't below 0F in NYC right now but it is pretty close. The outside
cats always disappear when we get a big snow and show up again in
three or four days. After the snow from last Friday they didn't show
up again until Monday, when three of them came to eat. The fourth one
had been spotted a day earlier.

But this cold is something else. Buddy, the grey feral, spent the
night in the heated box that I had built for Baby. I think Baby and
her mom, Jet, spent the night under the porch of a neighbor a few
doors away. They go there when there is heavy snow and just stay under
the porch. It's shelltered from the wind but there is no insulation of
any kind.

There are also several cats that live in the backyards, but one of my
neighbors has some crude shelters for them and I guess they stay
there. I'll have to ask her.

It's interesting how they manage to survive these temperatures. I
mean, they do have fur coats but still, it's cold.

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My sister lives in Northeast Ohio. She says the temperature has "warmed
up" to -8F (but much colder chill factor). Fortunately, she is retired
and can stay comfortable indoors with her two cats.

MaryL


As a native Southern Californian, I can't even imagine that kind of cold!
I
did experience 14 F once on a December visit to Alaska, and that was more
than cold enough for me.

Joy

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It was much worse when I was a graduate student at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln because the wind just never stopped blowing there. That
might the wind chill much worse. I could not afford a car when I was a
student and depended on bus transportation. I would stand well back from
the street on especially windy days while I waited for the bus because I
was afraid that a gust of wind could blow me into the street. That sounds
silly, but it was real.

MaryL


No, it doesn't sound silly. Out here we get wind strong enough to overturn
a semi, so I can fully understand your wanting to be sheltered. It's
possible that staying near the building was a little warmer too, although I
suspect when it gets cold enough you can't tell much difference.

Joy