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Frostbite temperatures
How cold would it have to be outside for half of a cat's ears to get
frostbite and break off? I'm asking because a few years ago a stray showed up on my doorstep and half of her ears looked like they had been cut off. I later asked the vet and he said they broke off from frostbite. I'd like to know just how cold it would have to get for this to happen. Around here it usually gets down to between 8-15 degrees Farenheit at nights and between maybe 25-40 during the day. I suppose it could have been from the wind chill but it usually doesn't get windy here in the winter. I thought cats were pretty good at finding warm places to stay so I'm really curious about this. Also, could a cat suffer any sort of brain damage from this cold weather? Because this particular cat didn't seem to have all her oars in the water if you know what I mean. And most of her children (especially the males) didn't seem to be too bright either. |
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I had notice that this cat had trouble taking his share when fed.
Even if he had an abundance of food under his nose, he acted as if he could only catch the crumbs left by the others. My guess is that he had some kind of illness. I saw him once this summer, and he was still only skin and bones.. and there was no reason for this because there is an abundance of prey at this time of year, and many fields are close around, its a very rural area. Elaine That´s so sad. The poor thing might have a tooth ache and simply can´t bite. Can´t someone trap him and have his teeth looked at? Really sad. |
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I had notice that this cat had trouble taking his share when fed.
Even if he had an abundance of food under his nose, he acted as if he could only catch the crumbs left by the others. My guess is that he had some kind of illness. I saw him once this summer, and he was still only skin and bones.. and there was no reason for this because there is an abundance of prey at this time of year, and many fields are close around, its a very rural area. Elaine That´s so sad. The poor thing might have a tooth ache and simply can´t bite. Can´t someone trap him and have his teeth looked at? Really sad. |
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