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Cat Sitting Again, Since Sat 27th
So I'm cat sitting Schwartzie and Fedders again. I can probably stretch the
food until she returns next Saturday night But even thought Hurricane Sandy blew right past here without much of a ripple, it has affected the temperatures. As it pushed up the coast it met cold fronts from the north. What had been wonderful 80 degree temps with about 60F at night have plunged. It was barely 60F today and it's supposed to get down to the mid-30's tonight. Brrrrr! The thing is, she had turned her heating/air system off when she left. That was fine the first few days. But not tonight! After I made sure "the boys" were in and settled, I turned on the heating system. I didn't set it very high, about 60 degrees. I know if I didn't turn it on it would get very chilly in that house overnight. Hope she doesn't mind. BTW, she's somewhere in Puerto Rico for the week. I don't know what the weather is there but I'm thinking balmy and tropical. (She mentioned something about packing shorts, tops and swimsuits.) I hope she packed something warm if it doesn't warm up by the time she gets back Also thanks to "Sandy", it's been very windy here. So it feels a lot colder than it is. She likes me to get the cats to go outside as much as possible. Schwartzie doesn't usually ask to be let out. He's become rather complacent about just hanging out in the house, on her bed or the couch. Yesterday evening, around 5:00, he asked me to let him out. Fedders was already outside. Schwartzie only stayed out an hour. LOL "It's windy! It's cold!" Yes it is, big guy I stepped out and called for Fedders. He came running. I gave them some scritches, they went to have "dinner" I'd already scooped the litterbox again. Okay good, both were in for the night! So, I'm wondering if, in addition to turning on the heat... if it keeps colder and windy like this, should I keep them in the house? If I let them out and they aren't comfortable, I may not know about it for several hours. I check on them several times a day. I have no real experience with cats that go outside other than these two guy. In the past, if they were out and didn't come when I called (last call is around an hour after sundown), Lynn had told me not to worry if I can't get them in. Let them stay out. She said they have their little hidey holes and comfortable spots. Okay, that's great. Except on those cat sitting occasions the weather was fantastic. Not a sudden cold snap like this with high winds. I don't know if I should let the cats out. Jill In the past when I've let them out I've had trouble getting them to come back inside. By 9PM I give up. It's too dark to see without carrying a lantern and if they hadn't come by then, too bad. But it wasn't cold then. |
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Cat Sitting Again, Since Sat 27th
jmcquown wrote:
BTW, she's somewhere in Puerto Rico for the week. I don't know what the weather is there but I'm thinking balmy and tropical. It's a tropical location, yeah. But Sandy passed right over Cuba on its way north, and that storm is hundreds of miles wide, so it probably touched Puerto Rico in some fashion. I have no real experience with cats that go outside other than these two guy. In the past, if they were out and didn't come when I called (last call is around an hour after sundown), Lynn had told me not to worry if I can't get them in. Let them stay out. She said they have their little hidey holes and comfortable spots. Okay, that's great. Except on those cat sitting occasions the weather was fantastic. Not a sudden cold snap like this with high winds. I don't know if I should let the cats out. Too bad they don't have a cat door. I'm sure they'll be OK anyway. It's not like the storm is hitting your area, at least! -- Joyce |
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Cat Sitting Again, Since Sat 27th
"Bastette" wrote in message ...
jmcquown wrote: I have no real experience with cats that go outside other than these two guy. In the past, if they were out and didn't come when I called (last call is around an hour after sundown), Lynn had told me not to worry if I can't get them in. Let them stay out. She said they have their little hidey holes and comfortable spots. Okay, that's great. Except on those cat sitting occasions the weather was fantastic. Not a sudden cold snap like this with high winds. I don't know if I should let the cats out. Too bad they don't have a cat door. I'm sure they'll be OK anyway. It's not like the storm is hitting your area, at least! -- Joyce The problem with a cat door here is the raccoons. If they're able to, they'll walk right into your house. LOL Sure, she could get one of those cat doors activated by a chip, except her cats don't wear collars. If it's cold I'll keep them inside. It won't kill them. I'm over there two or three times a day anyway. She left me a note telling me there were fresh grapes in the fridge, take them. Sorry to say, I don't like grapes. They looked so pretty! Rather than just throw them away, I took them home and scattered them on the patio. That was last night. This morning, they are all gone. I'm sure the raccoons ate them. There's no natural fruit growing on this island so they were probably thrilled! Jill |
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Cat Sitting Again, Since Sat 27th
jmcquown wrote: So I'm cat sitting Schwartzie and Fedders again. I can probably stretch the food until she returns next Saturday night In the past when I've let them out I've had trouble getting them to come back inside. By 9PM I give up. It's too dark to see without carrying a lantern and if they hadn't come by then, too bad. But it wasn't cold then. If they're indoor-outdoor cats, Jill, nature has probably provided them with a winter-weight fur coat, by now. (And cats are pretty savvy about finding shelter, if they're really uncomfortable.) Do they know where you live? If you're not around to let them into their own home, you may find they meowing at YOUR door. |
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Cat Sitting Again, Since Sat 27th
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
m... jmcquown wrote: So I'm cat sitting Schwartzie and Fedders again. I can probably stretch the food until she returns next Saturday night In the past when I've let them out I've had trouble getting them to come back inside. By 9PM I give up. It's too dark to see without carrying a lantern and if they hadn't come by then, too bad. But it wasn't cold then. If they're indoor-outdoor cats, Jill, nature has probably provided them with a winter-weight fur coat, by now. (And cats are pretty savvy about finding shelter, if they're really uncomfortable.) Do they know where you live? If you're not around to let them into their own home, you may find they meowing at YOUR door. LOLOL They know better than to meow at *my* door. If one of them ventures onto the patio Persia hisses and goes all Halloween cat on them Jill |
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