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23 Tips for Surviving Winter with Your Cat
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Keeping Cats Warm and Safe
Here’s how to make the best of a frosty yet magical season with your feline friend!
- Avoid metal bowls in winter
- Don’t leave your cat in the car
- Keep your cat away from antifreeze
- Give your cat fresh food and water daily
- Offer extra blankies and even some fleece
- Adjust food portions to match activity levels
- Continually clear snow from all shelter entrances
- Use pet electric blankets or heat mats responsibly
- Make time to play with your cat, especially in winter
- Don’t clear snow with salt or chemical melting products
- Make sure your cat has enough toys, including brain teasers
- Microchip your cat in case he or she ends up finding shelter elsewhere
- Offer a litter tray for cats that are used to doing their business outside
- Keep an eye on the catflap to make sure your cat can always get back in
- Make sure kittens and older cats are warm enough when they need to be
- Don’t start your car before checking under the hood and give it a few taps
- Cats, especially outdoorsy ones, need a warm place they can access at all times
- Keep your kitties inside at times: extreme cold can lead to frostbite and hypothermia
- Rather be safe: cats that are left outdoors are often forced to seek shelter in unsafe places
- As an extra precaution, build or buy an outdoor shelter and insulate it with straw (but not hay)
- Invest in a feeding station / heated food and water bowls to stop food and water from freezing
- Clean garage floors: cats can poison themselves when grooming after stepping in oil, petrol etc.
- Be extra vigilant during the festive season: keep toxic foods and hidden dangers – such as lilies, poinsettia and tinsel – out of reach
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