Lowest Temperature to Allow Cat to Sleep Outside?

[lyle]

An interesting post. I'm kind of amazed at how much adversity the ferals can endure and winter time can be a stressor. The feral/strays that I observe don't appear to have any problem being outside when it's cold and it does get cold here in S. Michigan. It seems to me that as long as they can get out of the cold/wind/wet when they want to then they are fine. They can and do sleep in the unheated part of the garage (temp right around freezing) laying on just a pad. Two of them, however can be found on occasion sleeping in front of the small wall furnace and all of them generally prefer to be in the heated corner.

My unemotional self believes that, as animals, they can "take it". Them as can't for whatever reason, don't survive. My emotional side believes that they will "take" whatever comfort they can. Kinda like people, don't 'cha know.

[Goldtanker]

Forgot to mention that my avatar is Midnight, the wild cat, snoozing on a rug on top of the recycle bin on the South side of the garage on a sunny day.

Temperature - 6 degrees below zero!

[Dave_ph]

103 centigrade

[lyle]

Originally Posted by Goldtanker

Forgot to mention that my avatar is Midnight, the wild cat, snoozing on a rug on top of the recycle bin on the South side of the garage on a sunny day.

Temperature - 6 degrees below zero!

Maybe he's frozen fast to the rug

I went to the U at St. Cloud for 3 yrs. I sympathize with Minnesotans come Jan-Feb and I definitely would NOT like to be a feral cat there.

[ArtNJ]

Thanks all, I guess we can let her out more than I thought. She will be pleased.

She is tolerant of my older cat, they have even started to play a little (6+ months later). However, when she gets hungry she turns into a b*tch and hits him. Unfortunately, I forgot to feed them this morning, hope my old boy didnt get beat up too bad, lol.