Cats and temperature
Hi,
From my experience...
Well, I live in Montreal, and winters can get quite cold here, of course, i heat my house, but I try to keep the temperature around 65F (22celcius) in the winter, time at which my cats ALL curl up on my bed in what I call the ''shrimp position'', they lay there in little groups of 3 or 4 and when I get in bed, they come to sleep on me, beside me and anywhere they can find warmth!
In the summer, as I do not have air conditioner, they really like to lay in front of the fan. They will lay there, stretched out all their length and enjoy the fresh wind.
They also seem to find the perfect places in the house where there is a ''draft'', usually the hallway, and will lay there on the hardwood floor quite content!
On really hot days, when we get a ''heatwave'', their favorite place is on some towels that I wet and wring and put in front of the fans. I guess they keep cool that way.
My boy Gino, who is the only long haired cat I have usually gets a shave at the end of May, he likes to lay in the bathtub, as well as the bathroom and kitchen sink, where it's nice and cool.
My girl Airell (Gino's sister),enjoys coming in the bathtub or shower with me in the summer (she never does this at any other time of the year).She simply hops in the tub and swims around for a bit and then goes to lay in front of the fan. Or she will come in the shower with me, sit there and step out when she is done! (of course, I never use soap when she is in there with me). Airell is the only cat I have who truly enjoys water.
So I guess that yes, my cats feel the temperature. But they seem to be bothered more by the hot weather than by the cold weather.
sandyrivers