Skeezix@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSince cats don't pant like dogs how do they release trapped heat?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down16
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareSince cats don't pant like dogs how do they release trapped heat?Skeezix@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarewoop_woop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up54·2 months agoThrough their paws for one, and when they lick their coats, the saliva acts like sweat and cools them down as it evaporates. And if it’s really bad, they pant.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoGrowing up, my family had an old cat. In the years before he died, I remember him panting more and more. I guess he got too tired to clean himself?
Through their paws for one, and when they lick their coats, the saliva acts like sweat and cools them down as it evaporates. And if it’s really bad, they pant.
Growing up, my family had an old cat. In the years before he died, I remember him panting more and more. I guess he got too tired to clean himself?