Conference misery::feline_v1

    I do what you've been doing and aja is none the worse for wear
    because of it. She often crawls into a drawer or a coat or just
    lays in the sunshine on the rug...
    
    Carry on...
    
    Edd

    As long as there's someplace warm to sleep, like those places 
    mentioned in .1.
    
    Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.

    Maureen,
    
    I have the same problem as you.  What I do, on the very cold days,
    I do leave the heat on low, so it doesn't get to hot for my babies.
    
    When the days are a little milder, I pull up the shades on the windows
    and I put a blanket on the back of the couch where they can sit
    in the window and get heat from the sun and they can curl up the
    blanket if it gets a little chilly for them.
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Kathy
    
    p.s.  I also leave old blankets and towels on the floor for them
    to play with and to curl up in.

    What temperature do you put the thermostat at when you get home?
    
    Many people think it is cheaper to put the heat way down when they
    are at work however, if it's 55 or so degrees then it cost lots
    more money. The way it was explained to us is, by putting the
    temperature down low everything gets really cooled off. When the
    heat comes back on it has to heat walls, ceiling, carpets, furnitures,
    drapes, and anything else. The things hold the cold and takes a
    great deal of time to heat up. So you are better keeping the heat
    on 62 or 63 and putting it up to 68, or 65 if you put it up to seventy.
    
    The sun does a great deal to help this situation. If the sun warms
    the rooms the heat doesn't come on.
    
    We personally put our heat on 65 during the day and on 70 most of
    the time, except in very cold weather when we put it on 74 or so.
    Our heat bills are $38. per month for a 6 room condo, 3 floors.
    (That includes our hot water, and gas stove also.)
    
    Barbara

    
    	I keep my heat at 55 during the day, and at night when sleeping.
    	During waking hours it gets turned up to 65.  The cats are 
    	very happy, and the pipes don't freeze.
    
    	Karen

    Only cutting back to 62 or 65 may make some sense (although I'll
    bet there are a ton of different factors that could influence the
    outcome) *if* you come home every night at a reasonable hour...
    
    I regularly turn the heat down to 55 on a Sunday night and it
    stays there till Saturday morning. No sense in turning the heat
    up if I get home at 12:00 and will be in bed at 12:10...
    
    ...ya know?
    
    Aja doesn't seem to mind at all.
    
    Edd

    First of all I agree with .4, the lower you turn your heat down
    the longer it takes the rooms to get back up to temperature because
    it doeas have to heat the room furniture, walls, etc. I have had
    cats all my life , indoors and out and I found that cats will always
    find a warm place to curl up in if they are cold.
    
    Jan
    

    I have 2 cats and my husband turns the heat down between 55 -60
    in the morning and turns it back up when we come home from work.
    
    but like the rest said in the other replys, if the cat gets cold
    it will find a nice warm place to sleep.  mine always cuddle up
    on my comforter on my bed or the afgan that I keep on my couch.
    
    One of them likes to sleep on my husbands dresser because its in
    front of 2 windows and the sun comes in both of them and its always
    nice and warm there so you can always find Penny sleeping on the
    dresser.
    
    I also asked my vet (Dr. Mulchay in Leominster) about turning down
    the heat during the day and she said its not bad for the cats just
    as long as there is a warm place for them to sleep during the day
    if they get cold, like a blanket, afgan or comforter.
    
    
    I hope this helps.
    
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    Liz, Pee Wee and Penny   | . . |
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    I turn the heat down to about 60-62 when I leave in the morning.
    It's not a problem with my guys because at least two of them will
    pile together in a dish bed.  One or two will actually slip under
    the covers of my bed (down comforter !) - I turn the heat up to
    about 65-66 when I get home - usually light a fire - they like
    to toast by that.
    
    A cat's body temperature is normal at 101 - 101.5, which is higher
    than ours at 98.6, this helps keep them a little warmer as does
    their coats.  I have mostly shorthairs, and if their pads are
    very cold or their tails are cold, then I know they need a little
    warmth - Katenka especially - her undercoat is not in yet, and she
    is bathed frequently for shows so she doesn't have much extra hair
    - night before last, I noticed that her pads & tail were COLD -
    so I checked the temp in the house - I had been doing stuff & had
    on a sweatshirt so I was warm, but the house was a little chilly!
    Sasha, my Siamese, will be where it's the HOTTEST - she would be
    2 inches from the fireplace, if it were possible , but Timothy
    would really prefer to sleep in the fridge if I would let him.
    
    E.T.