skeezix@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoSince cats don't pant like dogs how do they release trapped heat?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down17
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareSince cats don't pant like dogs how do they release trapped heat?skeezix@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarewoop_woop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up57·17 hours 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-up3·14 hours 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?