Get A Compass! The Excellent Cats embrace a new rallying cry

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

........... even though none of them understand what it means.

It’s going to be 30 here tomorrow afternoon.

I would much prefer those temperatures to the heatwave we are having in the Midlands, due to get to 30°C on Monday, I am not looking forward to that!
I will be keeping various water containers in my garden, topped up, for wildlife and the neighbourhood felines. Thankfully the garden is shady so they can flop down there if they visit.

London tends to get the hot weather first and worst, I hope you can keep you and Kitty cool!

Here in Cardiff it's meant to be 27 degrees tomorrow. I'lk be keeping the curtains closed and the ceilings fans on for the furry beasts, most of whom will still probably sit on the windowsills and slowly cook. Lex was so hot earlier that he had his tongue hanging out. I moved him but he went right back to the window.

We’re east facing so it shouldn’t be too bad & she’s got plenty of shady spots on the balcony. I hope you can all keep cool too, @Pudmyboy.

I am going to keep my curtains closed, and windows open on the cooler side (I get the sun on the back in the morning and the front in the afternoon).
One of the benefits of living in an old house is that there are cold spots which are bliss in the summer heat.
Actually, I would love to sleep in the garden, but I am too nervous of the local foxes scent-marking me in the night, let alone all the spiders wiping their willies on me!

I'd got some annual leave booked for the first half of next week to do some stuff in the house and garden. I was initially pleased that it was going to be sunny. Now they're predicting 31 degrees on Monday. I do not like very warm weather and do not want to do gardening in it. At least my freezing cold house is still cooler than most in this weather. it's not meant to be this warm in May! The cats are enjoying it though.

Where I live is a renowned hot spot, to such a degree that they no longer comment on the weather here on the BBC. I reckon 30-31 yesterday, likely to be hotter today & Monday. Flat out cats most of the day, Girlcat doesn't even want to go into the conservatory during the day which is normally her "thing" in warmer weather - too hot for her. I'm just about coping in extra thin leggings & very thin long t-shirt, but may have to lose the leggings by the afternoon.

Weather report says 21 already before 9am, and though it says max 29, I can see it beating that. Broon can I swap with you please?

I'm feeling sorry for the long haired cats, they must be a bit warm. With the exception of Linny of course, who must still be glad of his in 12 degrees. Maybe I should consider moving to Scotland. Not sure I could cope with Scottish winters though.

Our cats are going out - coming back in and flopping dramatically. 31 degrees here...

Kitty’s spent most of the day outside under her table. I don’t think it’s gone above 27 in my flat, probably helps that the sun moved away from us before the heat really kicked in.

27 in your flat sounds very warm @EmpressaurusKitty My Victorian terrace is freezing all winter, but I get the advantages in summer. The house is currently 22.5 upstairs and probably a bit cooler downstairs. Tomorrow should be hotter though. I expect this in July, but it's still May. 😟

Well!

It's been 17° here at times today.
A veritable heatwave.

The dementia choir gave a concert today. I was helping my very elderly neighbour back to her house afterwards, when Gizmo sauntered into her sitting room and made himself at home.

She clearly knew him. He went right up to her to get stroked.

FFS he's even got himself a water bowl installed. (the daughter must have put it there).
🤣🤣🤣

"He does hiss and spit sometimes" she said.

She's not wrong.
🤣

I'm so pleased that Gizmo really hasn't changed 🤣

It's bin day tomorrow morning, so I've had to decide what to do with the beasties favorite box. I've decided it gets to clutter up my bedroom for another week as Matilda has taken to sleeping on top of it at night instead of on top of me, which is appreciated in this weather.

That looks like ToddlerTea's parents cat!

Sorry am behind on the chat, I am not enjoying this weather one bit. I moved to England because of it's lovely cool and wet weather. This is not what I was sold England was when I was a child! 😂

I can also say that when anyone says to me that they'd love a south facing garden, I tell them they are dead wrong. Also, they definitely do not want a house with an old conservatory on the back which has a plastic roof. When it was 30C, it was 44C in there with all the windows open!
But I do agree with old houses being awesome for the cold in summer - less so in winter, but in summer my gratitude for it is immense.
Boone is declining, poor guy had a wee in hit cat box at the vet (he has to go outside twice a day for a wee and must have missed the morning one). So I need to wash him. I doubt he will mind today!

@LostCats2sorry to hear Boone is declining. Hugs to you and gentle strokes to him.x

Oh no! So sorry to hear about Boone @LostCats2 , I hope it is a temporary set-back?

Poor Boone. Hope he got on ok with his bath. I had to take Matilda to the vets last week smelling of poo. I'd given her a couple of Gabapentin to make her slightly less feisty for the visit and they made her completely out of it. I expected them to make her sleepy, but she was staring off into a corner and wobbled around when I tried to stand her up. When I went upstairs she'd obviously had to do an urgent poo and it had ended up mostly outside the litter tray, but all over the door and Matilda's back legs.

I had to turn up to the appointment going "sorry about the smell, she's covered in poo. Also have I accidentally overdosed her somehow." It's so glamorous being a cat slave. Turns out she was fine and behaved perfectly until I tried to get her back in the carrier to go home.

Finally one of the cats has realised that the cooling mats are actually useful!

@LostCats2 so sorry to hear about Boone .cuddles from us all

Cat safety share for today.
When it comes to cygnets you may look but DON'T TOUCH 😆

I'm jealous that you have swans and cygnets around your house Grumpy.