Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 15 Aug 2008 03:47:20p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> You never know. At one time we had a woodstove that sat about 8 inches
>>> above a tiled hearth. When the stove was running very hot in midwinter
>>> our little old black cat's favorite place to sleep was stretched out on
>>> the hearth directly beneath the stove. She would come out with her fur
>>> so hot I was surprised she never combusted. We had her 23 years and she
>>> spent a lot of the winter under the stove.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> Yikes! And just now Wayne's cat got sick because it was
>> overheated....
>>
>
> Jean, Mr. Bailey, our tabby that got very sick is also very obese and not
> at all used to heat. Otherwise, his health is generally good.
>
> OTOH, we have two cats that like to lie on top of the floor registers when
> the furnace is running. They are both lanky, thin cats.
>
Is there a moral in that story? Probably! I do gather, though,
that other than basking on the floor registers, none of your cats
is used to heat like they recently experienced.

--
Jean B.