Thread: why do cats hate water so much?
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Old 11-21-2007, 01:28 PM
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Default Re: why do cats hate water so much?
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Don't they get cold as their fur no longaer acts as insulator?

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Plausible. Water has much larger thermal conductivity than air (~23x) and transfers heat to the environment as it evaporates, so they lose body heat quickly. This would be more of a problem for small cats (larger surface to volume ratio) than for Bengal tiger sized kitties.
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