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21 July 2006 As the hot weather continues, I remember how in the early days of Kats and Kits how difficult it was to keep the cats cool. We were primarily a rescue in those days, operating from Lorraine’s large back garden in a village near to our present site. It was a lovely setting for the cats, but Lorraine’s husband got very fed up with us taking large chunks of his garden to build more and more pens. I have to put it on record that he worked tremendously hard for us, still does in fact.However back to the cats in the hot weather. The cats that had their pens and runs under the trees were fine, but for those in the sun the temperature would build up and we helpers would get very concerned. The first summer in a panic we draped towels and blankets over the pens and unrolled carpet on the roofs. This worked very well, looked terrible, but the cats were cool. Also if the wind got up these would all be deposited on the surrounding countryside, usually very wet. After some thought we came up with a much better solution. Someone had given some us some bamboo blinds for our sale and they proved to be perfect on the roofs of the pens, easy to unroll and roll up again, dried quickly and stayed put. Then our spare sheets were put to use as blinds, with hooks along the top not only did they keep the sun out, but allowed the breeze to circulate. The garden had the look of a Bedouin encampment, I thought so anyway. I think Dave thought it looked as if we had brought our washing to work.
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About Kats & Kits:Kats & Kits is a long established cat sanctuary based in the depth of the UK's mystical Wiltshire countryside, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, near the white horses of Alton Barnes and Westbury. Run by a small dedicated team we aim to provide a home to rescued cats where re-homing is not a viable option. This blog documents the daily challenges the group has overcome since 1994 to provide care and shelter for abandonded, stray and unwanted cats.
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