Why do cats avoid nice cool places?

[catmandu]

My Cats like thier enclosed areas where there not direct sinshine and generally speaking a nice breeze to cool them off!!
Or on the window sills sunning themselves.
Only Tubster Panther whos in and out actively seeks the cool of the basement!!

[Freedom]

My first thought : all cats are decended from Bastet, the great Cat God of Egypt and love warm weather.

My second thought was: gosh aren't all these cats hilarious!

My next thought: just thinking about all the cat owners in the hot parts of our country, running up and down the stairs moving their cats from the warm upper rooms to the cooler lower rooms is making me tired, hot and sweaty!

[Nomilynn]

I wish I could provide a cool space for my girls! They are just laying around the house and I'm so stressed at work worrying about them. My blessed manager said that I could bring them to work if no one else had allergies, but unfortunately there are some staff members with severe allergies I was so sure I had a solution!! Tonight Brian and I got take out for dinner and I asked him to get them to give us a large cup of ice, and I've poured them into a bowl for them. So far Nutmeg is the only one who's bothered with them

[krazyaboutkatz]

I don't have A/C so when it gets hot here I have to rely on fans. My cats are smart though. They'll lie on my glass table that's under my ceiling fan, they'll lie on my kitchen counter tops or on the kitchen or bathroom floors, or even in front of one of my tower fans. Some times they'll even go in the bathtub.

For the past 2 years I've also been getting lion cuts for my long haired cats to help them feel more comfortable. It really seems to help. This year I took them in for their lion cuts a bit too early. Now their fur has already grown back quite a bit and I know that there will still be plenty of hot days coming up.