Sometimes it seemed like Gem was half cat, half thermometer. She had a fur coat all year around in both warm and cool weather of course. (Though in the summer time it was a bit thinner as she shed her undercoat as soon as the weather started getting warmer). She had to be able to adjust to different temperatures. The colder she was the more she would curl up and form a tight ball when laying down or sleeping. And the warmer it was the more she would sprawl out in order to stay cool.
This week’s photo (below) was taken in the month of May several years ago when we got an early heat wave. As you can see she is sprawled out on the floor trying to stay cool looking as if she is running.