# Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Quick answer

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk): Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Quick answer. UK winter cat safety: provide warm indoor access, knock on car bonnets before driving, and prevent antifreeze exposure. Elderly and thin cats need extra bedding and should not be locked out overnight in freezing weather.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk): Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Outdoor cats. Ensure a dry sheltered bed — microchip cat flaps allow choice to come in. Increase calories slightly only if your vet agrees for healthy outdoor cats burning energy in cold.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk): Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Car bonnet habit. According to the RSPCA, you should tap the bonnet and check wheel arches before starting your engine — cats often hide there for warmth in winter.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk): Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Antifreeze. Highest risk season — see Antifreeze poisoning.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk): Cat Winter Safety UK — Cold, Cars & Antifreeze — Indoor warmth. Draft-free beds away from cold floors. Senior cats with arthritis worsen in cold — discuss pain management with your vet.

Source: https://pethealth.org.uk/health/cat-winter-safety-uk