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As the weather is finally warming up here in Vancouver Canada, I decided that I wanted to give Max as much exposure outside as was safe for him. He loves being outside and I love taking him out. Min likes the outdoors too, but not as much as Max who would stay outside all day if he could.
Sun and cloud cover can both be deceptive. We may think that a cloudy day means we can stay out for a long time, but that's not always so. The real damage to our skin is done by the UV rays, and therefore, keeping tabs on the UV index in our region is the best guide to knowing when it's safe and for how long (both for us and our kitties).
I performed some research and found a GREAT website with up to the hour and predictive calculations for the UV index anywhere in the world. I thought this would likewise be useful for those who also like to take their nakeds outside.
UV index - hourly UV index for today and tomorrow - Protect your skin from sunburn. Sunscreen
Enter your city in the text dialog box and then press the ENTER key or click Find.
Your result will show today and the following two days -- either the daily maximum or hourly UV index. Hourly is a great idea if you want to take your Sphynxie out at the lowest UV point per day that is convenient to allow for maximum time outside. If you hover your mouse over the clock's hourly times, hover text will appear showing you the time and the UV index for that time!
Skin type 1 is for pale skin which I'd say is perfect for our nakeds. You can always err on the side of caution and bring your Sphynxie in sooner.
The UV index displayed depicts the time to skin redness and sunburn for the skin type chosen (again, I think 1 is optimal for Sphynx).
I would love to have a discussion with anyone here on correlating this time that is for humans to our Sphynx, and an optimal time for letting them stay outside.
For instance, at a UV index of 3, the time to skin redness is 22 minutes and time to sunburn is 45 minutes. I would think that the cap should then be 22 minutes or a little sooner. What do you think?
Here's a screen cap plus some additional information which will hopefully help everyone! I know I was super stoked to find this out so I can plan our outings.
I definitely welcome feedback on this.
ETA: Please remember that UV rays can and will enter your home through windows. So if you have window sill or sprawl on carpet sun worshippers in the direction that sun streams directly into your home, this information would also be useful. As an aside, our home has all south facing (direct sun) windows so we had all our windows tinted with UV film to reduce UV radiation by quite a bit.
And... just because...
Sun and cloud cover can both be deceptive. We may think that a cloudy day means we can stay out for a long time, but that's not always so. The real damage to our skin is done by the UV rays, and therefore, keeping tabs on the UV index in our region is the best guide to knowing when it's safe and for how long (both for us and our kitties).
I performed some research and found a GREAT website with up to the hour and predictive calculations for the UV index anywhere in the world. I thought this would likewise be useful for those who also like to take their nakeds outside.
UV index - hourly UV index for today and tomorrow - Protect your skin from sunburn. Sunscreen
Enter your city in the text dialog box and then press the ENTER key or click Find.
Your result will show today and the following two days -- either the daily maximum or hourly UV index. Hourly is a great idea if you want to take your Sphynxie out at the lowest UV point per day that is convenient to allow for maximum time outside. If you hover your mouse over the clock's hourly times, hover text will appear showing you the time and the UV index for that time!
Skin type 1 is for pale skin which I'd say is perfect for our nakeds. You can always err on the side of caution and bring your Sphynxie in sooner.
The UV index displayed depicts the time to skin redness and sunburn for the skin type chosen (again, I think 1 is optimal for Sphynx).
I would love to have a discussion with anyone here on correlating this time that is for humans to our Sphynx, and an optimal time for letting them stay outside.
For instance, at a UV index of 3, the time to skin redness is 22 minutes and time to sunburn is 45 minutes. I would think that the cap should then be 22 minutes or a little sooner. What do you think?
Here's a screen cap plus some additional information which will hopefully help everyone! I know I was super stoked to find this out so I can plan our outings.
I definitely welcome feedback on this.
ETA: Please remember that UV rays can and will enter your home through windows. So if you have window sill or sprawl on carpet sun worshippers in the direction that sun streams directly into your home, this information would also be useful. As an aside, our home has all south facing (direct sun) windows so we had all our windows tinted with UV film to reduce UV radiation by quite a bit.
And... just because...
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