This week, a mother named Sophie Yasin woke up to an eerily warm house. The night before, he had set the thermostat at a reasonable 68 degrees Fahrenheit, but after going downstairs, he saw that it was now at a comfortable 76 degrees Fahrenheit. “I thought one of my kids had changed the temperature,” Sophie told The Dodo. “I sent a text to our family group chat asking who changed the thermostat. And no one confessed. I dropped it. “But not everyone seemed to care about the extra heat (and probably the increased utility bill). The family’s three cats, Max, Lily and Todd, seemed perfectly happy with that. Sophie YasinSophie turned down the heat and continued with her day, allowing the unknown change in temperature to remain a mystery. However, it wasn’t long before the house became even hotter than before. “Later, my husband told me the thermostat was set at 88,” Sophie said. “He immediately thought our thermostat had failed. He changed the setting to where we normally keep it.” [my husband] “She saw the cats climbing on the ledge next to the thermostat,” Sophie said. “He watched them physically change the temperature with their little paws.” First, they caught Max trying to turn up the heat again. Sophie Yasin. Then Lily did the same. “Max is known to be mischievous, [but] “I don’t know if Max and Lily realized what they were doing, but my other cat, Todd, likes to sit on the vent. So maybe he somehow summoned them to change the temperature setting,” Sophie said. Sophie Yasin Whatever the case, Max and Lily had given each other away. And luckily, there was an easy way to avoid cat-induced overheating in the future. “We have since put a password lock on the thermostat so they can’t change it anymore,” Sophie said. Sophie YasinDespite feeling a little hot because of her pets, Sophie and her family wouldn’t change a thing about them. “I love my cats. They are such a blessing to us. They give us love and keep us calm during busy, stressful days,” Sophie said. “I’ll get into mischief all day long as long as my fur babies are happy and content.” A retiree finds his new calling as a cat cuddler at Indiana Animal Rescue. “He’s a good-hearted guy and we appreciate him doing what he does.”
