How To Tell When Your Cat Is In Heat

Signs that your cat is in heat.

How to tell when your cat is in heat. If you have a pet thermometer on hand then consider taking your cats temperature. An unspayed cat in heat will vocalize a lot be restless rub against people and objects and roll around on the floor. Cats that are in heat generally call or vocalize loudly and persistently. A cat in heat similar to a male cat may spray vertical surfaces with urine.

She cant seem to walk by anything without rubbing her head or bottom. A cat reaches sexual maturity after about one year of age afterwards the animal will develop a very particular and territorial behavior when it is in heat. She assumes the position. The heat cycle called estrus begins around the time a kitten reaches 6 months of age but it can begin earlier or later.

It doesnt hurt your cat. Rubbing her head or bottom and rolling around. The estrus cycle is normal. Crying meowing and yowling are all often loudly heard from a cat in heat.

Make sure that the behavior your cat is expressing actually means that shes in heat and not sick. Unlike other pets cats are always ready to mate so if there are female cats around them that are constantly in heat they will be too. Cats who are in heat may have a swollen vulva or a slight discharge. The first thing most people notice about a cat in heat is how much it vocalizes.

Cats in heat will present themselves for potential mates by flattening the front of their bodies on the ground and sticking out their rear ends. Your cat might also become more affectionate than usual by rubbing against your ankles constantly. If youre looking for physical signs youll notice your cats vulva has enlarged during the first days. Rubbing its face on things.

These vocalizations are to get attention and let other cats know that they are in heat. Most cat owners know that when their female kitty starts yowling and rocking her hindquarters back and forth she has come into her heat cycle. If your female cat is spayed this could be a sign of an infection. A temperature of 101 fahrenheit is considered normal for cats and anything above 1025 is considered.

For any questions concerning your cats behaviour consult your veterinarian. She may meow day and night and her vocalizations may even sound closer to. Recognize that your cat is in heat. To do so she will back up to her surface of choice raise her quivering tail and may even perform the rhythmic treading described above.

Suddenly your cat is a lot louder than usual.