cat going into heat

Laila
writes

i am not sure what the behavior of a cat going into heat is...i haven't had
the time to take her
to the vet to be spayed, but i am calling the ASPCA tomorrow! i can't
afford the $200-$500 procedure.

That sounds like an absurd (inflated) price for a spay. Perhaps that is the fee
for testing and other vaccinations. Do a check on Google for low cost options
for spay/neuter. In NY (and many other states..perhaps outside of the USA)
there are low cost certificates one can purchase and present to a participating
vet. ASPCA's have mobile vans offering low cost spaying, etc. FYI,
spaying/neutering your pet will prevent testicular/ovarian cancer and make your
pet less frustrated (and avoid unwanted pregnancies).

Laila
writes

i am not sure what the behavior of a cat going into heat is...i haven't had
the time to take her
to the vet to be spayed, but i am calling the ASPCA tomorrow! i can't
afford the $200-$500 procedure.

That sounds like an absurd (inflated) price for a spay. Perhaps that is the fee
for testing and other vaccinations. Do a check on Google for low cost options
for spay/neuter. In NY (and many other states..perhaps outside of the USA)
there are low cost certificates one can purchase and present to a participating
vet. ASPCA's have mobile vans offering low cost spaying, etc. FYI,
spaying/neutering your pet will prevent testicular/ovarian cancer and make your
pet less frustrated (and avoid unwanted pregnancies).

"Laila" wrote in message
...

i am not sure what the behavior of a cat going into heat is, but
either my 5-6 months old Shaina is crazy bored running around and
making new cat noises, or she is going into heat. she NEVER makes cat
noises. she says "m-e-e-e-e" with this little screeching sound when
we pick her up and she meows when she wants food. now she is making
cat noises when she runs around. i haven't had the time to take her
to the vet to be spayed, but i am calling the ASPCA tomorrow! i can't
afford the $200-$500 procedure at the vet's office.

-L

If she's meowing/crying for no apparent reason, is rubbing up against stuff
like crazy, is rolling around a lot, is crouching w/ her rear end up in the
air - maybe w/ her tail swished to one side, she's in heat. Of course, she
may also be in heat for the first time & yet not being so very obvious about
it yet.

Good to get her spayed even if she isn't in heat yet, esp. if she's over 3
months old. I'd guess that $200 - 250 should be the high end of what a
vet's office would normally charge, not $500. With the low end being maybe
$100. (All depends upon where you live - the general COL, & each individual
vet's practice's charges in general.) However, if the ASPCA can do it for
less, or refer you to another vet, that'd work.

Cathy

"Laila" wrote in message
...

i am not sure what the behavior of a cat going into heat is, but
either my 5-6 months old Shaina is crazy bored running around and
making new cat noises, or she is going into heat. she NEVER makes cat
noises. she says "m-e-e-e-e" with this little screeching sound when
we pick her up and she meows when she wants food. now she is making
cat noises when she runs around. i haven't had the time to take her
to the vet to be spayed, but i am calling the ASPCA tomorrow! i can't
afford the $200-$500 procedure at the vet's office.

-L

If she's meowing/crying for no apparent reason, is rubbing up against stuff
like crazy, is rolling around a lot, is crouching w/ her rear end up in the
air - maybe w/ her tail swished to one side, she's in heat. Of course, she
may also be in heat for the first time & yet not being so very obvious about
it yet.

Good to get her spayed even if she isn't in heat yet, esp. if she's over 3
months old. I'd guess that $200 - 250 should be the high end of what a
vet's office would normally charge, not $500. With the low end being maybe
$100. (All depends upon where you live - the general COL, & each individual
vet's practice's charges in general.) However, if the ASPCA can do it for
less, or refer you to another vet, that'd work.

Cathy

"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message
...

If she's meowing/crying for no apparent reason, is rubbing up against
stuff
like crazy, is rolling around a lot, is crouching w/ her rear end up in
the
air - maybe w/ her tail swished to one side, she's in heat.

And then there are the facial expressions. I swear Gnarly had one that
made me think of Zsa Zsa Gabor in her younger days.

"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message
...

If she's meowing/crying for no apparent reason, is rubbing up against
stuff
like crazy, is rolling around a lot, is crouching w/ her rear end up in
the
air - maybe w/ her tail swished to one side, she's in heat.

And then there are the facial expressions. I swear Gnarly had one that
made me think of Zsa Zsa Gabor in her younger days.