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question: is my cat in heat?
just wondering if i can get some advice. i will be taking cat to vet
on tuesday (tomorrow) as today is a public holiday. but i thought i would post here to get some opinions in the meanwihle. i'm not sure if my cat is in heat or not. here's the background: i have just adopted her 7 days ago, the lady she was with had her for about 8 months and said she never went into heat the whole time she was with her, and she had been going out (outdoor/indoor cat) frequently. we both then assumed she must have been sterilised. on the first day i got her i took her for a vet checkup and the vet said that she couldn't find any stitches so she must not be sterlised and for me to make an appointment. i didn t at the time because i was still convinced she had been sterlised. my undestanding was that cats who weren't sterilised and who were outdoor cats were very likely to become pregnant very easily (the lady i adopted from lives in a high cat traffic area, she has 8 strays that she has adopted from the streets). also, i've read that if a cat doesn't get pregnant, she's just going to keep going into heat all the time. which has not been the case, according to the lady i adopted from. however yesterday arwen started displaying behaviour that *might* showshes in heat, but i've never seen a cat in heat first hand before so i'm not sure. shes rolled around on the floor, and went into bouts of very loud meowing. after the rolling, i got worried and went to look up cat behaviour on the internet and that's when it occurred to me she might be in heat. the thing is, i don't see any white discharge (from what i've read that's a symptom) and while there is increased appetite and a lot of face rubbing on furniture (also symptoms, based on what i've read online), there is no spraying, and the loud meowing isn't constant. it goes for about 5-10 minutes, and the rest of the time she's quiet for a long time, then starts up again for another short period. the meowing is like a very loud rrrooowrrrrooowrrrrroow, almost a yowl (but not a howl). there's also a lot of face rubbing - but she has done that since she got here, we thought she was trying to mark her territory. in fact, its really rather peaceful except for these occasional short spurts. this whole day from morning to afternoon she has been very quiet and sleeping. from what i've read its constant meowing that drives owners crazy (its just not very constant from i can tell), cat trying to escape,etc. in fact, i'm torn between here's my question: is she ill? or is it possible she really is not sterilised and has gone not being in heat for so long (8 months plus) and is in heat now? or has she always been in and out of heat, but because her symptoms are "quieter" the lady i adopted from missed them (i really think this is unlikely)? other than the meowing and face rubbing, a rather big appetite, and the sudden onset of floor rolling (this happened once last night, and has not happened once the whole of today), she seems to be fine. i've only had her seven days so i don't know the fine points of abnormal behaviour for her though. if she is in heat, my husband and i are wondering if she has been in heat these whole 7 days (face rubbing and occasional loud meowing was there the moment she got here, but rolling was yesterday only) and we didn't realize it. is there such thing as cats having a "quiet" heat? anyway, tomorrow we are taking her to have her eye looked at again (infection, had received ointment but not improving) and sterilised if heat is confirmed. |
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"RW" wrote in message om... just wondering if i can get some advice. i will be taking cat to vet on tuesday (tomorrow) as today is a public holiday. but i thought i would post here to get some opinions in the meanwihle. i'm not sure if my cat is in heat or not. here's the background: i have just adopted her 7 days ago, the lady she was with had her for about 8 months and said she never went into heat the whole time she was with her, and she had been going out (outdoor/indoor cat) frequently. we both then assumed she must have been sterilised. on the first day i got her i took her for a vet checkup and the vet said that she couldn't find any stitches so she must not be sterlised and for me to make an appointment. i didn t at the time because i was still convinced she had been sterlised. my undestanding was that cats who weren't sterilised and who were outdoor cats were very likely to become pregnant very easily (the lady i adopted from lives in a high cat traffic area, she has 8 strays that she has adopted from the streets). also, i've read that if a cat doesn't get pregnant, she's just going to keep going into heat all the time. which has not been the case, according to the lady i adopted from. Hi , Have you any idea how old the cat is ? My cat Kim was a stray and in a bad way when I adopted her and the vet said she was about 18 months . She couldn't find a scar from spaying and suggested she be spayed straight away, but as she was in poor condition I said no. She also said if the Kim wasn't previously spayed she would more than likely be pregnant or become pregnant, as this was in July /August . She never became pregnant and I assume she was spayed as it's rare for cats to be infertile. Alison |
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"RW" wrote in message om... just wondering if i can get some advice. i will be taking cat to vet on tuesday (tomorrow) as today is a public holiday. but i thought i would post here to get some opinions in the meanwihle. i'm not sure if my cat is in heat or not. here's the background: i have just adopted her 7 days ago, the lady she was with had her for about 8 months and said she never went into heat the whole time she was with her, and she had been going out (outdoor/indoor cat) frequently. we both then assumed she must have been sterilised. on the first day i got her i took her for a vet checkup and the vet said that she couldn't find any stitches so she must not be sterlised and for me to make an appointment. i didn t at the time because i was still convinced she had been sterlised. my undestanding was that cats who weren't sterilised and who were outdoor cats were very likely to become pregnant very easily (the lady i adopted from lives in a high cat traffic area, she has 8 strays that she has adopted from the streets). also, i've read that if a cat doesn't get pregnant, she's just going to keep going into heat all the time. which has not been the case, according to the lady i adopted from. Hi , Have you any idea how old the cat is ? My cat Kim was a stray and in a bad way when I adopted her and the vet said she was about 18 months . She couldn't find a scar from spaying and suggested she be spayed straight away, but as she was in poor condition I said no. She also said if the Kim wasn't previously spayed she would more than likely be pregnant or become pregnant, as this was in July /August . She never became pregnant and I assume she was spayed as it's rare for cats to be infertile. Alison |
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"RW" wrote in message om... I don't think they can spay here WHILE she is in heat, but I might be wrong. You might have to just ride this one out and get her spayed when it is over, but the vet will tell you. As for telling when she is in heat, it is hard to miss. Rolling around, yowling, sticking her little butt up in the air and making little Zsa Zsa Gabor faces at you like "Oooo baby, give it to me" is what my girl used to do. |
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"RW" wrote in message om... I don't think they can spay here WHILE she is in heat, but I might be wrong. You might have to just ride this one out and get her spayed when it is over, but the vet will tell you. As for telling when she is in heat, it is hard to miss. Rolling around, yowling, sticking her little butt up in the air and making little Zsa Zsa Gabor faces at you like "Oooo baby, give it to me" is what my girl used to do. |
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"Mary" wrote in message .com...
"RW" wrote in message om... I don't think they can spay here WHILE she is in heat, but I might be wrong. You might have to just ride this one out and get her spayed when it is over, but the vet will tell you. As for telling when she is in heat, it is hard to miss. Rolling around, yowling, sticking her little butt up in the air and making little Zsa Zsa Gabor faces at you like "Oooo baby, give it to me" is what my girl used to do. OK i'm going to vet in an hour's time, but as an update, she acted perfectly normal the whole of yesterday. i.e. NO meowing at all, no rolling (this means the rolling only happened once, the night before), no treading, raised butt. in fact, yesterday she was the *quietest* she has been in the whole 7 (now 8) days she has been here! also she seems to have eaten less.. so maybe she is ill now... she really can't possibly be in heat now (i think, but i'm quite sure), as i'm looking at her. she's just perfectly calm, walking around the apartment. to those who asked how old she is, at the first vet appointment the vet estimated that she could be up to 3 years old. based on her teeth condition (lack of plaque) vet said she could be about 1 year, but because of her temperament (calm, mature) she just seemed like an older cat to the vet. |
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"Mary" wrote in message .com...
"RW" wrote in message om... I don't think they can spay here WHILE she is in heat, but I might be wrong. You might have to just ride this one out and get her spayed when it is over, but the vet will tell you. As for telling when she is in heat, it is hard to miss. Rolling around, yowling, sticking her little butt up in the air and making little Zsa Zsa Gabor faces at you like "Oooo baby, give it to me" is what my girl used to do. OK i'm going to vet in an hour's time, but as an update, she acted perfectly normal the whole of yesterday. i.e. NO meowing at all, no rolling (this means the rolling only happened once, the night before), no treading, raised butt. in fact, yesterday she was the *quietest* she has been in the whole 7 (now 8) days she has been here! also she seems to have eaten less.. so maybe she is ill now... she really can't possibly be in heat now (i think, but i'm quite sure), as i'm looking at her. she's just perfectly calm, walking around the apartment. to those who asked how old she is, at the first vet appointment the vet estimated that she could be up to 3 years old. based on her teeth condition (lack of plaque) vet said she could be about 1 year, but because of her temperament (calm, mature) she just seemed like an older cat to the vet. |
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"RW" wrote in message om... "Mary" wrote in message .com... "RW" wrote in message om... OK i'm going to vet in an hour's time, but as an update, she acted perfectly normal the whole of yesterday. i.e. NO meowing at all, no rolling (this means the rolling only happened once, the night before), no treading, raised butt. in fact, yesterday she was the *quietest* she has been in the whole 7 (now 8) days she has been here! also she seems to have eaten less.. so maybe she is ill now... oh gosh I hope not. she really can't possibly be in heat now (i think, but i'm quite sure), as i'm looking at her. she's just perfectly calm, walking around the apartment. to those who asked how old she is, at the first vet appointment the vet estimated that she could be up to 3 years old. based on her teeth condition (lack of plaque) vet said she could be about 1 year, but because of her temperament (calm, mature) she just seemed like an older cat to the vet. Please let us know how it goes. |
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