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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose*
never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
Animals can sense if something is wrong with the other potential partner and
can refuse to mate. It nature's way of " strongest of the fittest" It is also possible that the bad experience scarred her to say. It happens with humans why not cats "sheelagh" wrote in message oups.com... I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
On 31 Jan, 15:49, "Matthew" wrote:
Animals can sense if something is wrong with the other potential partner and can refuse to mate. It nature's way of " strongest of the fittest" It is also possible that the bad experience scarred her to say. It happens with humans why not cats "sheelagh" wrote in message oups.com... I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When you put it like that, I can see your point. I hadn't looked at it like that to be honest. On balance though, wouldn't you think it would be better to spay than leave it to chance? Or, do you think that she could be right in her assumption, out of interest? I have never heard of a female cat that calls, yet never submits before, & your theory is very interesting & possible & probable, as my friend points out. I think that you could be right there, however, I think that *I* would play safe though... It is a personal choice one though, isn't it? I cant force her to have her cat spayed.. but I can pursued her if possible! We just need a good argument to pursued her with if possible? I never knew this before you told me. I thought it was a natural urge that a female wasn't able to suppress. I knew that a queen can control when & where, but never *who* before now. Thanks S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
"sheelagh" wrote in message ups.com... On 31 Jan, 15:49, "Matthew" wrote: Animals can sense if something is wrong with the other potential partner and can refuse to mate. It nature's way of " strongest of the fittest" It is also possible that the bad experience scarred her to say. It happens with humans why not cats "sheelagh" wrote in message oups.com... I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When you put it like that, I can see your point. I hadn't looked at it like that to be honest. On balance though, wouldn't you think it would be better to spay than leave it to chance? Or, do you think that she could be right in her assumption, out of interest? I have never heard of a female cat that calls, yet never submits before, & your theory is very interesting & possible & probable, as my friend points out. I think that you could be right there, however, I think that *I* would play safe though... It is a personal choice one though, isn't it? I cant force her to have her cat spayed.. but I can pursued her if possible! We just need a good argument to pursued her with if possible? I never knew this before you told me. I thought it was a natural urge that a female wasn't able to suppress. I knew that a queen can control when & where, but never *who* before now. Thanks S;o) tell her to spay asap. If some stud-muffin cat shows up when she's in heat she'll be doing it all over again. This might just be the time of year when they aren't as likely to become pregnant - not saying that there aren't some getting knocked up out there but not as many. W |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
GET HER FIXED ASAP NO MATTER WHAT
There is not such thing taking a chance on something as dumb luck "sheelagh" wrote in message ups.com... On 31 Jan, 15:49, "Matthew" wrote: Animals can sense if something is wrong with the other potential partner and can refuse to mate. It nature's way of " strongest of the fittest" It is also possible that the bad experience scarred her to say. It happens with humans why not cats "sheelagh" wrote in message oups.com... I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When you put it like that, I can see your point. I hadn't looked at it like that to be honest. On balance though, wouldn't you think it would be better to spay than leave it to chance? Or, do you think that she could be right in her assumption, out of interest? I have never heard of a female cat that calls, yet never submits before, & your theory is very interesting & possible & probable, as my friend points out. I think that you could be right there, however, I think that *I* would play safe though... It is a personal choice one though, isn't it? I cant force her to have her cat spayed.. but I can pursued her if possible! We just need a good argument to pursued her with if possible? I never knew this before you told me. I thought it was a natural urge that a female wasn't able to suppress. I knew that a queen can control when & where, but never *who* before now. Thanks S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
"sheelagh" posted
.com in rec.pets.cats.health+behav on 31 Jan 2007 07:27:59 -0800: I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o) She could be a feline lesbian. Ya never know. -- K. A. Cannon kcannon at insurgent dot org (change the orgy to org to reply) Obstinate people can be divded into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish. -Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics, Bk. VII |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
I dunno; can a woman stop her period with her mind? How about rape,
can she prevent that? Point is, it's silly to assign a human psychological disposition to an animal based on wishful thinking, and I hope your friend is prepared to find good homes for an entire unwanted litter. Good rule of thumb: spay first, ask philosophical questions later. |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
On 31 Jan, 18:43, "Wendy" wrote:
"sheelagh" wrote in message ups.com... On 31 Jan, 15:49, "Matthew" wrote: Animals can sense if something is wrong with the other potential partner and can refuse to mate. It nature's way of " strongest of the fittest" It is also possible that the bad experience scarred her to say. It happens with humans why not cats "sheelagh" wrote in message groups.com... I was just wondering if it is possible for a female cat to *choose* never to come into season at all? I have been debating this with a friend, but we can't find anything to tell us whether this is possible or not. I have been urging her to get her cat spayed as soon as possible now that she has homed all of the kittens that her cat had. But her argument against it was that the kittens were over 6 months old by the time that she homed them, & that she had seen her cat go through two heat cycles, but on both occasions the female displayed every single sign of being on heat, yet wouldn't surrender to any male that made advances towards her. She is utterly convinced that after a bad experience with an old big fat Ginger Tom , that she had such a bad experience, that we she will never allow another male to mate her ever again! I remain very sceptical about this theory though & put it down to chance , or possibly not going into full call? I have never heard of a female cat choosing not to go into full heat cycle call before now... Can anyone help put this heated debate to rest please? thanks. S;o)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When you put it like that, I can see your point. I hadn't looked at it like that to be honest. On balance though, wouldn't you think it would be better to spay than leave it to chance? Or, do you think that she could be right in her assumption, out of interest? I have never heard of a female cat that calls, yet never submits before, & your theory is very interesting & possible & probable, as my friend points out. I think that you could be right there, however, I think that *I* would play safe though... It is a personal choice one though, isn't it? I cant force her to have her cat spayed.. but I can pursued her if possible! We just need a good argument to pursued her with if possible? I never knew this before you told me. I thought it was a natural urge that a female wasn't able to suppress. I knew that a queen can control when & where, but never *who* before now. Thanks S;o) tell her to spay asap. If some stud-muffin cat shows up when she's in heat she'll be doing it all over again. This might just be the time of year when they aren't as likely to become pregnant - not saying that there aren't some getting knocked up out there but not as many. W- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have done( In fact, I have done every thing short of taking her up there and paying for it my self (now there is a thought..!!).... Believe me when I tell you that it is very tempting, because she is an outside cat, so it wouldn't be too unusual for her to not come home for the odd day or so. However, my friend is going to notice what has happened. I was rather hoping to show her the postings to convince her that it can happen to her again, & this is the last thing that she needs, living in a one bed roomed flat!! I am beginning to think hang the consequences & just do it for her All the same, your right, it is very tempting indeed, the hang the consequences & worry about that later. What I really would like to do, Is reassure her that it is entirely possible that she will get pregnant & that thus far, it has been more a question of luck, rather than a choice issue of the cats behalf. I am fairly certain that she will submit in the end. I was hoping to show her this subject via e-mail to prove to her that it is possible for her to get pregnant again, & not a no go issue on the cats behalf;merely a blip, until she feels ready to have more kittens again... I will show her these postings and try and convince her that it would be so much easier just to get the cat spayed, then there will definitely no further kittens. Thanks for the advice, S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
On 31 Jan, 23:42, "LB" wrote:
I dunno; can a woman stop her period with her mind? How about rape, can she prevent that? Point is, it's silly to assign a human psychological disposition to an animal based on wishful thinking, and I hope your friend is prepared to find good homes for an entire unwanted litter. Good rule of thumb: spay first, ask philosophical questions later. This is also a very good theory too & showed her this one. It very much mirrors what I was trying to tell her to start with. They're also the words that I was trying to find to convince her that it is entirely possible that It will happen to her cat again, whatever she believes. Iasked her round this morning for a cuppa (For the benefit of our American friends, I mean a cup of Tea), & showed her this postings. The result is a very pleasing one. She has agreed to spay her as long as I help towards the cost .I have agreed to pay 50% of the cost to help out. This is an easy one because we have a society over here called the cat protection league, who are happy to help people in difficult financial situations, to meet the cost of spaying any female cat who *owns you*) I am going to pay the other half because I know how broke she is. Thanks for the postings on this one. Between us we have got one more cat spayed. I couldn't have convinced her on my argument alone. I dunno; can a woman stop her period with her mind? How about rape, can she prevent that? This is an argument that I will store for later use because it is a very good one & also very convincing one too S;o) |
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Is it possible for a female cat to choose never to come into season
On Feb 1, 1:27 pm, "sheelagh" wrote:
The result is a very pleasing one. She has agreed to spay her as long as I help towards the cost .I have agreed to pay 50% of the cost to help out. This is an easy one because we have a society over here called the cat protection league, who are happy to help people in difficult financial situations, to meet the cost of spaying any female cat who *owns you*) I am going to pay the other half because I know how broke she is. Thanks for the postings on this one. Between us we have got one more cat spayed. I couldn't have convinced her on my argument alone. Good solution - and have her spayed asap, as mating season has already started! |
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