Our cat ,who we found about 1 month ago,is acting very affectionate ( as of yesterday) and when you pet her ,she does this weird crouch thing,she gets all stiff,and she moves her tail to the side,she is also mewoing more.The interesting thing, is we took her to the vet almost three weeks ago, and he said he could tell that she was spayed ,because she had a scar.Does anyone's spayed cat act this way,or could the vet be wrong ?
2006-08-05 14:18:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I work at a cat shelter, and we have shaved cats many times, seen a scar, and assumed they were spayed. SOMETIMES, we were WRONG!!!!! Perhaps bladder surgery, perhaps a c-section...but there was a scar. Now we have the vet open them and make sure!!!!
2006-08-05 14:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it would have taken would be for a tiny portion of tissue from an ovary to have been left behind during spaying and the hormones would still cause expression of estrus. So yes, a spayed cat could act that way.
I would think you could get a blood analysis done when she is in heat to see hormone profiles, but it would probably be expensive. If she really bothers you with going into heat every month, I would check with a vet to see if they can possibly ultrasound to see if an ovary, or part of one, was left behind, or see what other options they can offer you.
2006-08-05 23:47:20 · answer #2 · answered by d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I rescued one about a month ago and she started doing the same thing, so I KNEW she was in heat. I took her in and had her spayed. Did the vet shave the area to see the scar. I'm not putting your vet down, but on occasion the vet I worked for thought the umbilical scar was a spay scar. Second opinion maybe??
2006-08-05 21:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a question within a question. Can a vet tell if a cat is fertile by checking urine for hormones?
You might ask your vet if this is possible.
I adopted a neutered six month old male from a shelter. Hello!
It was an unspayed female and she went into heat as soon as she got home.
2006-08-05 22:02:18 · answer #4 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be that she was not spayed and she is going into heat. It also could be that she was spayed and some tissue was left and that will make her go into heat. I would take her to your vet and describe the symptoms and see what needs to be done
2006-08-05 22:49:50 · answer #5 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sure sounds like she's in heat to me. I would get her checked again. The scar may be from something else. If she has been spayed, she may be just doing one of those weird cat things that some cats do. (My sister has one who, if you scratch her back, she licks the floor!).
2006-08-05 21:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the cat just wants attention.
I wouldn't go with seeing "a scar" as proof of altering--ask for a CAT scan (no pun intended).
2006-08-05 21:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the vet was wrong, it does sound like she is in heat. Does she meow all night long and drive you crazy?
2006-08-05 21:55:31 · answer #8 · answered by >♥Cat♥< 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this would be a normal behavior for you cat. My cat does it, so I wouldn't worry about it too much about it. If the vet says she's fine, she's fine. Hope I helped!
~Nicole ;-)
2006-08-05 21:25:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes sounds in heat to me to my friends cat is going throw that right now to now my black femalecat we use to have was fixed and she still did that another way to tell if there in heat is take your foot and gently dont hurt her and tap her butt if she meows or starts moveing back towrds your foot (acts like she enjoys it) then she in heat defently
2006-08-05 23:41:31 · answer #10 · answered by shylilly_665 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋