2007-02-12 07:57:13 · 6 answers · asked by davidmarden 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Not to worry you but I recently asked my vet this question and he gave me a most shocking answer. He said that some cats will go out of heat about a week after come in however some cats will stay in heat until they are bred. So if you have an inside cat and she doesn't go out of heat within a week or two you may have to consider having her fixed. I personally couldn't deal with the yowling for more then a few days.
2007-02-12 09:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From Franny Syufy,
Your Guide to Cats.
Female cats that are not spayed will eventually come into heat (technically called oestrus), and the signs are unambiguous, once you know what to look for. Here are some behavioral symptoms to watch for if you suspect your diva is in heat.
Here's How:
1. Immediately preceding oestrus, your female cat may become unusually affection, and rub her hind quarters against furniture, other cats, and/or her favorite human.
2. The Queen (name for female cats of breeding age) will vocalize loudly. This "calling" may go on for several days, unless she mates.
3. She will assume a mating position: head down, forelegs bent, rear quarters raised to expose the perineum ( this raised posture is called lordosis), with the tail raised and held to the side of the body. Her rear legs will tread rhythmically, as if walking in place.
4. Queenie may also spray vertical surfaces with a strongly scented fluid. She will accomplish this by backing up to the surface and raising her tail high. The tail may quiver, and she may perfom the rhythmic treading described in step four.
5. If your female cat does not mate, she will go into oestrus as often as every two to three weeks, for several months each year, until she either mates or is spayed.
Tips:
1. Unless she is a qualified pedigreed breeder, your female cat should be spayed. It will not only cease the uncomfortable heat cycles, but prevent certain serious medical problems.
2. Your veterinarian may be able to give your female cat hormones to stop the oestrus, if spaying is not immediately possible.
3. Female cats as young as four months can go into oestrus.
2007-02-12 08:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by sherry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally around 3 or 4 days
2007-02-12 08:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by Yummy mummy! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually 3-5 day's on the average.
2007-02-12 08:47:33 · answer #4 · answered by Tigerluvr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do not know =) google it (i know, i know) but you should seriously consider getting your cat fixed because leaving it to be in heat and not be breeding ups her chance of having cancer. look it up.
2007-02-12 08:00:18 · answer #5 · answered by prettyenoughforyou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
until the little sl*ut finds a tom
2007-02-12 09:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by brazenone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋