My 5 month old kitten is acting weird. She keeps rolling on the floor making awkward noises. She also is rubbing against my other cats. Is she in heat?
2007-02-20 02:56:16 · 13 answers · asked by Matt: aka; Edge is world champ!! 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
Probably. If she isn't swelled and bleeding then she isn't in full blown heat, but she is showing some signs of a cat in heat. If you aren't going to spay her and she stays inside, then you should keep a close eye on her. When cats get the age to come in heat they will start marking their territory-even female cats. I've seen it happen. Don't worry, if she does come into heat now it will only last a few weeks and then she should be back to normal.
2007-02-20 03:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat is at the right age for going into heat and the signs are there. Cats do start making weird noises, somewhere between a howl, a purr and a whine. They rub against anything that they can find, usually with their rear end. What I usually found was that they also demand more attention, I've had cats who were not the most friendly most of the time try to all of a sudden try to pull a phone out of my ear to get attention and get petted. Sounds like it's time to get the cat fixed, unless you are planning to get the cat mated. Always best to get the cat fixed around the first heat, or by the second. I didn't do it with one of my cats and learned the hard way that if you don't it causes kidney problems down the line and can shorten the cat's lifespan. I am a stong believer now in telling this to everyone. I now am very careful with my cats, and it has paid off, my last two cats have had very long lifespans, the last one died at 17 and my current one is 16 and going strong.
2007-02-20 03:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by lochmessy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make an appointment to get her fixed. One of my cats that I adopted last year as an adult already went into heat every second week. The kitten went into heat the day before I had them both spayed. They are no longer in agony and neither am I...LOL.
Seriously, I had two previous females that I had spayed young (6 months). One lived to 21 years and the other to 19 years. If you are not planning on breeding them (and only if they are a rare type of cat), then the best thing is to have your cat spayed or neutered.
2007-02-20 03:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bennypoo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the akward noises start off high and then get low in pitch, and drag out longingly, and they increase in volume, almost sounding like desperate pleas, and said noises are directed outside, (like she stands at the exit of your home ore windows and wails that way). Also(and forgive me for describing this) if there is a clear liquid discharge from your cat's privates then yeah, She's in heat. I would have to check some scientific info on when cats are sexually mature, but I'm pretty sure it is only a matter of months after they are born. I had two female cats in my lifetime and I have lived through those nights of constant howling when they were in heat.
2007-02-20 03:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have had cats my whole life and right now I have two.
One is three years old and go's in heat every couple months.
The other one is two years old, and also starts shortly after.
Trust me there is nothing you can do about just let it die down, and he/she will be fine! It also doesn't help if you hold them or pick them up well they are in heat. It will just stress them out more.
Some signs that they are in heat is when they stick their butt up in the air, and whine and make funny noises like you were talking about. Another one is that they rub againest things often. So don't worry, it will stop in a week or so! Hope that helps! =)
2007-02-20 03:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by ^^**~~`Star^Dust`~**^^ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female cats in heat will often meow excessively, climb drapes, and do everything they can to escape from the house, especially at night. They often assume the mating posture, with their rear-end toward you and their tail out sideways (not up). Another sure sign is a bunch of tom cats suddenly hanging around your house, especially if she's allowed to do her business outdoors (big mistake). It's important to prevent her from breeding this time around because she's too young and not fully developed. Get her spayed now or find some other way to prevent pregnancy until she's more mature. Scratch her ears for me..............
2007-02-20 03:12:43 · answer #6 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First she'll be creating extremely some noise, certainly 'calling' for a mate. 2d she would commence spraying, a difficulty with any un-neutered or unspayed cat. finally attempt stroking her lower back, if she sticks her bum severe up interior the air then she is waiting for some thing! i'm assuming you purchased her from an excellent breeder, if so then examine the workplace work. The breeder would have registered your cat as no longer for breeding (no longer on the breeding register). if so you is purely no longer waiting to grant your kitten shoppers any respected workplace work.
2016-10-16 02:26:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My kittens are also doing the same thing. She's probably also sticking het butt up in the air and has her tail set to the side. It should die down in a few days, but if this bugs you get her spayed!
2007-02-20 03:05:56 · answer #8 · answered by Amaya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see the business end of the cat in your face all the time it's time for avet visit.
2007-02-20 04:08:30 · answer #9 · answered by chicagonightowl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually they either start walking funny or hold their bottoms in the air. I would get her fixed now.
2007-02-20 03:11:59 · answer #10 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋