cat was spayed early at 6 months,
she is now almost a year
is showing all signs of being in season, calling, affection, off her food, and assuming possition, treading feet etc...
has been for a week now,
should i keep her in or let out?
is it going to continue untill she mates?
can i stop it?
2007-02-20 23:06:18 · 10 answers · asked by rebecca m 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I would promptly call the vet who spayed her, and ask him to check her out. She should not be acting that way. I would not let her out, until she has been seen by vet. Has anything changed recently, that would maybe cause her to be acting out?? If she was spayed she would not be going into heat. If she was not spayed she will stay in heat until she mates, and then she will go back into heat again after she weans her kittens. It is a cycle, that will not end until the animal is spayed. Good Luck, and if she really is in heat, after a vet supposedly spayed her, i would think twice before going to that vet again..i hope this is some help.
2007-02-20 23:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there. I'm sure the rules are different from country to country, but here (Australia) almost every desexed animal is given a small tattoo in its left ear. The absence of a tattoo doesn't guarantee that the animal hasn't been spayed/neutered, but you know that they have been if a tattoo is present. You probably won't be able to see a scar just looking at her. I would take her in to get her shots, and ask them to clip a little bit of fur off her belly to see if there is a scar present. If there is a scar there, you know that she's almost certainly been spayed. This isn't foolproof, as a few vets do something called a 'flank spay' where the scar is up on the cat's side instead, but should still be a pretty good indicator. If there is no scar on her belly, I'd assume she's entire and book her in for surgery. It is also possible, in a few cases for 'spayed' cats to come into season. This is a condition called Remnant Ovarian Syndrome- the cat has undergone desexing, but even though the uterus and main body of the ovaries have been removed there is a small piece of functional ovarian tissue left behind- enough to cause the cat to show signs of heat.
2016-05-24 01:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend who had her female cat spayed at six months and then start showing signs of heat. She took her cat back to the vet and they said "oops, didn't get it all." This may be the case for yours also. The signs of heat should stop directly after surgery because all the main hormone production centers have been removed. It should send them directly into kitty menopause.
I would call the vet immediately and tell them what is going on. If it is the case that they left something, she will have to undergo surgery again. A good vet's office will do the second surgery for free or low cost, since it was their fault to begin with.
2007-02-20 23:42:44 · answer #3 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, definitely, your cat could be showing signs of being in heat. I bought a full grown spayed cat at a shelter once. Just a few months later she was showing signs of being in heat. I took her to the vet. They found out that whomever did her surgery did do a thorough job. She was given hormones and that straightened everything out for her. I'm certainly not saying that your vet missed something, just saying that's what happened to my cat. I'd certainly talk to your vet about it. Also, my Grandma had a cat that had one litter in the Spring. After that she had her spayed. But, every Spring time she'd go into an "emotional" heat for a few weeks. It was very odd.
2007-02-20 23:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO...DO NOT let her outside.
Take her to a Vet and have her checked over...NOT back to the Vet that spayed her...you're cat is most definitely showing signs of being in heat and a cat that was spayed will not go into heat.
2007-02-21 02:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by gracieandlizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost, don't let her out, just in case the spaying wasn't done correctly. If she's been at it for a week, then she's almost through a cycle, so hopefully she'll calm down shortly. I would DEFINITELY take her to see a vet, and to be honest, I don't think I'd be comfortable taking her to see the same one that did the apparently-ineffective surgery.
Good luck!
2007-02-21 01:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she was spayed correctly she would not be going into heat, she is apparently in pain and sick. No you should never let them out for it is not safe. You don't want her to be roadkill. It will continue until she sees a vet and could possibly get worse and may be fatal if not treated.
The only way to stop it is to take her to the vet. She could have a urinary infection and needs antibiotics.
2007-02-20 23:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a part of her ovaries had been left behind after the spay then they can continue to go into season. Best get her checked out by your vet.
2007-02-20 23:25:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
Most cats settle down when neutered but I once had a tortie that though neutered would still go off, sometimes for days (and it took her days to sleep it off too). I would let her out and not worry about it.
2007-02-21 00:57:52 · answer #9 · answered by daisyday41 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Needs to be checked out dude
2007-02-23 01:14:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋