can you tell me about cats periods?

Question

i have 2 girl kittens around 10 or 11 weeks old

i have no idea when they start their periods

or what to expect

how often do they have them?

how long for ?

will i have blood everywhere ?

can you enlighten me please

thanks guys

im a first time cat owner and honestly had no idea

this site has been great for finding out all sorts of info that i need to know

the books i bought were helpful but its easier to ask what i need to know on here

Answer 1

Neither dogs nor cats have 'periods'. Their oestrus cycle is known as 'coming into season' or 'being in heat'. Dogs may bleed during this time, cats do not, although there may be a tiny little bit of discharge present.

Cats can come into season from 4 months of age, although from 6 months is more usual. This is why ideal spaying time is between 5-6 months of age.

You will notice your cat coming in to season from her behavioural changes, which are screamingly obvious. Female cats are anxious to mate when in season, and display themselves as such - they roll around, lift their bottoms in the air with the tail flopped over and make an awful lot of noise - yowling and crying. Sometimes they really sound like they're in pain. Dogs come in to season once to four times a year, but once cats are in season they will continue to come into season every two weeks until they are mated. Their ovulation is induced by mating, so once your cat is sexually mature is she is pretty much permanently capable of becoming pregnant.

This is a good article:
http://cats.about.com/od/reproduction/a/heat_cycles.htm

Chalice

Answer 2

Female cats come into call can be anything from 4 -5 months to 12 months. You will know when they do as it says they call some make a racket others can be silent callers but all have the same actions they roll around the floor arch their back if you rub down by the tail, some will even spray or urinate even if this isn't;t normal behaviour.
Its always preferable to let them have at least one call before you spay but whatever you do don;t let them outside before they are spayed or you could have a load of kittens, males always know and there's nothing worse than a very small cat carrying around a mass of kittens which won;t help her health at a very young age,

Answer 3

Cats don't have menstrual periods as human women do. Cats have a cycle of estrus or "heat" during which they are fertile. They will generally begin to have cycles (which are not regular, as with humans), at 5 or 6 months of age. A cat in heat will "call" and vocalize a great deal and go through the motions of "treading" to signal any available male that she is ready for breeding. They'll go through this every few weeks in the warmer months, less often in winter. If you don't want to deal with this and the resulting kittens, I strongly suggest getting your cats spayed as soon as possible.

Answer 4

Cats come into season round about, but sometimes before, they're six months old. There is no blood as such. They start to roll around on the floor & are more vocal than usual.

I seriously suggest you get them spayed before they have the chance to get pregnant; there are thousands of unwanted kittens born every year who either suffer miserable lives or get euthanased.

Keep an eye on your cats when they get to about 5 months old & take the advice of your vet when to get them spayed.

Answer 5

properly my cat gets bloated and gets throughout my different male cats (that are neutered). She additionally makes strange noises and is plenty extra friendlier. She has a tendency to purr plenty and her woman areas get slightly swollen. Nadine additionally rolls on the floor plenty. So those are some indications of my woman cat who isn't spayed yet.

Answer 6

They don't have periods..they go into heat and you will want to get them spayed before that happens. Cats in heat "cry" to breed and are very uncomfortable..plus the noise will drive you nuts. I'm sure your vet can discuss with you when they can get spayed.

Answer 7

Cats don't have periods. They ovulate only when they have sex, so they get pregnant every time they ovulate, so they don't have periods.
They start being able to have sex just about before they reach 1 year old, but often even earlier. The best advice is to get them fixed when they are 6-7 months old.

Answer 8

They don't bleed. I personally would let them have at least one season of "heat", before getting spayed, just from an ethical perspective. But they tend to raise their bottoms to male hands that try to groom them, and make a lot of trumpet noise, like calling for a mate. Only goes on for a few days, nothing to worry about. Just remember tho that a pregant cat can have lots of after problems, like hair loss, stretched torso, sleep problems etc.

Answer 9

Avoid the periods altogether. Get them spayed. Most vets spay cats around 5 to 8 months. Cat periods (called heat) are gross. They can last anywhere from a few days to almost a month. They bleed. It's gross. Get them spayed and you will never have to deal with them going into heat. For every person in the U.S. born there are 15 dogs and 45 cats born as well. Please spay your cats for their sake.

Answer 10

Well my cat when she was on her period she didn't bleed she just meowed A LOT, it was very annoying. I don't remember how often but I thought it was every 3 weeks.