How often does a female cat go in heat?

Question

My sisters cat goes in heat every 2-3 weeks, is this normal?

The cat is a house cat and she has never had a litter - is it cruel to keep her like this or should she be spayed?

Answer 1

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.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Varies
Here's How:
Immediately preceding oestrus, your female cat may become unusually affection, and rub her hind quarters against furniture, other cats, and/or her favorite human.
The Queen (name for female cats of breeding age) will vocalize loudly. This "calling" may go on for several days, unless she mates.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Your veterinarian may be able to give your female cat hormones to stop the oestrus, if spaying is not immediately possible.
Female cats as young as four months can go into oestrus.

Answer 2

Before i spay my cat.. she had multiple heat "attack" .. sometimes it might be like once every 2 weeks.. the last "attack" she actually had lasted for 1 whole month. Even when they show no symptom of heat attack they might still be in heat.. its normal for a cat to go on heat every 2 - 3 weeks but advise is to spay them ... they are suffering more than you might know

Answer 3

In the world of breeding cats, the female cat is usually referred to as a "queen". Her heat cycle is often called the "estrus cycle" or simply "estrus". The length of time of the estrus, and the frequency of the estrus cycles depends upon many factors, such as geographic and environmental factors, (temperature and the number of daylight hours), her age and overall health, and her genetic background. Once a queen goes into heat or estrus, she may stay in heat for several days, to 2-3 weeks. Some queens, once they are sexually mature and enter estrus, do not come out of heat unless and until they are either bred to a full male cat, or spayed. The majority of queens will cycle in and out of estrus during the prime breeding season (roughly December through August), returning back into heat approximately every other week.

Answer 4

I have a cat that seems to be in a continuous heat cycle, so it varies with the individual cat. Your sister's cat is about average. If it bothers you too much, have the cat spayed.

Answer 5

a girl is going into warmth approximately two times a year. they might bypass a warmth cycle at times, yet will seldom have an further one. Cats first warmth between 5 & 8 months. A cat will proceed to be in warmth till she is bred Getting her spayed won't purely provide up this demanding warmth cycle, yet will additionally prolong her life, cut back the possibility of mammary or uterine maximum cancers and shop felines from roaming your community. each warmth cycle will advance her probabilities of those cancers, or the possibility of a pyometra. Having her spayed is easily the main suitable for all. a girl cat would have 3 to seven kittens each 4 months. it extremely is the reason inhabitants administration utilising neutering and spaying is so significant. purely a million out of 10 kittens born would be observed... the the rest 9 would be euthanized. 800 cats and canines are euthanized each hour. to ascertain that each cat and canines to have a house, all people in u.s. would would desire to own 25. Please spay your cat.

Answer 6

Female cats are polyoestrus which means they have many seasons practically one after the other. It's best to have her neutered as she will lose condition of coat etc if she keeps having seasons.

Answer 7

Some unbred females remain in heat almost continually until they meet old Tom.

Answer 8

my cat used to go in heat about twice a year

Answer 9

Life would be a lot easier on everyone if she was spayed.

Answer 10

Please, get her spayed to avoid another unwanted litter.