Cats In Heat- Knowing The Signs

When your female cat goes into heat it can be a trying experience for the both of you. This is an important time, since you need to know what to do if you do or do not want a cat pregnancy. Knowing the signs can help you help her, which in time aids the both of you.
The first sign will always be over affection on her side. When she comes and snuggles up to you, rubbing her nose against you and purring an affectionate, yet different purr there is definatly something afoot here. She may continually move around you rubbing her nose and head on you in a loving way.
The second sign will be her traveling wherever she is allowed to and moaning a long drawn out drawl. It resembles the sound of their normal meow, but usually deeper in tone and very long or drawn out. She may travel from place to place making this unusual noise. This is her way of letting the male cats in the area that she is in heat. This is a time to watch her around entry ways or windows as she may attempt, if she isn’t an outside cat already to seek farther venues to find a mate.
The next is always the best sign and will undoubtly let you know if you have any fear that your cat is in heat, is if she begins to position herself low to the ground while rasing her buttocks and arching her tail. This is the invite for males in the area and do be warned that it is common for many cats to rub themselves against floors, doors, furniture, or even you.
They will prance about constantly purring, meowing, and yeowling. Very often don’t sit still as they would usually do and you’ll find that they will follow you everywhere and come up against you whether that is normal behavior for them or not.
She will also have a very terrible and much stronger oder in her urine than normal. You will want to change her litter box much more often than usual. If she is not an indoor cat, you obviously won’t notice this as much.
She will lick herself and be much cleaner, while keeping a constant purr that will thrum in her throat and vibrate her entire body. She’ll rub against anything that comes into view and will sometimes find somewhere comfortable to be, but until she does, woe be he or she who is responsible for her entertainment, for her over affection will become dull very quickly and get into the way of everyday life.
You need to understand that it is extremely uncomfortable for her and shouldn’t be un-spayed without proper reason. Whether you are hoping to bread or don’t feel that it is necessary to get her spayed, it is a high health risk for her and can even lead to death. You should always consult her animal doctor to know what is best for her. In the long run, even if the up front payment may be slightly costly depending on many different variables, the end result will constitute a much happier and healthy companion.