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majcm - 15 Feb 2005 01:21 GMT

I'm afraid one of my two female kittens is in heat. I got the two males
neutered last week so all the males in the house are neutered, but the two
female are set up for March 1. Tonight one is crying more and rolling
around on the floor, but just in one spot in the house. She seems to cry
kind of at one the one older males who is the only cat who is standoffish
with all the others, and she's following him around. None of the males seem
to be paying attention to her. Would they if they are neutered? Also how
long does a "heat" last?

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MarAzul - 15 Feb 2005 03:58 GMT

Also how long does a "heat" last?

Until they breed, generally.

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jacquie0 - 15 Feb 2005 06:28 GMT

> I'm afraid one of my two female kittens is in heat. I got the two males
> neutered last week so all the males in the house are neutered, but the two
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> to be paying attention to her. Would they if they are neutered? Also how
> long does a "heat" last?

My little girl goes to be spayed on Feb. 22. My male is fixed, but, she
bothers him so much that he does mount her, and tries his best to "do
good" by her. I do not encourage or reprimand him for doing this as I
know that she will not become pregnant by him. Every time she comes into
heat, it seems to last a little longer. The first time was only for
about 3 days, and now, she seems to stay in heat for about a week to a
week and a half. She has been in heat 4 times altogether, and her
behaviour is so bad. She will rub against anything that she thinks will
give her some satisfaction. She only allows my husband to touch her when
she is in heat. If she is not in heat, she will go out of her way to
avoid him. I am assuming that a male abused her in some way before/after
she was thrown out into the streets with her littermates. She was only 4
and a 1/2 weeks old when I found her. Her other littermates, as well as
about 20 some other cats were captured by some volunteers through our
vets office, and all of them have found terrific forever homes.
Sorry to get off topic. I am a typical cat mom. I can't help talking
about my furbabies. LOL
I am glad that your males are fixed so there is no danger of either of
your females getting pregnant. This will probably be the only heat that
she will go through before she is fixed.

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M.C. Mullen - 15 Feb 2005 18:26 GMT

| are fixed so there is no danger of either of
| your females getting pregnant. This will probably be the only heat that
| she will go through before she is fixed.

Yes, that's exactly what I was going to suggest: operation!

My cat is in heat at the moment too, it's unbearable ... meoow, meooow ...
mrrraw, mrrraw from outside, from several toms, since 4 days *and* nights!
And all this in over a foot of snow!!
On top of it the female cat who lives beside is going through the same!!
(We've got brand new next door neighbours, wonder what they think!!?)
Our neutered Micky is having a depression because of all this carry-on.
Cindy has better things to do at the moment than playing with him...

We do want kittens for once, I know in the US that is a problem, but here
it's not. But I'll be glad to see the end of it all. And, we're looking
forward to having the kittens middle of April. Wonder how Micky will behave?
He's the designated godfather.
When they are 5 weeks old the mother will get spayed.
My vet says that's the proper time because a cat can
get pregnant as early as two weeks after the birth again!
And my book says a cat can get pregnant while she *is* already pregnant,
that means the second litter comes early and she'll reject her first
kittens,
hard to believe.

Carola

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jacquie0 - 16 Feb 2005 00:39 GMT

> | are fixed so there is no danger of either of
> | your females getting pregnant. This will probably be the only heat that
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> Carola

As hard as it is to believe, yes a female cat can become pregnant again
while she is still pregnant with a litter. This happened to a former cat
of mine. May she rest in peace. She was 2 weeks pregnant with her first
litter, and became pregnant with a second litter. The time came for her
to deliver, and I had to take her to the vet to have a c-section. The
kittens from the second pregnancy were blocking the birth canal so that
the first kittens couldn't come out. Four kittens survived, and the
second four lived for just over 24 hours. Needless to say, she was fixed
as soon as her kittens were delivered. As for a cat becoming pregnant
only 2 weeks after she delivers is incorrect. A female cat (queen) can
become pregnant just hours after delivering her last kitten.

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Mike Rhino - 15 Feb 2005 15:22 GMT

If a female cat is in heat, is that a problem? Mine has probably been in
heat for the past 2 months. I've never owned a cat before, so I don't know
what normal cat behavior is. She's an indoor kitty with no access to other
cats.

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