What Are The Signs of a Cat in Heat?

Q: I think my female cat is going into heat. What are the sure signs?Q: I think my female cat is going into heat. What are the sure signs?

A: If your female cat is not spayed and is over six months she is likely going into heat. Females that are in heat can become very vocal and can even spray urine in the house. It is extremely important to have cats spayed at a young age to prevent mammary cancer.

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Dr. Lauren Brickman Dr. Brickman started as a veterinary technician at Garden City Park in 1997 and went on to…

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Comments (10)

more about ewords (Unverified)
This is one awesome post. Cool.
Must love dogs (Unverified)
I have 2 pugs, 2 girls both spayed however my youngest girl Lilly eats ROCKS- small rocks and i cant get her to stop. its first thing she does when she goes outside someone help pls, she has only puked 3 times ever with rocks coming out, but i am worried as there are no more coming out.. help pls
Must Love Dogs (Unverified)
Hi , I am wondering about cats? My daughter has a 1.5 yr old cat, she got her when she was a baby her name is peanut. Now peanut keeps going into heat, she maybe gets a day break or just a few hrs, the longest she has went out of heat since she started has been only 1 week she is tierd and frustrated and noone gets any sleep but my concern is for her. how do we stop the heat cycle there are no male cats around anywhere and she lives with 2 other female cats and one is spayed. so pls help asap as we r in desperate need...