???How to Tell if Your Cat Is in Heat

[size=23.636363983154297]How to Tell if Your Cat Is in Heat[/size]
[size=23.636363983154297]Edited by Desertpaint, Denise, Benjamin C., Nikki17 and 11 others[/size]


[size=23.636363983154297]Once your female cat has reached about 6 months of age, she will go into heat. Cats are polyestrous (meaning they go into heat several times a year...dogs are diestrous, because they typically have two heat cycles a year) which means that they can produce a litter at any time in the year, even though spring is considered to be "kitten season." Read the article to know the symptoms of a cat in heat.[/size]
[size=23.636363983154297]Steps[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]1Your cat will become more affectionate. Even if your cat is usually an affectionate pet, she will become even more so during estrus. She will constantly rub against you or other animals in the household, and if you have a male cat in the house that is not neutered, she will constantly be trying to get his attention.[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]2She will often be in the mating position (called lordosis). This is when her head is down low and her rear is up in the air. She'll often be moving her hind feet back and forth (or "making biscuits") and she'll move her tail to the side to expose her vaginal area.[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]3She will become more vocal. She will often have unusually loud yowls. In nature, these are designed to get a male's attention.[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]4She might start to spray urine around your house. Not all cats in heat will do this, but some will. Even though it can be annoying, you have to remember that it's only natural. She does this to mark her territory and lure in a mate.[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]5She might lose her appetite. Some cats do, some cats don't. If your cat does, try to make sure that she eats, even if that means feeding her bits of chicken. If she normally eats dry food, give her canned food because she might like it better. Otherwise, don't stress too much over it because she does it in the wild too. If it gets out of hand, call your vet.[/size]
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[size=23.636363983154297]6She will constantly lick her vaginal area, which might be swollen. There might be bloody discharge as well.[/size]