Monkeys Madness

[samseal]

Hi,

As most of you know Monkey The cat is on heat.

Refer to previuos post"my cat is acting strange" before talking about unwanted kittens or anything like that please

Anyway she really seems to be having a bad time.She is constantly rolling around meoiwing and offering herself to the dog(Lucy) who is somewhat bemused by this

She isint weeing everywhere thank goodness

My question is there anything I can do to help her and how long is this likely to go on.

FYI. she is called Monkey because we didn't want Lucy to know she was a cat.Think she might have given the game away now though

Sam x

 

[black angel]

hi sam
i have read the previous thread, so wont go in to that.

all i can say is that when my own cats had their first heat they were a pain to live with and were constantly calling through the night too. there is nothing i dont think that will help and its all down to natural behaviour. if you do breed at a later date then im afraid its going to be like this every 6 months or so, and if you decide not to breed then she will need spayed after the heat is over. good luck with her and earplugs may be needed

 

[BettaMomma]

FYI. she is called Monkey because we didn't want Lucy to know she was a cat.Think she might have given the game away now though

LOL

 

[RandomWiktor]

Ooooh boy. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, so why don't we just start with numbers.
- Felines are seasonally polyestrus, which means they go into heat with increasing sunlight, or, the spring and possibly into the summer.
- Strictly outdoor cats will be in estrus primarily in the spring.
- An indoor cat living in an environment where lighting is on for a good 10+ hours a day can cycle all year (eep).
- Heat lasts about 6-10 days, but if the cat is not bred, it will go right back into heat within 2-8 days of the previous heat.

That said, there really isn't anything you can do to ease the behavior of a cat in heat. They aren't in pain even though they act like it; the rolling and vocalizing and presenting are all to attract a tom. Really, the only thing you can do to end her heat is breed her, which as we saw in the other post she is too young for (cats should be 12-18 months old min. before being bred), or spay her. That aside, buy some ear plugs.