what do you do when your cats are in heat?

Melrose Clement

i think fork is in heat because she is always making me rub her belly and she's making those cat sounds cats do when they are in heat.. Wink

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Allen Friedman · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject:

LOL, i have a male cat. Maybe you could introduce fork to Mario!

Melrose Clement · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:14 am Post subject:

LOL. a cat couple! how cute is that. what is ur cat's breed?
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Mary Anne Doyle · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject:

Hee hee! that would be cute. a cat couple who met here in petshed forum! i'd offer my cat duke too. but he's neutered! Laughing

Bern Eisendorf · Newbie Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Akron, Ohio

should we really do anything when they're in heat? why not just let things happen naturally?

Regina McKee · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

Oh I don't know! Haha I don't really do anything when my Persian cat is in heat. I just let her be flirty when she wants to! haha sexy cat, LOLZ!

Tim Lassek · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: cat sex life

cats deserve a happy sex life too!

Harvey Simmons · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject:

How about cat matchmaking? Anyone? Wink

Susie Lefler · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

hey melrose, i know what you mean. i think my kitty is in heat, too. just the other day i saw it making eyes at our neighbor's cat! or maybe, he's just intimidated by the next-door feline! Laughing

Harvey Simmons · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

I propose a pet marriage! Very Happy

What's your take on this by the way? I saw this being discussed somewhere else here. I think it would be great. Everyone here should be invited (or at least sent a very cute invitation)! Wink

Patrick Ratzenberger · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Everybody's saying the obvious answer: when your cat's in heat, find a male cat.

Laughing

Can I have a kitty?

bluesky · Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

Hate to be the downer here BUT....why is your cat in heat to begin with? Unless you are a reputable breeder, your cat should be neutered or spayed ASAP. Cats do not need to have kittens as some believe. And even if you do have homes waiting for the kittens, those homes should be going to cats already waiting in animal shelters.

Libby Bowen · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

bluesky raised some good points here that will be good to keep in mind.
on the other hand, maybe some owners haven't had their cats spayed or neutered yet cause they want to have kittens that came from their pets. Smile

darthkelly · Newbie Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

More than three million cats and dogs are euthanized every year at shelters. These aren't always "homeless" cats and dogs, either. It can be your own cat's sons and daughters.

If two un-fixed cats meet, they can produce tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of offspring every year.

This is a serious public health issue. Enough that I have taken to capturing strays and having them fixed when I can afford it.

Here are some corrected myths about spaying and neutering:

http://www.snapus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Myths

On that page, you can also view what kind of health and behavioral benefits there are to spaying and neutering.

When we take these animals in, out of their natural environment, we are agreeing to take care of them to the best of our ability, and to give them every advantage we can. To that end, we should all agree not to declaw the animals, to spay or neuter them, and to try to keep them from going outside, where they run the risk of being infected with diseases, running into other animals which may kill them, or being run over by automobiles.

Maybe it's just me, but I take the responsibility of having a pet very seriously, and I'll be neutering my cat as soon as he's old enough.

Michelle Pilver · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

melrose isn't even sure if her cat is really in heat. she's just assuming because her kitty makes the sound of cats who are in heat. Wink

but i agree with you darthkelly.. we should all take our being caretakers of pets very seriously.