| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
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I have a strange question. I have a female cat - we got her from
our local humane society in May. She was "8 weeks old" then. Around
7 months she went into heat. She had all the characteristics of
a cat in heat anyway. This happened one more time and then it stopped.
She is an indoor/outdoor kitty. I've read previous notes about
how to tell if she's "in the family way" and about getting her fixed
because there are enough cats in the world....that is not what I
want to hear/see. I want to know if her behavior or lack thereof
is any indication of anything. Nothing else has changed - appetite,
friendliness, potty habits, etc. Do I have a "frigid" cat???? (I
know that's not true, but it is funny...) I do NOT believe she
is pregnant. There is a neighborhood bully cat who really gives
her a hard time when she goes out. It (I'll call it "it" because
I never got close enough to know anything about it) fights with
her and is real nasty. Usually after we hear them going around
in the yard, she comes running in with feces all over her backside.
The bully is disgusting. The first time it happened I figured she
probably is pregnant - but if she were we would have seen babies
by now. I will get her fixed as soon as we can - we have limited
her going out (only when she runs out).
Anyone with similar situations or even past experience - please
give me some insight....
Thanks
--sandy
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2141.1 | He'll try anyway, heat or not | CLUSTA::TAMIR | ACMS design while-u-wait | Fri Jan 13 1989 19:31 | 19 |
I sure knew when Meggie was in heat! She drove me NUTS! It's possible
that she doesn't find the fellow to be 'her cup of tea' and is fighting
off his advances. Mating is not a particularly fun time for the
female and she might be trying to fight him off. He will try to
'have his way with her' whether or not she's in heat, and your kitty
could end up getting quite beaten up if the bully persists.
I took in Meg as a pregnant female that someone decided they didn't
want once she got pregnant. She has since been spayed. She continues
to exhibit very aggressive behavior to my two neutered males as
I think she's had it with men!
The gestation period is about 60 days. Meg wasn't 'obviously' pregnant
until she was about 4-5 weeks along.
Aside from the issue of too many unwanted cats, I'd worry about
the bully beating up on her.
Mary
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