What are the symptoms of cats in estrus?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What are the symptoms of cats in estrus?

Performance of female cats in estrus:

1. When a female cat is in estrus, she will be more clingy than before and like to rub between her owner's legs.

2. Often take the initiative to raise its tail high, and make strange sounds when meeting cats of the opposite sex to attract the attention of the opposite sex.

3. During this period, the cat is in a state of excitement, and its appetite may be greatly reduced, or even refuse to eat.

4. The female cat becomes restless when in heat, often howling loudly, and the sound is completely different from usual. The genitals also suffer from congestion.

5. They like to roll back and forth on the ground, and a few female cats will urinate anywhere during estrus.

6. When you caress the back of a female cat or the area near its genitals, the female cat will raise its buttocks, swing its tail to one side, lie on the ground and step forward with its hind feet. This is the posture of the female cat ready for mating. .

7. The condition of female cats kept indoors will be particularly obvious. If there has been no mating, it will become more serious every time. The estrus period will last for about 20 days, but the interval between estrus periods will be shortened.

Performances of male cats in estrus:

1. When male cats are in estrus, the most common behavior is "enuresis". It’s not about emptying your bladder of urine, but it’s an act of demarcating territory. , and kept howling loudly in the middle of the night.

2. During the estrus period, male cats will stand in a standing position, hold their tail high, and spray urine on vertical objects. While spraying urine, the tail will shake.

3. Male cats will also become restless. They will try their best to run away from home and go outdoors to find their mating partners.

Precautions for cats in estrus:

1. During estrus, the reproductive systems of male and female cats are congested, so they will urinate blood. This is a normal phenomenon.

2. Pay attention to the hygiene and hygiene of cats and keep them clean to avoid bacterial infection.

3. Neutering cats is the best way. Although it is cruel, it can avoid physical diseases and prevent uncontrolled mating of cats from increasing the number of stray cats.

4. Try to neuter it before it goes into heat for the first time.

5. Because the uterus of a female cat in estrus is relatively swollen and fragile, do not use the "cotton swab method" popular on the Internet to help her through the estrus period, and this does not work for male cats either.

6. A better way to help a cat go through estrus is to use a cat teasing stick or ball to attract its attention and caress it more.

7. Do not bathe the cat during the estrus period.