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- From: spp@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Steve Pope)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: cat in heat?
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 21:18:21 GMT
- Organization: U.C. Berkeley -- ERL
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- Joseph.V.Kelly.Jr@dartmouth.edu (Joseph V. Kelly Jr) writes:
-
- >My cat is probably about 9 months old, and she's making funny mewling
- >noises,
- >is rolling over on the floor, and when I do the ol' *pat the cat on the
- >rump so that its hindquarters go up in the air* trick, her haunches
- >shoot way up into the air higher than normal. Does this mean my cat is
- >in heat?
-
- Yup. Another sign might be a troop of tomcats circling your
- house...
-
- >Anyhow, she's an indoor cat, so I don't have an immediate concerns.
-
- This would then be a really poor time to let her escape
- outdoors. She might be difficult to catch if you do.
-
- Assuming she does not get out, and no tomcats get in, my
- understanding (somebody may correct me on this) is that
- she will remain in heat indefinitely.
-
- >joe & chloe
-
- Steve
-