Cat in season?

Romeo has been very interested in Babushka's 'area' the last couple of days.Also she's always friendly but shes started headbutting me for attention and following me round. Also the other day when I gave her a belly rub I could feel her teats. She has very fluffy belly fur and i've never noticed that before. :s
I wondered if she could be coming into season? She's coming up to eleven months old. Has anyone had a female cat in season and could tell me what it's like?

Never had a cat, let alone a female one!

Sorry, can't help!

Not had a cat either sorry Xx

Ive only had rescue cats so they have been spayed. You really should get her done or you'll end up with kittens all the time.

I want her to have a litter with my neighbours cat. Theres a waiting list of potential homes already drawn up.
She will be spayed as soon as possible after. I just wanted to know the signs so I can start preparing. Its much easier to tell with dogs!

lol you will sure as hell know when she is ready to mate!! constant meowing will drive you nuts and she will tread with her front paws and stick her bum in the air! rub along her spine to her tail and that should start her treading if she is in heat?. I wouldn't mate her on her first heat , better waiting until she's a wee bit older and she will still come into heat again later in the year. Also she might not fancy your neighbours cat lol. Watch she doesn't escape and run off with every Tom,* and Harry.

Also she might not fancy your neighbours cat lol. Watch she doesn't escape and run off with every Tom,* and Harry

I know i've been keeping a close eye on her. Shes met my neighbours cat, hes actually a stray that she adopted. He's enormous-when I first saw him in our garden I honestly thought it was the beast of bodmin.
Really, I was on a pedigree cat forum and they all mated they're cats on the first head. :s Maybe its different for moggies? I can understand it would be bad for her, like with dogs. I think I need to get a book on the subject.

Whats with all the breeding (wants), the cat shelter problem is even worse than the dogs.
I'm don't mean to offend i would get her spayed and send the waiting loving familys to the nearest shelter where there are hundreds of cats and kittens in the same predictiment as our dogs.
Back yard breeding isn't just with dogs.
Rabbitts, Ferrets, Budgies and parrots are also really struggling.
http://www.cat-urine.net/cat_in_heat.html

Whats with all the breeding (wants), the cat shelter problem is even worse than the dogs.
I'm don't mean to offend i would get her spayed and send the waiting loving familys to the nearest shelter where there are hundreds of cats and kittens in the same predictiment as our dogs.
Back yard breeding isn't just with dogs.

Don't need a lecture thanks, well aware of the amount of animals in rescue. If rescues weren't so fussy about who and who couldn't adopt animals they would have a lot less.
Going to get her spayed anyway, not because I don't want her to have kittens, but I'm worried a complication would happen during the birth and hurt her.

shakespearesdog wrote:

Whats with all the breeding (wants), the cat shelter problem is even worse than the dogs.
I'm don't mean to offend i would get her spayed and send the waiting loving familys to the nearest shelter where there are hundreds of cats and kittens in the same predictiment as our dogs.
Back yard breeding isn't just with dogs.

Don't need a lecture thanks, well aware of the amount of animals in rescue. If rescues weren't so fussy about who and who couldn't adopt animals they would have a lot less.
Going to get her spayed anyway, not because I don't want her to have kittens, but I'm worried a complication would happen during the birth and hurt her.

I agree with Claire, there are far too many dogs and cats in rescues.

People appear to be turned down from one shelter and think 'oh well, turned down by one, will be turned down by them all. May as well just get a puppy or kitten from a BYB '

So not true. Spend some time with an organisation, Battersea where more than accomadating. I live alone and work full time.

Please don't breed for the sake of it.

So not true. Spend some time with an organisation, Battersea where more than accomadating. I live alone and work full time.

Please don't breed for the sake of it.

Really, i've been turned down by Battersea, dogs trust, all dogs matter, retired greyhounds trust, rescue remedies and sbtrescue. Blanket no from all of them. The reason? My dog is entire. Ironically two of them would allow me to foster. Sadly I don't have the time now.
As i've stated twice before I have several, definate, life-long, cat loving homes to give kittens to if and when the cat gets pregnant. Three are my neighbours who live in the same street and own their own houses (so theres none of that 'landlord wants pet gone' rubbish.)