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My cat meows loudly at night and chews her paws. Is she in heat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 7 months old | 8.8 lbs

Tassie keeps meowing in the night. In the daytime she's perfectly happy. She eats well, drinks water, plays and purrs a lot. But in the night she meows and wakes us all up. She's been doing this for the past week or so, on and off. She also keeps chewing on her front paws.

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Answered By Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on July 6th, 2018

From your profile it looks like Tassie is not spayed yet. I suspect she is sexually mature at this point and is yowling to get out because she is in heat. I would encourage you to consider having her spayed. Keep her very active during the day so that she is tired at night and you may be able to get her to sleep more at night. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.

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