My unspayed cat is acting strange. Is she in heat? What to do?

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Eevee is walking around looking like she has an injured back. When she plays she is just fine, but has been trilling and chirping at our slightly older female cat and following her around the house and walking in this weird position. Eevee is not spayed yet, we haven't have the funds to do that, so I'm wondering if she is in heat? What do I look for? Is there something else this could be? Since we can't spay her right now what else can we do? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 3 days old | 4 lbs

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

It does sound and look like Eevee is in heat. Increased vocalization, ‘presenting’ her genitalia /arching her back, and often increased affection are typical signs of estrus/heat in cats which typically first starts after 6 months of age. Each heat cycle lasts around 5-6 days and unspayed cats typically come back into heat every 2-3 weeks. The ASPCA and many shelters offer low cost spay options such as mobile spay/neuter clinics that may be an option. If not, there is nothing that you need to do other than keep her away from intact male cats unless you want kittens in about 2 months’ time! Good luck!

My unspayed cat is acting strange. Is she in heat? What to do?

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