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My cat is in heat again so soon! What to do if I can't spay her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Female | unspayed

My cat is of a year now. She has come on her heat exactly after 10 days of her previous heat. What shld be done. I can not get her spayed too

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Answered By Angela Hinton, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 19th, 2018

Hello there! Cats are seasonal breeders. They typically start going in to heat in the warmer months (spring and summer). They will continue to go into heat repeatedly until they are bred and pregnant. This can last several months until the seasons change the weather gets cooler again. There is not anything you can do to prevent her from going in to heat other than to spay her. If you do not wish to have her have kittens you should keep her inside AT ALL times and away from any male cats. So if you have another intact male cat she will need to be isolated away from him too. A male cat will be able to smell her phermones and will seek her out to breed her and this can happen quickly. So take precautions unless you want to have kittens. I hope this information has been helpful to you. I wish you and Milo all the best!

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