one thing that tends to get overlooked in cats during their heat period is calling female cats keep calling in varying pitched meows when they are on heat but a lot of pet parents dont understand the reason for it heres more on calling in catsestrus or estrusrelated calling in cats means that the cat is on heat this indicates that the female cat is fertile and would be receptive to mating the stage is defined according to the female cats sexual behaviourdogs have two mating cycles a year whereas for cats there are several mating cycles through the year the female cat will come into heat under the effect of increasing day length also known as photoperiod once she reaches puberty the heat cycle usually begins when they reach the age of six monthsthere are four phases of a cats heat cycle preestrusestrusmet estrusdi estruscalling usually happens during the estrus phase this phase lasts for 710 days if your cat doesnt get pregnant within this duration the phase will repeat every 1421 days until she becomes pregnant it is recommended that you keep your cat indoors when she is in heataccording to dr gautam anand cats are induced ovulators it means that mating stimulates them to release ovulate her eggs this simply means that if the queen a female cat mates with a male she becomes pregnant or else the phase will just endusually a female cat will not stop calling until she is mated in fact there are high chances that even after mating she will still be in the estrus periodsymptomssome of the symptoms that indicate your cat is in heat include calling during the day and nightloss of appetitebehavioural changesincreased affectionrubbing against people furniturepronounced husky meowingvaried pitch in meowsrolling on the floorspraying on vertical surfaces table legs chairs sofas etcsome cats may be silent callers so instead of calling out loudly they will howl or squirm aroundtreatmentspaying and neutering are effective treatment options says dr anand it is essential that when neutering is done both the ovaries are removed as the cat will still have heat cycles with a single ovary consult your vet for the best optionapart from these surgical procedures the other treatment method is a suppressive injection this particular injection suppresses the heat cycle in cats for up to 6 months calling in shrill meows can sometimes be annoying for the pet parent but you need to understand the cause and get proper treatment you must understand that your pet undergoes various hormonal changes during heat therefore be patient and affectionatewwwdogsandpupsmagazinecom wwwfacebookcomdogsandpupsmagdid you knowcats hate baths more than dogsmost domestic cats dislike being in water whether for a bath or a dip in a pool most dogs though cant get enough of it it could be because a cats fur takes longer to dry than a dogs does and cats dont like being dripping wet while they wait to dry off cattitude you know livesciencescomwhatever is your creature companion we are here