8 Symptoms to find out if your female cat is in heat

Heat in female cats means that the female cat is ready to be fertile and become pregnant (which can be compared to periods in women). Heat cycles in female cats can start when they are 4 months old if they are not spayed, and these cycles can reappear in 2–3 weeks. There are various symptoms to determine if your cat is in heat. If you are a new cat owner, look at the symptoms below to find out if your cat is in heat or not. It is not necessary that a cat show all the symptoms mentioned below.

Attention: A female cat in heat often seeks much more attention than normal. They rub up against furniture, chairs, doorways, and humans to spray their scent on the things. The reason they do that is because if any male cat goes past these things, it can understand that there is a female cat that is ready to mate. 

Calling: When a female cat is in heat, it will yowl, moan, and even meow in an unusual way. This process is called “calling.” This way, the cat is letting any male cat nearby know that she is in heat and ready to mate. You may also notice a change of voice and tone when she is in heat. 

Restlessness: When your cat is in heat, it will be restless. You will rarely find it properly sitting in a place. It will be restless. It will continue calling or rolling into the floor continuously. She will continue these processes until she is not in heat anymore. 

Mating posture: When your cat is in heat, you will find her shaping her body in a very special posture called “Lordosis.” In this position, she will lower her neck while raising her buttocks. It is rare to find a cat in such a position without heat multiple times a day. So this is a very good sign to  This position makes mating easy for the male cats, and that is why the female cats often shape their bodies in that position. Look at the photo below for a better understanding.