Sep
8
2010
Can a spade female cat still go "on heat" in the spring? My 15 yr old cat is showing all the signs?
Cats, health, animals
She was spade as a kitten and has only recently started to exhibit this behaviour. She is meowing loudly and following me around the house. She meows as if she is telling me something, then takes me to the same place behind the sofa in the lounge. This can go on for hours!
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September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
No, there’s no possible way for her to be in heat, as her ovaries (which produce all the female hormones) were removed when she was spayed.
I would be leaning towards dementia/senility as the cause, or possibly hyperthyroidism. Call your Vet’s office and have an exam scheduled as it’s definately in your best interest – as well as hers – to find out why there’s been a sudden change in her behaviour. I do not think that this behaviour is likely to resolve on its own.
September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
If your cat was in fact spayed as a kitten she should not be acting as though she is in heat. I would strongly recommend that you seek medical attention for cat as it sounds as though she may have something else medically going on. Good Luck.
September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
No she can’t go back into heat but she may very well be feeling lonely.
September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Of course not.
But you need to be more specific what "signs" she’s showing.
Fifteen isn’t ancient, but health problems do start cropping up. Any new behavior in a cat that age needs to be checked by a vet.
September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Hi there Babybus,
If your cat is "yowling"loudly, it may be that she is getting hard of hearing. Elder cats, just like humans begin to have diminished senses. When they begin to lose their hearing they can’t assess the volume of their sounds.
You don’t say when your cat was spayed, but I am assuming that was done when she was a young kitty. You also don’t specify the types of behavior she is exhibiting. It is hard to really make a good assessment without some of that information.
Some cats retain some of their mating behaviors too. But if I were you I would have her seen by a veterinarian to rule out any possible physical reason for her appearing to be in "heat".
I wonder if there are any new whole males wondering around the neighborhood that could be in some way appealing to her. That is something I would investigate as well. We had a wandering "tomcat" in our neighborhood which set all of my neutered males nuts. It also disturbed my spay. Two of them began to spray around the time that he was hanging around making some frightful noises.
But do seek medical attention for your kitty just to be sure that she has no urinary tract infection or other medical problems.If it is a behavioral thing, there are things you can do to make life more pleasant for her. You might try some Feliway, which is a pheromone product that relaxes kitties.
Hope this helps!
Troublesniffer