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  • #17037
    heather_hyde
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    My 6 mo/old kitten has been very quiet ever since i got her, but for the past few days, she’s started becoming very vocal. She’s not distressed, hungry, in pain, etc… in fact, right now she’s sunning herself, happy as a clown, and just meowing away.

    I wouldn’t care so much except one of her favorite times to start up is 3am.

    Any suggestions?

    #216426
    kittymom
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    First of all, welcome to TDK, Heather. Has your kitten been spayed yet? If not, that could be part of the problem. It is spring time (mating season) and if there are other kitties roaming around outside your residence, they may be “marking” a territory, and your kitten may smell their presence. That, too, could be causing the new vocalization behavior.

    #216427
    2bpurring
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    I think kittymom hit the nail on the head!! It is the season, she is probably in heat…get her to the vet to get fixed as soon as possible…If she is already fixed??? she may just be a talker, one of mine never shuts up!!

    #216428

    Oh, yes–she’s in heat! That’s the first sign, and she’s the right age. Make sure she doesn’t run out the door–she will try. Get her to the vet for her “Day at the spa”.

    #216429
    2bpurring
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    Oh and welcome Heather!!

    #216430
    GreatDane
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    And if she’s been fixed, maybe she’s just hit the feline equivalent of the terrible twos – my Bobby was a terror between 6 months and a year and Mil, who’s 5 months is getting there!

    #216431
    HuddysMama
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    I don’t Bobby was ever a terror.

    Welcome Heather.

    #216432
    ailuromaniac
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    I agree that the girl has gone “Boy Crazy”! Teenagers….

    #216433
    heather_hyde
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    Thanks for the welcome!

    My little baby kitten is old enough to be in heat? That makes me a bit sad… but it also explains her new love of singing. Thanks!

    #216434
    anncetera2
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    Heather_Hyde, female cats can be mature enough to go into heat at only 20 weeks of age (5 months). It’s no great surprise that, historically, that cats were symbolic of rapid reproduction, second only to rabbits!

    Please, do be especially careful of her when entering & exiting the house. Many people whose female cats previously never exhibited any interest in going outdoors find their females bolt for the door at this time. A distressingly high percentage of those cats manage to make it outdoors, only to return a day or two or three later… and have kittens about two months after that.

    It’s time for her to have a day at “the spa,” a lovely TDK euphemism for a visit to the vet’s office for spay or neuter surgery. Afterward, she will undoubtedly revert to her previously quiet self, just as glad to loll about in the sunshine as usual.

    #216435
    GreatDane
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    Yes, HM, Bobby WAS a terror – or as much of a terror as Bobby could be! Climbing curtains – actually managed to rip the curtain rod right out of the wall! Jumping on counters that he knows he’s not allowed to be on. Sneak-attacking Mama and biting her! BAD Bobby!

    But he got over it! I have a sneaky suspicion Milo will be worse!!!!!

    #216436
    CSBM
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    more signs of being in heat –

    a wet tail

    if you pat her on the back, her butt goes way up and the tail moves to the side

    she is happy, but is to the point of being obnoxious

    a kitty i got a shelter, Velvet, went into heat the day after I brought her home

    #216437
    heather_hyde
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    You got the obnoxious part right!

    I called the vet a while back, but they’re booked. I’m gonna get to keep living with this wonderful part of being a mommy for a few more weeks.

    #216438
    kittymom
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    HH, it’s only for a little while. Just make sure she doesn’t shoot out the door or window when no one is watching…. otherwise, you could have bigger problems than just a “singing” kitty 😉

    #216439
    Karenopa
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    Hi Heather…It takes only a split second of hesitation for a kitty in heat to get free…I guarantee she’ll return pregnant. Please..don’t let her out to this unnecessary fate. Our kitty population in the world is sooooooo sadly out of control. If you truly love her…get her into the vet to prevent another litter of kitties in the world where there’s so many now who need to find homes and so many being euthanized everyday. Let us know how kitty is doing…Oh..sorry…and Welcome to TDK. This kitty site Rocks!

    #216440
    CSBM
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    there are barbs on the the male kitty’s penis. those barbs will induce ovulation in a female kitty. there’s a better than 90 percent chance she’ll get pregnant if the two of them have sex…

    and now we return to our regular “g-rated” talk…

    #216441

    That’s why you hear her scream out when it happens–hoe they have mamaged to procreate with pain is beyond me!

    #216442
    heather_hyde
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    wow, glad humans don’t have to worry about barbs…

    She’s pretty terrified of the front door (I shut it loud on purpose her first few weeks at the house) and runs to the back of the apartment when it opens, so I think we’ll be ok. I’ll keep being careful, though. Thanks.

    Vet is scheduled for a week & a half.

    #216443

    Good luck keeping your kitty inside. Good job getting the “spa” trip scheduled! What is your kitten’s name?

    #216444
    heather_hyde
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    Ginger went to the spa this morning and was QUITE unhappy about it! She went back into heat yesterday and when you combine that with the “no food before the surgery” factor, she was completely pathetic.

    Older cat, Lexi, is enjoying a day to herself.

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