mating call?
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| Sun, 02-20-2005 - 12:55am |
i have one female and one male kitty both at 6months old. the male has been spayed two weeks ago. just today, i've noticed the female kitty kept sticking out her butt. she would arch her back downward and just stand there with her butt in the air. this happened a lot, like every few minutes. i'm not sure if this is a mating call. if not, what does a mating call look like? any idea?
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i later found an article with this insight:
"The queen will signal her willingness to mate with a unique posture: head down, forelegs bent, rear quarters raised to expose the vulva ( this raised posture is called lordosis), with the tail raised and held to the side of the body, all designed to accomodate entry by the tom cat's penis. Her rear legs will tread rhythmically, as if walking in place."
my female cat doesn't lower her head. her forelegs are straight, back arched downward but exposing her vulva, hindlegs are slightly bent but does NOT produce a rhythmic signal..
Edited 2/20/2005 1:04 am ET ET by hosterjo

Hi Hosterjo. *Welcome* to Cats. It does sound like your kitty is in heat. I'd get her spayed ASAP. Like Cat said she will keep coming into heat until she is spayed or bred. Cats can get really obnoxious and loud when in heat.
Thanks for posting on the Cats board.