| We will explore how to tell if your cat is pregnant or | | | | people and other cats. She howls while rolling about |
| if she is just in heat. Female cats may experience | | | | on the floor letting it be known she is ready for a |
| their first bleeding cycle from four months of age | | | | mate.She goes to the extremes of spending most of |
| forward. Different breeds mature at different ages | | | | her time with her bottom in the air and her tail held |
| and some cat breeds, such as Persian, may not | | | | to one side. |
| experience their first estrus, or bleeding, until they | | | | Males are ready to mate at any time and mating |
| are about two years old. Both male and female cats | | | | nearly always produces a litter of kittens in about an |
| are able to reproduce offspring when they are into | | | | average of sixty-three to sixty-nine days. |
| their teens. | | | | The cat reproduction cycle is ideally synchronized |
| How to tell if your cat is pregnant or how to | | | | with natures seasons as the female comes into her |
| recognize a cat in heat is easier than you might think. | | | | season as the days become longer. This insures that |
| The heat period is very obvious with the female cat | | | | the kittens are born in the Spring when more food is |
| showing most of the signs. You will notice at the | | | | available. As always, we can count on Mother Nature |
| beginning of the cycle that the female becomes | | | | to provide. |
| more vocal and becomes very affectionate with | | | | |