Esper's On Heat....What do I do???

I have an unspayed female and a neutered male. She gets very isisitent and sometime he "obliges" her. I asked the vet, and he said no harm could come to either one of them, and of course, no kittens. My male had reached maturity before he was neutered, and still has the urge and ability when the female is in heat. The male that I had that passed away was neutered very young, and had absolutely no interest in her. She had health problems when I got her, and could not be spayed, but hopefully will be soon. She has never been outside, either, so that is not a concern for me either. It can get nerve racking, but oh, well!

Since Russell has already been neutered you don't need to keep him away from Esper. The best thing to do for Esper is to make an appointment to have her spayed ASAP.

If there are any toms in your area they might sense that Esper is in heat and call to her from outside which will make her very likely to try to escape if she has the opportunity.

She could come into heat every 2 weeks and that means alot of missed sleep on your part. She can also become ill from going into heat too many times without concieving. I would get her spayed as soon as possible. She will be less likley to get some types of cancer if she is spayed too.

I vote for spaying as well. Females in heat are miserable and they don't like it anymore than we like seeing them that way. Get her spayed today and ease her discomfort, prolong her life. She gets outside, she is a prime target for an aggressive feral to get her. Her inner drive right now is telling her she needs to be outside.

Thank you for doing the responsible thing. Until that time, just keep her inside. Feliway spray may calm her down, or Rescue Remedy in her water.