a few questions about cats in heat?

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
Do they sometimes urinate innapropriatly when in heat? My boyfriend caught her peeing on the couch.. actually she urinated on the couches about 3 times within 20 mins.. I had also discovered cat urine on the baby's bouncy seat.

Is this a normal thing? Or is UTI more likely? This is the first time we've noticed any innapropriate urination.. she knows where the litter is, I've seen her in in several times.


Also do cats sometimes have a discharge when in heat? My friend was over and playing with her yesterday.. she was rubbing on the cat and getting her quite hot and bothered.. she told me today that she noticed some discharge after she was playing with the cat for abit.
 

carolina

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Nov 17, 2008
Messages
14,759
Purraise
215
Location
Corinth, TX
I don't know about heat, but urinating 3 times in 20 minutes, outside of the box raises a red flag for me about UTI... Good Luck!
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #3

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
what seems odd is that we havent seen any evidence of innapropriate urination until tonite.. can UTI's come on that quickly in cats?

I have her locked in the bathroom with a litter box for now so she doesnt continue to urinate everywhere.
 

mews2much

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Nov 19, 2007
Messages
13,424
Purraise
27
Location
Central Valley,California
Sounds like a uti.
My Coco gets them alot.
If its a uti you can get a urine test and get antibiotics
What color is the discharge?
My Meeko had pyo.
If the discharge is clear its ok but if its yellow,green or pink got to the vet.
 

missymotus

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
May 8, 2005
Messages
9,234
Purraise
254
peeing is common when in heat, the discharge is not normal
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #6

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
I will have to ask my friend if she noticed what color the discharge was.. I havent noticed any tho.

The innapropriate urination like that is common during heat then?

Trying to decide if my best course of action is to rule out UTI ASAP and get that treated first, or schedule her for a spay next week.
 

mews2much

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Nov 19, 2007
Messages
13,424
Purraise
27
Location
Central Valley,California
Before you fix her find out if she has a uti.
I have a almost 17 year old cat taht could not be fixed and she has never gone on teh floor when in heat.
She has when she had a uti.
Some cats do go on the floor when in heat though.
It depends on the cat.
Can you wipe her and seeif there is any blood?
sometimes with uti's there is blood.
 

missymotus

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
May 8, 2005
Messages
9,234
Purraise
254
Very, 8 out of 10 of the girls I know all pee and/or spray when in season. Ruling out a UTI couldn't hurt though, just to be sure.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #9

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
she didnt spray, she squatted and peed... right on the seat and arm rest of the couch!

I can try wiping her and see if I notice anything unusual.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #11

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
I asked my friend if she had any issues when she had her.. she only had one accident, Bastet had pooped as soon as she arrived, but had been flown in by air, plus the drive home, and did not yet know where the litter was.. so she was probably holding it thru the flight and just needed to go!

The lady who had her before told her that sometimes cats do urinate when in season, but they never had issues with Bastet.. but there are more animals here, plus she's been thru a lot of changes recently.

When I wiped her, I didnt see any discharge. She's been in the bathroom all nite to prevent her from peeing everywhere.. I did not see any evidence of frequent urination.. we use a scoopable litter, and the amount in there seems to be normal.
 

ferriscat

TCS Member
Super Cat
Joined
Jun 8, 2007
Messages
777
Purraise
3
Location
Washington, DC
My vet and I like to joke that all cats only spray when they move into their new homes


It's VERY normal for a female in heat to mark with their pee. Some stand, some squat, and some like to run from place to place and pee everywhere until their bladder is empty
We have three girls who represent two different breeds that will spray when in heat. Some are worse than others, and I've even known girls whose only sign of being in heat would be pee outside of the litterbox.

I suggest you keep her confined until she is spayed.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #13

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
Ive been told she never had issues before with peeing when in heat. However, Im the 3rd! home she's been in since her owner passed.. I've also been told that she's been in and out of heat for about 8 months now (going to assume she had her kittens then around 8 months or so ago then).. the poor cat's hormones must be a mess!
 

cococat

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Feb 2, 2007
Messages
4,953
Purraise
12
Location
USA
Originally Posted by nekkiddoglady

the poor cat's hormones must be a mess!
Poor thing. I also suggest taking her to the vet to rule out a UTI. If it is a UTI, her problem will be all fixed. UTI's are common because cats don't get enough fluid usually from their diet and don't usually drink enough. That is why many people recommend feeding canned food for a large part of the diet and also getting a cat water fountain.
 

missymotus

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
May 8, 2005
Messages
9,234
Purraise
254
Hope you can get her spayed soon, 8 months is too long for her to be cycling in and out. Poor girl, sounds like you will give her a nice home that she deserves
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #16

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
she is getting spayed soon.. the vet asked when I wanted it done, I said I'd bring her in TOMORROW if they have an opening! They dont so spays on Sat tho.. so as of Monday, she will no longer have a uterus!
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #17

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
just curious.. if the urination does turn out to be a behavoir because of her being in heat.. how long after her spay does the behavoir stop? Is it an immediate thing, or should it take abit for the hormones to work out of her system?

I know if she has a UTI, accidents ussually clear up within a few days of being on antibiotics.

She's not had any accidents in the bathroom, but she's pretty confined and limited on space.. there's not too much she can urinate on in there.

I hate leaving her in the bathroom.. I do enjoy her company, and I liked her crawling under the covers with me and the dog at nite.
 

goldenkitty45

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Aug 29, 2005
Messages
19,900
Purraise
44
Location
SW Minnesota
Hard to tell if its a behavior related to being in heat. I hope so and that she will stop once she is spayed. I've never dealt with this kind of problem and so don't have any examples or ideas for you.

Will keep my fingers crossed this all stops once she is spayed.
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #19

nekkiddoglady

TCS Member
Thread starter
Alpha Cat
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
400
Purraise
1
Location
Ohio
Id assume if the urinalysis comes back clean, then its related to her heat cycle.
 

mews2much

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Nov 19, 2007
Messages
13,424
Purraise
27
Location
Central Valley,California
The peeing could be a behavior problem its hard to say.
I had a male that peed on everything and he was fixed at 3 months but he never stopped.
 
Top