Cat in Heat?

My boyfriend and I just adopted a cat last week, She was spayed almost 2 weeks ago and now she seems to be in heat. Is this normal? What should we do?

She shouldn't be in heat, unless the spay was done wrong.  You may have to check with a vet, preferably the one who did the spay.  Someone else here may have other suggestions, so check back for more answers.
 

Is it her personality that makes you think so?  If so it could be possible that she is just becoming more comfortable with her new people and surroundings, and as such is much more affectionate.

I am positive she is in heat because she is presenting herself and roaming around calling out.  When you pet her she turns around and points her but in your direction and sticks it up in the air.  

How old was the cat? I am sure she is spayed and nothing went wrong. It is possible that she was in heat right at the time of her spay. These hormones can take some time to dissipate from her body. Best to call your vet to discuss to make sure there is nothing else going on that needs addressing. It might ease your mind.

Feralvr said:

How old was the cat? I am sure she is spayed and nothing went wrong. It is possible that she was in heat right at the time of her spay. These hormones can take some time to dissipate from her body. Best to call your vet to discuss to make sure there is nothing else going on that needs addressing. It might ease your mind.

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That was my first thought, as I was informed that Stella was in heat when she was spayed.  She didn't show any signs of it though.  The clinic said to keep her away from intact males for two weeks though so as to prevent an attempted mating.  She has had this cat for two weeks, so by that logic the heat should have ended if it was present before spaying.

The cat was spayed on 2/19 and we adopted her on 2/23.  She didnt start acting like she was in heat until the 27-28th.  I have read about Vets accidentially missing part of an ovary and then the cat would still have heat cycles.  She was spayed by the shelter so I am not sure what Vet or clinic they used.  Should I wait a few weeks and see is she comes into heat again?  Not really sure what to do in this situation...

also the shelter thinks she is between 1-2 years old...don't know if that makes a difference.

I would call the shelter and explain the situation. I don't know if it's possible to tell if the spaying was not successful without surgery, so maybe wait until she shows heat symptoms again and then take her to a vet to be examined? If the spaying was not done properly I would think the shelter would be able to get the vet/clinic to do it properly.

I agree that calling the shelter would be best and a good start to maybe getting your questions answered. The longer you wait the more time the shelter vet has to "forget" which cat you are talking about. They do so many cats so hopefully the vet will remember your kitty and be able to shed some light on how things went with her spay.

Silly question - she does have a shaved path and a healing scar in it?

Yes she still had stitches up until Saturday and has the spay tattoo and everything

Feralvr said:

I agree that calling the shelter would be best and a good start to maybe getting your questions answered. The longer you wait the more time the shelter vet has to "forget" which cat you are talking about. They do so many cats so hopefully the vet will remember your kitty and be able to shed some light on how things went with her spay.

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The shelter told us to wait, but Mila went into heat again last week.  I called the shelter and they offered to do the exploratory surgery.  Mila had surgery today and I am happy to report that they found the ovarian remnants that were causing her to go into heat.  She is recovering at the shelter and I can bring her back home tomorrow.
 

That's good news.  Ovarian remnants can occur even if the spaying was done properly.  Sometimes, ovarian tissue appears in all sorts of strange places.  Also ovaries can grow back from remnants.  Blood tests and vaginal swabs can show estrogen production and other signs of estrus.  I adopted a cat about two weeks ago.  She seemed fine, but a week later started to yowl, pace around meowing, and "presenting".  The vet was pretty certain she was in heat because she touched the vagina with a swab, and the cat obliged by moving her tail to the side!  Rather than do a blood test, we decided to return her to the shelter that has its own vet.  They're going to let us know on Monday if they need to operate.