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Our one cat, Rogue, was 2 when she was spayed/neutered. We got her at animal welfare and they required it be done before we took her home, however that day (being the say we picked her and the day she had the surgery) she was in heat, and she was meowing like crazy.

She still does, all day long, all night long, all the time, like she's in heat. She meows regular, then theres that deep curdling meow, then some quacking meows (don't ask lol). Other than the meowing NON STOP, her behavior and health are fine, but our vet mentioned that Animal Welfare does choppy jobs when fixing the animals.

Is it possible that because she had her surgery in the middle of being in heat that it screwed something up? I have never come across a cat that acts like it's in heat 24/7 and I'm starting to get worried, but I don't know wha tto do. The vet doesn't see this behavior because she's terrified when we bring her out to him, anyone have any comments?
 
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Originally Posted by RogueAngel

Our one cat, Rogue, was 2 when she was spayed/neutered. We got her at animal welfare and they required it be done before we took her home, however that day (being the say we picked her and the day she had the surgery) she was in heat, and she was meowing like crazy.

She still does, all day long, all night long, all the time, like she's in heat. She meows regular, then theres that deep curdling meow, then some quacking meows (don't ask lol). Other than the meowing NON STOP, her behavior and health are fine, but our vet mentioned that Animal Welfare does choppy jobs when fixing the animals.

Is it possible that because she had her surgery in the middle of being in heat that it screwed something up? I have never come across a cat that acts like it's in heat 24/7 and I'm starting to get worried, but I don't know wha tto do. The vet doesn't see this behavior because she's terrified when we bring her out to him, anyone have any comments?
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I dont' know myself but one of the board's experts (Hissy and Kumbulu are two who come to mind) will probably post with an answer in the next 24 hours.
 
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Also, I have read the forum articles here about cat communication, it just seems like it's non stop,and I don't see her being one of the breeds that's known for being a talkers, she's a domestic short hair with torti colors...
 
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There are times when the vets don't remove all of the ovaries and the cat will have heat cycles, there is a name for it, and a blood test you can do to check it. They need to check the estrogen levels.

Some cats are just talkative, and if you cave in when she is talking to you, by feeding her, petting her, or spoiling her, she will continue to talk to get her way. You need to pay attention to her when she is silent only. When she is talking, walk out of the room. Also Siamese are vocal cats, is she Siamese or partly?
 
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Originally Posted by hissy

There are times when the vets don't remove all of the ovaries and the cat will have heat cycles, there is a name for it, and a blood test you can do to check it. They need to check the estrogen levels.

Some cats are just talkative, and if you cave in when she is talking to you, by feeding her, petting her, or spoiling her, she will continue to talk to get her way. You need to pay attention to her when she is silent only. When she is talking, walk out of the room. Also Siamese are vocal cats, is she Siamese or partly?
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I will definitely have them look into that then. As far as I know, she's got no siamese in her, just a DSH.

Personally, I don't mind the talking anytime but when I sleep, so I will meow back and pet her during the day, but my fiancee hates it. I guess with the mixed signals we're confusing her more. (I think I could get him to cave in and pet her when she talks during the day, if only we could get her to settle down at night. Playing before bedtime or eating hasn't tired her mouth out LOL)
 
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Any time she is talking and you pay attention to her, you are reinforcing that behavior in her. You need to only pet her and pay attention to her when she is quiet- otherwise, just invest in ear plugs, because you will need them.
 
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From www.vetinfo.com:

Sometimes there is ovarian tissue in locations other than the expected ones but more often a small portion of the ovary is left in the abdomen during surgery. This must be reasonably easy to do because there is a lot of attention paid to this problem in books dealing with surgery and reproductive disorders. It is best to do an exploratory surgery to find the remaining ovarian tissue and it is best to do this when the cat is exhibiting signs of estrus behavior because the ovarian tissue will be more visible then. I have read accounts of veterinarians checking for residual ovarian tissue and not finding it despite diligent efforts so there is a possibility that hormones are being produced somewhere else in the body that mimic reproductive hormones in a few cases. Despite that, I think the consensus opinion is that this is much more likely to be ovarian tissue overlooked during the spay surgery. Finding it and removing it should resolve the symptoms.
 
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