I am quite sure the lady got some help, but the truth is, once the cat is in heat, there is no easy solution, especially if you live in an apartment, and your neighbors are complaining about the yowling cat and then call the police on you. I'm trying to be reasonable on this matter, but what would you do in a situation like this? I was careful to mention warm shower, not cold shower. How many times have you let your cats out in the rain, and they got really wet?