For cats whose owners have not had them neutered, the heat period is definitely unavoidable. During the cat's heat period, owners must pay extra attention and care, because cats in heat can easily run away with other cats and never come back. So what are the symptoms for cats in heat?

First, a very obvious symptom is that the cat will be more clingy than usual. Under normal circumstances, cats kept at home are already quite affectionate, but during the heat period, this clinginess becomes more severe. The main performance is: the cat will keep rubbing against its owner. Also, if there are other small animals nearby, cats in heat like to chase after them.

When a cat is in heat, if there is another male cat in the house, the cat in heat will like to stay close to the male cat and continually approach him to attract his attention. In terms of behavior, it will occasionally maintain a mating posture with the male cat. Generally, it will keep its head lowered and raise its hips. It will also move its right front leg back and forth, and place its tail to the other side, thereby exposing the cat’s genital area.

Besides that, cats in heat will emit different calls than usual to attract male cats’ attention. We generally call this sound "calling in spring." Also, cats in heat will urinate around the house, which is their way of marking territory to attract male cats. Moreover, the cat’s external genitalia will show changes different from usual. When the fur around the genital area just starts to separate, the outer genitals will appear swollen, and the vulva will gradually crack open. When the fur is fully separated, the external genital seam will be very obvious, and the vulva will show two very clear large lobes.