Lmao! Both mine were rescued as kittens; the one was hanging around a golf course dumpster and the other came a year later in a crucial state, wandering about a rural farming area at a construction site which turned out to be our new home. No Galaxy cat daddy manuals there; though 20 years prior experience with cats helped immensely. *Galaxy seems to be the cherry on the sundae, lol. 🐾🐾🐾
I adopted a stray cat that ended up being pregnant, and she started going into heat two months after her kittens were born. Between her and her kittens running all over my no-bedroom apartment I’m surprised I didn’t totally lose my mind. Kittens adopted, mom spayed, peace at last!
Same thing here right now. 5 kittens are 9 weeks old now. Animal control will spay and neuter all for free . But I think I want to keep all of them . I don't know if our parish ( county) will allow me to do that though.
I’m going through this right now. The stray female cat we took in because she was pregnant had 4 kittens. Well 2.5 months later mama cat is in heat!! she’s been inside our house after giving birth, but we’re ready to get her spayed before she can go back outside again. We’ve been lucky to have found homes to 3 of her kittens.
I am going thru it now...my cat jus had 7 babies May 7, 2023 and howling and don't understand how could she b in heat so soon wen it's jus 1 month she gave birth.....or is she jus being annoying tht she has to let 7 babies suck on her Lil titities tht they fight and nails I'm sure hurt already.....
How long did u keep her kittens b4 u decided to adopt them? And did u keep 1 of her babies ? Or jus only kept her after their little cute self drove you crazy? Bcuz I'm feeling like she would b missing them as we as humans would miss our kids, or not the same? Please give me the 411 thanks
i adopted an adult cat, she was saved from a... kitten mill? (not sure how it's called in english), she probably had quite a few litters but thankfully she's now spayed. i hope she will remain a good health despite her tiring past
We found our fluffy gray girl outside and she was so small we thought she was only like 3-4 months old, then she went into heat after a few days of being inside and I'd never seen it before and I literally thought her back was paralyzed somehow, I was freaking out. She got spayed the next week.
When my Female cat went into heat she was literally climbing the walls.. Someone said if you can give them a Luke warm bath they'll quite down for few hrs.. It worked on my cat.. However, I did get her fixed.. Just looking for the right price that was reasonable..
LOL, I was so worried for my baby I was almost in tears too when I first saw it. I'd had cats before, most female, but was too young or busy to remember them being in heat often. So when I first saw mine rolling around on the floor, trilling, rubbing her ears, I was so worried! We haven't spayed her yet, but hopefully next month if it's in the budget. I felt like a friggin' idiot when I was informed she was in heat. "You mean I was almost in tears because the cat...was horny?" XD XD
When we got my girl (who we lost earlier this year due in part to a bad vets) who was my first cat, we were told she was a boy so we weren't expecting it, then she went into heat, and we discovered he was a she.
I just adopted an intact kitten today who is five months old and I was just googling to see when I needed to get this done. I had no idea this started so early and I’m calling the vet Monday!
I've just adopted a female cat two years old that's not neutered. She's gone into heat driving me mad she's so loud even at 3am and it's makes her smelly. I'm getting her spayed ASAP. Very important to get cats neutered I didn't realise it would be so bad.
@@veramae4098 putting more cats in the world is not what we need right now. They are destroying the native animals populations and being put down in shelter. I don't find that as a solution, it just creates more problems. I can see where someone might think that though...
We had a cat that we brought in to spay. She had a bunch of kitten fetuses inside. The vet took the fetuses and spayed mom. He said that she had too many kittens and big ones and if she brought them to term, She and they would have died.
@@veramae4098 If that's your solution you've doomed your cat, her kittens and quite possibly your entire neighborhood. You're "solution" is the exact opposite of a short term solution. Because if you let her have one litter, and she has 2-8 kittens, on average half of those will be girls. And then if you allowed mama to get pregnant, than most likely you'll allow 1-4 other girl kittens to be pregnant, which could create another 4-32 kittens, in less than a year. And if you keep letting these kittens have one litter each, there will be over 124 new kittens before a year is up, simply by letting each new girl have one litter each. This is why you have to spay and neuter your cats ASAP. what I mentioned was just the girl kittens having babies, but imagine what the boys are doing during this time. As Jackson said, it takes 2 minutes for them to mate, and 1-4 neutered boys, who can breed with multiple girls at once WILL do so. Remember that once they're in heat, family bonds don't matter and a mother will have more kittens with her sons, or sisters and brothers will mate once heat starts up, and boy cats who have not been spayed/ neutered are ALWAYS horny and ready to go. You'll have a cat infestation in a matter of months and will be unable to handle them all, the vet bills, and will overcrowd shelters which will lead to hundreds of kittens being put down due to there being no room. In short, getting pregnant is not a short term solution to handling heat.
Dude my cat's in heat and the information that you just gave me is so fantastic and you are fantastic and I thank you so much God bless you I love all of your videos
Thanks to you we are a bit less stupid regarding what we know about our dearest cats... continue doing that great job! So many people don't know what is "heat" or other basic knowledge it is a disaster! I'm sure that thanks to you many cats weren't abandoned or worse...
My ex-husband had never had cats and was very reluctant to agree to my insistence that we needed to get the dear little stray kitten we adopted neutered ... until the night he kept us up ALL NIGHT wailing and calling because by golly, he was ready for action! I made the appointment the very next day and Jonas kitty was neutered within the week. No more nighttime wailing.
I’ve talked to some people that refuse to spay their cats and they say that they feel wrong taking the “right to be a mother away” 😬 it makes me cringe hearing that because cats are baby machines and don’t see it that way
Have them volunteer at a intake shelter. Or even a rescue. They will change their tune!!!! Often people don't know how bad overpopulation of cats or dogs is. Seeing people beg you to take animals if you're at a rescue and saying no makes you realize how over populated they are.
There's no logic to their arguement. They're imposing human values on an animal with wild ancestral roots. Those people would benefit from a course of modern reasoning.
I know right? I did not want to spay mine at first because I was scared to have her going under surgery (a friend of mine had lost her during the post-operative period) and I thought if I kept her inside it would not be a problem but still she managed to escape and came back bearing 3 gifts! Flash forward to one year later now I have two cats ( I donated two of the kittens and kept one) and learned my lesson about spraying my cats.
@@tooicecold I felt the same about mine but mustered the courage to bring her in and have her spayed at 5 months of age. She rebounded instantly and a very happy cat indeed. It was well worth it.
I adopted my Ellie from a family who decided they "weren't cat people". She was about 1 year old. She was covered in fleas and had a skin infection...she also had tape worms. She had been so neglected and hated that it took quite a while to win her trust. She was also intact. Almost as soon as she arrived, she started to do what you call catterwalling...I call it screaming! I got her to the vet as soon as I could, but it was a few days before I could get an appointment to get her spayed, along with the other treatments she needed. The estrus cycle did stop before I got her to the vet. When he opened her up, her ovaries were already swollen and going into heat again! I am so glad that I had her spayed...and she's a healthy 9 year old now. She's my buddy, and I can't believe anyone wouldn't recognize her sweet kindness.
I got my cat Ginger (6yrs old and very pregnant) last saturday. I am still so mad at my bestfriends older brother. 2 cats 1 tom and none of them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed. Thats why I took Ginger, she'd have it the hardest to find a new home bc of her age and her being preggers. As soon as the vet says its safe to spay/neuter her i am gonna get it done. Better for her and the enviorement.
@@millieb3823 I am gonna do my best for her :) I already did a lot of research and such. Just bc I grew up with cats doesnt mean we did everything right and I wanna do a lot better. Our old cat Tapsie didnt had a fulfilling life but we could have done a lot better for her especially getting her spayed sooner (she was so fertile she managed to get preggers three times befor we could bring her to vet for it without her being freshly preg. The worst of it was that she was an outdoor kitten that kinda adopted us so we couldn't keep her inside x_x
You do a wonderful service Jackson.I"m 62 and adopted a stray kitten,that I knew was in trouble.She got pregnant early on.She"s a great cat,I gave her kittens to a great,animal loving family.She gets spayed in 2 day"s.Can"t wait,hope it doesn"t change her cause I love her.Thanks for what you do!
My kitten went into heat yesterday and her spaying appointment is on Monday. It’s breaking my heart to see her like this but the low cost spay and neuter organizations have such long wait times 😢
We adopted a cat and just few days before her spaying appointment she went in heat....out of nowhere she became so clingy, constatnly rubbing against everyone and everything, then came the insane meowing and rolling on her back ...and when she sniffed a male cat scent on my friend, she went "love" frenzy for hours. It looked like she was in an acute pain...She had her surgery a week ago, doing really well and I'm just grateful she does not have to go through this ever again.
Hey Jackson, Please do videos about blind cats. I have 3 rescued cats, 2 are blind. The little girl is small, doesn't grow due to some defect at birth i think and she gets picked on alot. She is also more scared then the other cats always has been and takes her longer to get used to new things. She's my baby girl and i don't know how to make her feel more comfortable, more confident and less frightened. Would love it if you can do videos about the litter robot as well. Please post about blind cats and playing, feeding, behavior, rights and wrongs. 🙏🙏🙏
Im looking forward to jacksons video too but in the meantime I have a tip. Victoria stillwell had helped a blind dog in one episode. These are her ideas. First if there are steps in the house put down carpet or mat rigth were they start. Your cat will know the steps are coming. Put scented candles in every room. But different scents in each room. That way when she wakes up she will immediately know which room she is in. You dont need to light the candles they can still smell it in the air while unlit.
He did a show featuring blind cats. He's def the one to ask about this. Looking forward to it as our senior is already going deaf and I expect the eyes are next.
My sister was one of those people, kept making excuses about not having the money to fix her cat, yet she goes and buys an iPad soon after that. Yeah, sure, you didn't have the money. SMH.
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I have a brother that has a female for 5 years and hasn't "gotten around to it" he lives by a vet clinic and has to drive by it multiple times a day to get to town. Yet he complains about her being a nuisance all the time going into heat. He has no business having a cat! I've even made an appointment for him and offered to pay for it and "he's too busy!" So sad 😿
I was thankful my cats didn’t really vocalize when they would go into heat, they just churred a lot and they also shuffled low to the ground. We called it the hotdog shuffle.
@@TheLastDamnGamer Yes! We got them as mousers because there were no other ways for us to get rid of the mice (we lived next to a field and tried everything). They live inside so eventually their scent kept the mice away. They were excellent at their job but we got them fixed to make sure they don’t develop ovarian cancer, not fixing them in the long run leads to higher chances of it. It’s better to get them fixed in the end, you don’t want kittens on your hands and the health benefits outweigh not doing it. If cost is a concern wait until February most vets offer discounts during that month because it’s the month leading up to kitten season.
i watched this video while my little (spayed) ex-feral mother-of-many sat on my leg. she didn't seem to enjoy it very much lol, but i thought it was fascinating! always eager to learn more.
I was determined to have my cats spayed before going into heat. The place where they were going to be spayed said that I had to wait until they were 5 months old before they would do it. My cat went into heat at 4 months. I was able to get her spayed as soon as that heat cycle ended 10 days later.
Not a problem I have. I sensibly had both my cats spayed. On the day Rosa came back from the vets she was perfectly happy running up and down the stairs. We had a friend with us who works as a nurse at the local Women's hospital. She was amazed. She said the human women who had that op were never that lively the day after ....
I had a friend who was a biologist specializing in feline nutrition. He used this as an example of how tough cats are. People don’t jump right up the day after an oo-hysterectomy! It makes sense, though, since in the wild, cats have to recover fast or be dead.
My first cat was a barn kitten my dad picked up (was told he could have her if he could catch her). We didn't get her spayed until she was about 4 years old. I grew up thinking heat was some extreme form of PMS b/c she would go from loving you to wanting you dead within minutes. And she would spray in my toy box. I lost so many Barbies... Fortunately, she had a good, long life despite the delay in spaying her. She lived 17 years, and her craziness prepared me for dealing with angry cats at shelters I've volunteered at. If I can handle a cat in heat attacking my ankles, I can deal with a little hissing.
My kitty was surrendered by her previous owner to the shelter because she had kittens at maybe a year old. I don’t know how someone could give her away. She is so sweet and pretty.
I recently got 2 of my cats spayed, one 7-8 months & another around 16 months. Their mom doesn't live here but once she has her kittens, she drops them off at my home, I have no idea why. Many have run off, some just disappeared, but my oldest one stayed with me during my difficult times last year. She went into heat at 8 months while I was still figuring out how to even take care of cats & being in awe with their adorable cuteness. It was not easy, she had a litter of 4 kittens and then another litter too, only one survived & she now almost 5 months (she's next in line to be spayed). And these cats don't live within my home, they live nearby and are here for food. The youngest one lives in my verandah. I struggle financially but feed them daily, give them spot on treatments and a good place to live. One of my acquaintances told me about low-cost spaying at animal shelters and I found one just in the nick of time. That's how I got my two cats spayed, it's like the weight has been lifted off my shoulders 😅 I love them all & I just want them to have a fuss free, healthy life. Spaying & neutering is the ONLY way to avoid heat and unwanted kittens into the world besides many health issues.
Learning about cats in heat actually educated me on why my MIL’s cat was the way she was before she was spayed. I thought cats went into heat like once a month, like a human would ovulate, so I would unbelievable surprised when this cat seemed to *constantly* be in heat. It was like never ending. And as much as I love her, she was so annoying when she was in heat lol
We rescued a cat from the street. We weren't sure how old she was but she promptly went into a heat. I checked around and found a nice affordable place to get her spayed. I feel so badly knowing she's uncomfortable. She has an appointment but so many vets are booked for months to neuter cats. Thanks for all you do, Jackson!
I was fostering a mama cat and you can’t spay when they are breast feeding so she was trying to breed with all my female cats and they were not having it! So I saw a video that you can push on a dimple near their tail and it makes them stop for a few hours. It worked to keep the peace in my house but damn I felt so dirty doing it. 😭 sometimes you just need to restart your cat though I guess
This was so helpful. I've been fostering cats for a while and the one I have now hasn't yet been spayed. At first, I was very confused about her behavior, but this explained everything.
I wish we had a low cost spay and neuter near me. Unfortunately the closest ones require you to be a resident of those counties and of course they aren't the county I live in. Our local shelter will give out coupons for a discount but they only do it when they get sponsors which ends up only being once a year or so. However I do save up the money for the spays and neuters because we get enough cats around here that are strays or dump jobs. Found one poor little kitten (probably three months old at the most) wandering our road (thankfully a country road with very very little traffic) who had a horrible infection in both eyes so they were both crusted shut. Got his eyes cleaned and medicated and he's now a sweet rotten full grown male. We tend to take in the sickly ones we find here, nurse em back to health, and find good homes for them though some we decide to keep.
In the past I said I couldn’t afford to spay a cat that “showed up”. Well, untold # of feral cats later that had to be spayed, I spent a lot more money (food, vets) than an initial spay! Last month someone dumped a tabby & after the caterwauling started I couldn’t get her spayed soon enough. Thankfully there are kind volunteers with a spay/neuter non-profit here. ❤️
Thank you, Jackson! This is exactly the information I was looking for. I took in a feral little girl cat, and she had a litter of two baby girls. I want to keep all three, but I am not able to afford to pay very much. The animal hospital near me that I found wants to charge me over $500. -- for only one spaying! I want to do the right thing for them, but I had been feeling hopeless. You have pointed me in the right direction. I want to give these girls a good life. Seeing my baby girl in heat was so hard to watch, she was obviously uncomfortable. And she did eventually escape. One more question you didn't cover -- how soon after giving birth can she go into heat again? Again, thank you for the information!🙏 All the best! 😸❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾
Yeah the expense is a huge problem, and something that will need to change if the cat population is ever gonna be controlled. Thank you for doing it even though you had to pay a lot
Thanks, Jackson! I found the video very informative. I thought you would also mention how important is the timing of the spay - meaning that you have to wait for the heat to be completely over. For one of my foster cats I had to cancel multiple appointments for her spay because she kept going into heat. After it was finally done, the vet said she still was somewhat in heat and lost more blood during the procedure. Fortunately she recovered well from it, but it did take her relatively more time.
Thank you so much for educating us on the proper care of cats. This one about cats in heat was something I did not know fully. I rescued my nephews 2 cats because his mother wants to kill them. One is his Emotional Support pet and the other a companion. I am going to have both spade, chipped, annual shots and teeth cleaned while sedated; nails trimmed before I pick them up. I was hoping to take both in together but, with time, realize that won't be possible. When one is in heat, the other is not so separate appointments it is. I did educate myself on acclimating cats to the others in the household following surgery. 👍👍
Before we moved in together, my boyfriend decided to not spay his young cat. I think with the first several heat cycles, it was hard to distinguish whether or not she was in heat (her caterwauling wasn't super distinct), but sometime after my boyfriend and i moved in she like had SUPER LOUD caterwauling. she went all out with all the symptoms (she was between one to three years old) and she even started humping us. I'm more of a heavy sleeper, but my boyfriend isn't and he couldn't stand the caterwauling at that point. We finally got her spayed last fall and god, things are so much better now. At that time we were also trying to introduce her and my other, older cat (roughly seventeen, already spayed) and i think the spaying helped alittle for the younger cat. They're not buddy buddies rn, but they can tolerate being in the same room, using the same litterbox, and eating together. It's not worth putting off spaying....
Jackson, I look up to you so much and truly appreciate your advice, guidance, and knowledge. I feel like I’m giving my cat such a better life with your advice and insight. Thank you. I appreciate you so much.
Thank you so much for this video, I just got my cat Mercury a few weeks ago, she was a stray living under my friend's porch. I was at my mom's, then went back to my dad's house (where Mercury is) and he told me she was wandering around the house meowing super loudly, and had been doing it for a few days. At first, I thought maybe it had been because she missed me or something, and once I got back she'd stop, but nope. Noticed she was crouching down and kind of arching her back, and you know, making that position especially when I was petting her. Also, lingering near the doors and windows and just staring out them for like minutes on end meowing. Searched it up a bit and yep, definitely looks like she's in heat. We were already planning on bringing her to the vet soon to get her microchipped and fixed, but now I know what's going on with her! :} Hopefully we'll get this taken care of soon.
Thank You Jackson Galaxy for this information, honestly I'm a new fur mommy to a not so furry Sphynx cat, and OMG she is in heat now. I wasn't sure what was going on but figured this could be what we call "in Heat"! Loud crying and acting very weird especially with my boyfriend. Your videos are truly helpful!
Spay and neuter is the kindest thing that we can do for our kitties. As someone who helped with getting outdoor kitties fixed in our community, the effect on their health and behavior is clearly visible afterwards. As is for indoor cats. All for the good!
My kitten took up with us a couple of months ago. She was undernourished and very fearful. When we took her to a vet we were told she was 8-10 weeks old. Hard to tell because she was definitely underweight. Now at approximately 3 months she is in heat! We didn’t expect this so soon. I have made an appointment for spaying. We will keep her inside till then. Thank you for this informative video!
This was very informative! We have two cats, one male and one female ( From the same litter, around 8 months old ) Male is neutered, but female isnt ( yet ) We're really hoping she doesnt try the escapist stuff with us when she does get her heat, because we wont be able to spay anytime soon ( The male's neutering took a good chunk of money )
OMG most INFORMATIVE video ever!! This was the most, the best cat Q & A for me as a first time cat owner ❤ I have been googling around which made me more confused. This video was to the point, all in one videos for all my questions. Like, CRYSTAL CLEAR 😮
Can you do a video about post spay care for the cat? When to separate and how long? What the room should look like for recovery? How to keep them from jumping? What to expect the first 24 hrs, 48, 3 days etc? How to catify the spay aftercare so to speak.
My goodness! I don’t know someone could have an unspayed cat. We fostered two queens and their kittens, and they went back into heat when the kittens were about 5 weeks old, and it was horrible! They are also definitely uncomfortable. 😿 poor things just never seemed to be able to get comfortable and they didn’t sleep as well.
Love the cat typing and the cute audio. PAWS always has grant money to help spay and neuter. I have them on my hotline (so to speak) as I catch, spay/neuter and release ferrals. They even give these coupons to just about anyone. It is always good to donate to places like your local shelter such as PAWS. (In lieu of flowers for funerals, for example.)
I used PAWS in Florida to neuter my young Siamese to save money. Was told it went well. However they removed only one testicle and something else. His testosterone levels went into overdrive. Had to get a specialist to fix the problem. The remaining teste was in his abdominal region. Cost us thousands but he is fine now, 10 years later. Just saying be careful.
But the other questions that aren't focused on is--what do you do for cat while they're heat? I searched for answers each of the sources mentioned the same answer: Comfort and give the cat attention, lay out a towel with a heat pad, and etc. Are these things owners should do in the meantime?
I had a cat that died with pyometra. It was over 20 years ago, I was a kid then and we had a kitten and so my mom said "no way we are letting her have the same fate, she is getting spayed". The spayed cat lived 18 years, so it definitely is a life saving procedure
@@tooicecold I was about to get my dog spayed, and then Covid hit and everything closed down. Eventually the vet reopened, and I was able to get her in. It turned out that what I thought was a heat cycle, was a raging case of pyometra. The vet took her first thing the next morning. She said that if I had waited even one day longer I would have lost her. It took her almost a year to fully recover. The vet still says that it was one of the worst cases she's ever seen, and that my dog had about a 1% chance of survival. It also cost me a bloody fortune, and I had to set up a GoFundMe so some of my friends could help cover the cost.
I just love your videos and your knowledge. I just took in a young mom and her kittens who appeared on my porch. I'm in the process of getting to know everything about cats I can and you have been my source. One of the kittens has gone to a good home and I've kept the mom and her other baby. The kitten is 12 weeks now and the mom is showing all the signs of being in heat again. I JUST WISH SHE'D SHUT UP! haha They are both set to be spayed and neutered on Jan 12th by a low cost vet option who are trying to keep the cat population down with state grants. I hope this is her only heat cycle before that day. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. I'm determined to be a great cat mommy.
We’ve been using air wand as our main toy. Our pet shop doesn’t stock the ground wand so we use a variety of JG lures on it (lizards are his fave I think). The extension part of the wand has pulled out already after a month but that’s been with heavy use and heavier lures than the feathers the was likely designed for. A strip of Gorilla Glue duct tape has got it back in the game. :)
I am a new cat mom and I saw my cat going in heat for the first time. Thankx to Jackson's video I knew she is in heat and there is nothing to b scared of. Going to get her operated in a few days. Thankx for such great videos. Extremely helpful ❣️ very thankful truly
My childhood cat was intact and had one litter. She almost died and her kittens did not all do well. I was just 18 when she gave birth. I had her spayed! She nursed beautifully, which I know is a concern some have.
I literally googled those questions ‘cus my kitten just had her cycle, a week before her vet appointment to get spay!! 🤣🤣🤣. Thanks as always Jackson!!!
One of my foster cats went into heat despite being spayed. We took her to the vet for a second surgery. Turned out whatever vet spayed her (she was already spayed when she came into the shelter) left an entire ovary in!
I know Jackson has done a video about brushing your cats before, but would anyone else be interested in a video about different types of brushes and which is best for certain cats based on coat length, thickness, skin, etc.. I have 3 cats, all with different coats and I'm curious if different brushes (wire, silicone, plastic) make for a difference in maintaining different types of coat/skin.
Thank you for this video. As am adult I have always had male cats adopt me. This year a female kitten adopted me and had no idea how the heat cycle worked and if I should spay her or not (she’s indoor only). This video helped me to make my decision to get her spayed before she goes into heat. Appreciate you! ~M
Would you consider doing a video on feLv or fiv cats? Not sure if you've done one. I adopt felvs they are wonderful. :) You could talk about how shelters have improved adoptions for them too.
Yes! I agree, My daughter just adopted an FIV tiger Tom cat tabby named Albus, hes fiv+ & such a big lug; sadly & apparently she can only adopt fiv+ cats & id like to be educated on this topic too! ☺️
Thanks for this video! We adopted an older (3year) Ragdoll female. And none of her previous homes (4) spayed her. We booked her in but the waiting list is 8 weeks. She is in heat now and I feel so sorry for her. I try to play extra with her and massaging her lower back seems to calm het down. Our neutered boy is being very nice to her too. The whaling at night is annoying but she can’t help it. I will be happy once her appointment date is there. She had enough bullshit in her life. She doesn’t need being in heat on top of it.
OMG I could NOT stand my cats when they were in heat😭😭. Sadly, because of illness three of our kitties couldn't get fixed until 6, 9, 10 months old🤦🤦🤦. It was TORTURE!! Such a relief when we finally got it done and everyone including the cats could live a happy healthy life. I could not stress enough how important it is to get it done. My mom didn't believe in fixing our female cat so she was having babies twice a year and we'd get woken up middle of the night to watch the birth of every single kitten🤦🤦. Needles to say, we grew up pretty anti animal, didn't own any for many years. Now we got four kitties and have a completely different attitude than my crazy mom🤡🤡🤡😂🤣
The SPCA I volunteer at has had enough support to open another clinic to help with low cost spay and many citizens in the city are pushing for a mobile clinic to help. There are options out there and people ready to jump to point where to go or how to help or drive your animal to the vet for you or chip in with time or funds. It's not a burden, it's not an embarrassment, it is a community effort. Making a great home for a cat deserves a little assistance.
In reference as to weather or not a cat is in pain during these heat cycles, I read somewhere that a Queen's uterus is physically enlarged with blood during a heat spell as compared to a uterus out of heat. It's hard to say if they're feeling pain as a result. Cats are programmed to take over the world, it seems, lolol. We had our 'Boo-Boo' spayed at 5 months of age. She's so much happier and better off for it 🐾
Extremely useful video! When our angel Luna went into her first heat (she was around 6 months old), OMG that was so unbearable. She was screaming loud all day - all night and obviously, no one could sleep a wink because of that. The only thing that helped was playing with her for several hours before going to bed and as she was getting super tired, she (and we) could sleep for some time. When this period was over, the first thing we did was SPAYING. Now she is 2 years old, enjoys her life and so do we :) SO SPAY YOUR CAT! that's the only solution!
first time cat mom. for the past two days, our kitten has been howling at night and being extra affectionate during the day. just saw your video, and it made me laugh, because our questions on what was going on with her are answered. she is getting spayed this week.
After several vet visits for my female cat’s crazy behavior, we finally figured out that she likely has Ovarian Remnant Syndrome - triggering typical heat symptoms. Before we came to this conclusion I was worried she could be sick. Because why else would she be acting differently? The shelter and a different vet assured me she was spayed. Well, she was spayed. Instead, we landed on this - the vet who did the initial procedure likely did not remove all of the ovary tissue thoroughly… meaning she’d need a second spay procedure in order to put an end to this madness lol. If your female cat is “spayed” but clearly exhibiting signs of heat - ask your vet about the possibility of Ovarian Remnant Syndrome! If i would’ve known, it definitely would’ve saved me 4 pricey vet visits (aka the price of a second procedure lol).
I adopted my fourth cat from a shelter about 6 months ago when she was about three years old or so. Everything has been great up till 4 weeks ago when she started all of these symptoms that Jackson describes. I took her to the vet who thought it was probably ORS so she was booked in for a removal procedure. Just the day before, the howling completely stopped so I foolishly cancelled the appointment. Exactly two weeks later the whole thing started off again even worse, so she's going back to the vet tomorrow to get it sorted out properly. The catterwalling has been absolutely horrendous so I'm looking forward to getting my quiet little kitty back. I feel like reclaiming the cost of this from the vet who supposedly spayed her when she was first surrendered to the animal sanctuary.
Vocalizing is the clear number one symptom. I'd add restless pacing to your list at #2. I lived with it for almost 3 years when I adopted my first pair of cats. They were sisters from the same litter, one spayed, one not. Unspayed really drove me nuts, 3 weeks happy cat, 1 week evil cat, like the lunar schedule. I was new to cats and wanted to get as full experience as possible. And she was very pretty and wanted to consider mating her. Anyway it happened without me when she got loose, came back pregnant and had four kittens 9 weeks later. Turned out great, nice experience. I watched her raise them for three months, found great homes for three and kept one, who is a great cat, smart, affectionate, hunter. All spayed now.
I've been long term cat minding an intact female. She always sounds so desperate when in heat plus, what concerns me most, is that she barely touches her food then. One of my other cats is a retired stud who was neutered over 10 years ago. Initially he clearly remembered his intact instincts and it was funny watching him going through the motions, even though nothing was happening. Now though, when the female pursues him, he gives me this look of 'not again, help'. Makes life interesting.
So is it really bad and do you regret not getting her fixed? A lot of people are saying it’s a “must” but these are people with 3-5 cats. I’m all all natural type of person so I’d like your opinion… Thanks
@@TheLastDamnGamer She's not my cat so it's not my call to have her fixed. If the situation continues though, at some point I'll have to regard her as mine and I would then have her desexed. I have no intention of adding to the cat population. That would not be responsible given the numbers of stray and abandoned animals killed.
You may have already thought of this but she may find having food little and often as well as warmed up more appetising and palatable, it may also help for her food to be hand fed if she is comfortable with you, hope this helps
I'm so glad I never have to deal with this. My cat was neutered, and the two new baby kitties that will be here in a couple of weeks will also be fixed. While I gladly feed hungry strays, my own cats are indoor cats only with neutering/spay and all vaccinations. And they are spoiled rotten too. 😊
Hey Cat Daddy, I just want you to know that we really appreciate all your advice in this family. We have 2 indoor cats PLUS an outdoor cat that we just noticed hanging around our street a couple months ago. We have set an appointment to get her fixed as she’s already had 2 litters. (Unfortunately) she loves being inside and she is incredibly sweet for being born and so far, raised outside. So we now let her indoors every day and then back outside. But we just can’t understand how she keeps getting pregnant so fast!!! Luckily she has an appointment to be neutered in a few weeks. I hope this will help her finally get along with our other 2 cats! Thanks again for all your help!
Love your content. It has really helped me as a first time kitten mama. My vet said that they will only spay cats at around 6 months. I live in an apartment and I only have one cat. Should I find another vet that will do it sooner or is it okay to wait till 6 months?
There are places that fix your cat for free. Vets offer it and lots of shelters do too. Call around ask people with cats. Look up places in your community. Its worth much more than you know to get your babies fixed. 😺💕
On the conversation of low cost options for getting your cat Spay or Neutered. I have lived in several areas of the country and have found that many mid sized or larger cities will have free or low cost temporary spay and neuter clinics several times a year where vets will volunteer their time to help out low income people as well as people to mass catch feral cats to get fixed.
Never underestimate the get-out-ability of a cat in heat. That's how I ended up with my boy. He's my world and I wouldn't change him for the world, but I did get his nuts chopped as soon as he was big enough. 😆
One shelter in my area adopts out fully vaccinated and spayed/neutered cats for $50. They do specials during kitten season. They have a clinic that does very low cost spays with vaccines. Neuters are even cheaper. It's worth checking around local shelters for lost cost options.
I would NEVER want to leave my cat intact and able to make more kittens. I think that a cat that has been spayed or neutered is happier and makes a much better pet
Love your videos! Please can you do a video about cats and babies! I’m currently pregnant and want to do all I can to make sure my cat adjusts well to this big change!
We just recently adopted a cat and I'm anxious to get her spayed. I want to let her settle in all the way first, but she's going in the moment I think she's ready.
That's irresponsible you should never ever get, buy or adopted a cat that is not spayed from anyone etc. as a give away, a breeder, a shelter &/or adoption organization. Now that is a big red flag for irresponsible owners, breeders, shelters or adoption organizations to give or sell a a animal that not dsexed as there is heaps of animals born who get put down everyday b/c no one wants them as there is not enough people. YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER GET, BUY &/OR ADOPTED A CAT THAT IS NOT DESEXED ITS A VERY BIG SIGN OF IRRSPONSIBLE BREEDING.
@@belmum1689 you seem like a horrible person that should never have a pet. I had a kitten given to me 4 months not neutered but when he was able to be neutered we got it done. Our vet makes the rules where the kitten has to be 6 months old at least before that surgery takes place. I don't know where your from but you probably shouldn't pro-create either Karen.
@@hollyh5533 Not as horrible as all the unwanted animals who get put down b/C of overbreeding and from irresponsible people not desexing a kitten or puppy before giving, selling or adopting it out.
@@hollyh5533 In fact it's against the law in my state to breed cats or dogs without a breeders licence plus my local council also warns people not to buy a pet from a breeder, shelter or adoption organisation that doesn't desexed their animals as it's irresponsible.
SO Glad you are addressing this. I have rescued, from my Desert area, a lovely queen. I went straight away to have her spayed I am 75 and SHOULD have heard the helpful response. "Senior Discount". That is OVER. The veterinary offices told me $500 WAS THE DISCOUNT 😩 How can we do the right thing whilst being shafted😯😭
it bothers me so much when I tell people I'm going to neuter my cat as soon as he's old enough and they start looking at me like I'm a monster who abuses animals, they really don't get how good it is for them to get that done
Not only physical health but also mental. Being neutered he won't be going nuts looking for a female to mate with, instead he can just chill and enjoy being spoiled.
@@TheExostan I've seen videos of a pregnant cat getting spayed and the doctors are killing the kittens while they are removing the organs. Barbaric I know.
Cats should come with a complimentary Jackson Galaxy beginner's manual. I always learn something new with this awesome guy.
Yes please
Lmao! Both mine were rescued as kittens; the one was hanging around a golf course dumpster and the other came a year later in a crucial state, wandering about a rural farming area at a construction site which turned out to be our new home.
No Galaxy cat daddy manuals there; though 20 years prior experience with cats helped immensely.
*Galaxy seems to be the cherry on the sundae, lol. 🐾🐾🐾
There is a Jackson Galaxy beginner`s guide to cats, it`s called "Total Cat Mojo" and it`s the best book on cats out there!!
So do I. A Jackson Galaxy beginner's manual would be great! 👍😸❤️
Exactly
I adopted a stray cat that ended up being pregnant, and she started going into heat two months after her kittens were born. Between her and her kittens running all over my no-bedroom apartment I’m surprised I didn’t totally lose my mind. Kittens adopted, mom spayed, peace at last!
Same thing here right now. 5 kittens are 9 weeks old now. Animal control will spay and neuter all for free . But I think I want to keep all of them . I don't know if our parish ( county) will allow me to do that though.
I’m going through this right now. The stray female cat we took in because she was pregnant had 4 kittens. Well 2.5 months later mama cat is in heat!! she’s been inside our house after giving birth, but we’re ready to get her spayed before she can go back outside again. We’ve been lucky to have found homes to 3 of her kittens.
I am going thru it now...my cat jus had 7 babies May 7, 2023 and howling and don't understand how could she b in heat so soon wen it's jus 1 month she gave birth.....or is she jus being annoying tht she has to let 7 babies suck on her Lil titities tht they fight and nails I'm sure hurt already.....
How long did u keep her kittens b4 u decided to adopt them? And did u keep 1 of her babies ? Or jus only kept her after their little cute self drove you crazy? Bcuz I'm feeling like she would b missing them as we as humans would miss our kids, or not the same? Please give me the 411 thanks
You are an angel ❤😊
Another symptom: your cat starts a Tinder account.
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i adopted an adult cat, she was saved from a... kitten mill? (not sure how it's called in english), she probably had quite a few litters but thankfully she's now spayed. i hope she will remain a good health despite her tiring past
It's great that you were able to do that for her! (Btw: "kitten mill" is the English term for it too)
I saw a video of a kitten mill. Its not good.
We found our fluffy gray girl outside and she was so small we thought she was only like 3-4 months old, then she went into heat after a few days of being inside and I'd never seen it before and I literally thought her back was paralyzed somehow, I was freaking out. She got spayed the next week.
When my cat was in heat for the first time I thought she had broke her legs or something t
Lmao!
When my Female cat went into heat she was literally climbing the walls..
Someone said if you can give them a Luke warm bath they'll quite down for few hrs.. It worked on my cat..
However, I did get her fixed.. Just looking for the right price that was reasonable..
LOL, I was so worried for my baby I was almost in tears too when I first saw it. I'd had cats before, most female, but was too young or busy to remember them being in heat often. So when I first saw mine rolling around on the floor, trilling, rubbing her ears, I was so worried! We haven't spayed her yet, but hopefully next month if it's in the budget. I felt like a friggin' idiot when I was informed she was in heat. "You mean I was almost in tears because the cat...was horny?" XD XD
When we got my girl (who we lost earlier this year due in part to a bad vets) who was my first cat, we were told she was a boy so we weren't expecting it, then she went into heat, and we discovered he was a she.
I just adopted an intact kitten today who is five months old and I was just googling to see when I needed to get this done. I had no idea this started so early and I’m calling the vet Monday!
Congrats on the new kitten!
Answer (you already figured it out🙂): ASAP!
I've just adopted a female cat two years old that's not neutered. She's gone into heat driving me mad she's so loud even at 3am and it's makes her smelly. I'm getting her spayed ASAP. Very important to get cats neutered I didn't realise it would be so bad.
How to shut your cat in heat up?... get them spayed. It's so important. So many cats get put down daily. Please spay and neuter your cats.
Well, or let them get pregnant. That's only a short term solution though.
@@veramae4098 putting more cats in the world is not what we need right now. They are destroying the native animals populations and being put down in shelter. I don't find that as a solution, it just creates more problems. I can see where someone might think that though...
Yes a cat in heat sounds awful! She sounds like a loud broken blender or something like that.
We had a cat that we brought in to spay. She had a bunch of kitten fetuses inside. The vet took the fetuses and spayed mom. He said that she had too many kittens and big ones and if she brought them to term, She and they would have died.
@@veramae4098 If that's your solution you've doomed your cat, her kittens and quite possibly your entire neighborhood. You're "solution" is the exact opposite of a short term solution.
Because if you let her have one litter, and she has 2-8 kittens, on average half of those will be girls. And then if you allowed mama to get pregnant, than most likely you'll allow 1-4 other girl kittens to be pregnant, which could create another 4-32 kittens, in less than a year. And if you keep letting these kittens have one litter each, there will be over 124 new kittens before a year is up, simply by letting each new girl have one litter each.
This is why you have to spay and neuter your cats ASAP. what I mentioned was just the girl kittens having babies, but imagine what the boys are doing during this time. As Jackson said, it takes 2 minutes for them to mate, and 1-4 neutered boys, who can breed with multiple girls at once WILL do so. Remember that once they're in heat, family bonds don't matter and a mother will have more kittens with her sons, or sisters and brothers will mate once heat starts up, and boy cats who have not been spayed/ neutered are ALWAYS horny and ready to go. You'll have a cat infestation in a matter of months and will be unable to handle them all, the vet bills, and will overcrowd shelters which will lead to hundreds of kittens being put down due to there being no room.
In short, getting pregnant is not a short term solution to handling heat.
Dude my cat's in heat and the information that you just gave me is so fantastic and you are fantastic and I thank you so much God bless you I love all of your videos
I feel like I’ve already contributed to every single one of those google search results 😂
Thanks to you we are a bit less stupid regarding what we know about our dearest cats... continue doing that great job! So many people don't know what is "heat" or other basic knowledge it is a disaster! I'm sure that thanks to you many cats weren't abandoned or worse...
My ex-husband had never had cats and was very reluctant to agree to my insistence that we needed to get the dear little stray kitten we adopted neutered ... until the night he kept us up ALL NIGHT wailing and calling because by golly, he was ready for action! I made the appointment the very next day and Jonas kitty was neutered within the week. No more nighttime wailing.
Some cats don't call, they just fight. That's an even bigger vet bill, plus neutering.
I’ve talked to some people that refuse to spay their cats and they say that they feel wrong taking the “right to be a mother away” 😬 it makes me cringe hearing that because cats are baby machines and don’t see it that way
Have them volunteer at a intake shelter. Or even a rescue. They will change their tune!!!! Often people don't know how bad overpopulation of cats or dogs is. Seeing people beg you to take animals if you're at a rescue and saying no makes you realize how over populated they are.
There's no logic to their arguement. They're imposing human values on an animal with wild ancestral roots. Those people would benefit from a course of modern reasoning.
I know right? I did not want to spay mine at first because I was scared to have her going under surgery (a friend of mine had lost her during the post-operative period) and I thought if I kept her inside it would not be a problem but still she managed to escape and came back bearing 3 gifts! Flash forward to one year later now I have two cats ( I donated two of the kittens and kept one) and learned my lesson about spraying my cats.
@@tooicecold I felt the same about mine but mustered the courage to bring her in and have her spayed at 5 months of age. She rebounded instantly and a very happy cat indeed. It was well worth it.
TBH most people with that philosophy often talk that way and feel that way about humans too (the baby machines part, I mean).
I adopted my Ellie from a family who decided they "weren't cat people". She was about 1 year old. She was covered in fleas and had a skin infection...she also had tape worms. She had been so neglected and hated that it took quite a while to win her trust. She was also intact. Almost as soon as she arrived, she started to do what you call catterwalling...I call it screaming! I got her to the vet as soon as I could, but it was a few days before I could get an appointment to get her spayed, along with the other treatments she needed. The estrus cycle did stop before I got her to the vet. When he opened her up, her ovaries were already swollen and going into heat again! I am so glad that I had her spayed...and she's a healthy 9 year old now. She's my buddy, and I can't believe anyone wouldn't recognize her sweet kindness.
I got my cat Ginger (6yrs old and very pregnant) last saturday. I am still so mad at my bestfriends older brother. 2 cats 1 tom and none of them spayed/neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed. Thats why I took Ginger, she'd have it the hardest to find a new home bc of her age and her being preggers. As soon as the vet says its safe to spay/neuter her i am gonna get it done. Better for her and the enviorement.
@@irimac1806 glad shes okay now and getting neutered! Hope she lives a good life with you, cherish the moments with her!
@@millieb3823 I am gonna do my best for her :) I already did a lot of research and such. Just bc I grew up with cats doesnt mean we did everything right and I wanna do a lot better. Our old cat Tapsie didnt had a fulfilling life but we could have done a lot better for her especially getting her spayed sooner (she was so fertile she managed to get preggers three times befor we could bring her to vet for it without her being freshly preg. The worst of it was that she was an outdoor kitten that kinda adopted us so we couldn't keep her inside x_x
What a wonderful ending. Lucky 🐈 😻
I just got my kitten spayed today...She was restless..but, getting better slowly! I LOVE her the most!!!!
I am scared to get my 11 month old fixed due to pain.
You do a wonderful service Jackson.I"m 62 and adopted a stray kitten,that I knew was in trouble.She got pregnant early on.She"s a great cat,I gave her kittens to a great,animal loving family.She gets spayed in 2 day"s.Can"t wait,hope it doesn"t change her cause I love her.Thanks for what you do!
It won't change her!
@@leticiabromley6013 your right! If anything,it was for the better!-thanks!
@@markrunyon5524 I swear, they almost look at you with gratitude, like, phew, that's over with, thank you my Hooman! Happy for you and your girl😺👍🐈
@@leticiabromley6013 -Your soo right-thanks for the comment!
@@markrunyon5524 you're more than welcome! Cats are just the best💖
My kitten went into heat yesterday and her spaying appointment is on Monday. It’s breaking my heart to see her like this but the low cost spay and neuter organizations have such long wait times 😢
Im waiting to hear back from a low cost place 😭 how long did you have to wait??
@ 6 weeks :(
We adopted a cat and just few days before her spaying appointment she went in heat....out of nowhere she became so clingy, constatnly rubbing against everyone and everything, then came the insane meowing and rolling on her back ...and when she sniffed a male cat scent on my friend, she went "love" frenzy for hours. It looked like she was in an acute pain...She had her surgery a week ago, doing really well and I'm just grateful she does not have to go through this ever again.
Hey Jackson,
Please do videos about blind cats. I have 3 rescued cats, 2 are blind. The little girl is small, doesn't grow due to some defect at birth i think and she gets picked on alot. She is also more scared then the other cats always has been and takes her longer to get used to new things. She's my baby girl and i don't know how to make her feel more comfortable, more confident and less frightened. Would love it if you can do videos about the litter robot as well. Please post about blind cats and playing, feeding, behavior, rights and wrongs. 🙏🙏🙏
Gotcha - it’s officially in the queue!
@@JacksonGalaxy Sounds really interesting - looking forward to it! :)
Im looking forward to jacksons video too but in the meantime I have a tip. Victoria stillwell had helped a blind dog in one episode. These are her ideas. First if there are steps in the house put down carpet or mat rigth were they start. Your cat will know the steps are coming. Put scented candles in every room. But different scents in each room. That way when she wakes up she will immediately know which room she is in. You dont need to light the candles they can still smell it in the air while unlit.
He did a show featuring blind cats. He's def the one to ask about this. Looking forward to it as our senior is already going deaf and I expect the eyes are next.
When my cat was 4 months old, she went into heat. Her body stiffened from neck to tail. I gave her massages until her body relaxed.
I've done that a lot.
Did you get her fixed or was it manageable?
@@TheLastDamnGamer It never got easy on my kitten. But I needed to wait until she weighed enough, to have her fixed.
Did you spayed her
Dear did you spayed her
Its amazing how people complain when their cat is in heat but don't want to fix their cat.
My sister was one of those people, kept making excuses about not having the money to fix her cat, yet she goes and buys an iPad soon after that. Yeah, sure, you didn't have the money. SMH.
Or let their cats outside to get pregnant multiple times
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I forget, doesn't it cost like $50 or less in some areas to get your pets spayed?
@@snappishtemperament213 I only paid $40. to get a cat spayed and vaccinations through the national group ABC 😻
@@RedRoseSeptember22 I have a brother that has a female for 5 years and hasn't "gotten around to it" he lives by a vet clinic and has to drive by it multiple times a day to get to town. Yet he complains about her being a nuisance all the time going into heat. He has no business having a cat! I've even made an appointment for him and offered to pay for it and "he's too busy!" So sad 😿
I was thankful my cats didn’t really vocalize when they would go into heat, they just churred a lot and they also shuffled low to the ground. We called it the hotdog shuffle.
My cat is the same ..she looks like a sausage dog!
Did you later get them spayed? I’m trying to learn the pros and cons…
@@TheLastDamnGamer Yes! We got them as mousers because there were no other ways for us to get rid of the mice (we lived next to a field and tried everything). They live inside so eventually their scent kept the mice away. They were excellent at their job but we got them fixed to make sure they don’t develop ovarian cancer, not fixing them in the long run leads to higher chances of it. It’s better to get them fixed in the end, you don’t want kittens on your hands and the health benefits outweigh not doing it. If cost is a concern wait until February most vets offer discounts during that month because it’s the month leading up to kitten season.
Same
The hogdog shuffle! 😂😂😂 I love that!
i watched this video while my little (spayed) ex-feral mother-of-many sat on my leg. she didn't seem to enjoy it very much lol, but i thought it was fascinating! always eager to learn more.
This came just in time! My furbaby's in heat right now. Thanks, Cat Daddy!
I was determined to have my cats spayed before going into heat. The place where they were going to be spayed said that I had to wait until they were 5 months old before they would do it. My cat went into heat at 4 months. I was able to get her spayed as soon as that heat cycle ended 10 days later.
Not a problem I have. I sensibly had both my cats spayed. On the day Rosa came back from the vets she was perfectly happy running up and down the stairs. We had a friend with us who works as a nurse at the local Women's hospital. She was amazed. She said the human women who had that op were never that lively the day after ....
I had a friend who was a biologist specializing in feline nutrition. He used this as an example of how tough cats are. People don’t jump right up the day after an oo-hysterectomy! It makes sense, though, since in the wild, cats have to recover fast or be dead.
My first cat was a barn kitten my dad picked up (was told he could have her if he could catch her). We didn't get her spayed until she was about 4 years old. I grew up thinking heat was some extreme form of PMS b/c she would go from loving you to wanting you dead within minutes. And she would spray in my toy box. I lost so many Barbies...
Fortunately, she had a good, long life despite the delay in spaying her. She lived 17 years, and her craziness prepared me for dealing with angry cats at shelters I've volunteered at. If I can handle a cat in heat attacking my ankles, I can deal with a little hissing.
My kitty was surrendered by her previous owner to the shelter because she had kittens at maybe a year old.
I don’t know how someone could give her away. She is so sweet and pretty.
Be cause she was truly meant to be with you the circumstances were arranged by a much higher power than us!!! Blessings
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Yes, totally agree!😊
I recently got 2 of my cats spayed, one 7-8 months & another around 16 months. Their mom doesn't live here but once she has her kittens, she drops them off at my home, I have no idea why. Many have run off, some just disappeared, but my oldest one stayed with me during my difficult times last year. She went into heat at 8 months while I was still figuring out how to even take care of cats & being in awe with their adorable cuteness. It was not easy, she had a litter of 4 kittens and then another litter too, only one survived & she now almost 5 months (she's next in line to be spayed). And these cats don't live within my home, they live nearby and are here for food. The youngest one lives in my verandah. I struggle financially but feed them daily, give them spot on treatments and a good place to live. One of my acquaintances told me about low-cost spaying at animal shelters and I found one just in the nick of time. That's how I got my two cats spayed, it's like the weight has been lifted off my shoulders 😅 I love them all & I just want them to have a fuss free, healthy life. Spaying & neutering is the ONLY way to avoid heat and unwanted kittens into the world besides many health issues.
Learning about cats in heat actually educated me on why my MIL’s cat was the way she was before she was spayed. I thought cats went into heat like once a month, like a human would ovulate, so I would unbelievable surprised when this cat seemed to *constantly* be in heat. It was like never ending. And as much as I love her, she was so annoying when she was in heat lol
We rescued a cat from the street. We weren't sure how old she was but she promptly went into a heat. I checked around and found a nice affordable place to get her spayed. I feel so badly knowing she's uncomfortable. She has an appointment but so many vets are booked for months to neuter cats. Thanks for all you do, Jackson!
I was fostering a mama cat and you can’t spay when they are breast feeding so she was trying to breed with all my female cats and they were not having it! So I saw a video that you can push on a dimple near their tail and it makes them stop for a few hours. It worked to keep the peace in my house but damn I felt so dirty doing it. 😭 sometimes you just need to restart your cat though I guess
Restart your cat, lol
Restart mamacat.exe
Oh my god I need to find my cats restart button.
@@angelwingstn3392 Ikr?? That sounds like a good question for Jackson.
Did you give her a cigarette after?
This was so helpful. I've been fostering cats for a while and the one I have now hasn't yet been spayed. At first, I was very confused about her behavior, but this explained everything.
I wish we had a low cost spay and neuter near me. Unfortunately the closest ones require you to be a resident of those counties and of course they aren't the county I live in. Our local shelter will give out coupons for a discount but they only do it when they get sponsors which ends up only being once a year or so. However I do save up the money for the spays and neuters because we get enough cats around here that are strays or dump jobs. Found one poor little kitten (probably three months old at the most) wandering our road (thankfully a country road with very very little traffic) who had a horrible infection in both eyes so they were both crusted shut. Got his eyes cleaned and medicated and he's now a sweet rotten full grown male. We tend to take in the sickly ones we find here, nurse em back to health, and find good homes for them though some we decide to keep.
In the past I said I couldn’t afford to spay a cat that “showed up”. Well, untold # of feral cats later that had to be spayed, I spent a lot more money (food, vets) than an initial spay! Last month someone dumped a tabby & after the caterwauling started I couldn’t get her spayed soon enough. Thankfully there are kind volunteers with a spay/neuter non-profit here. ❤️
Thank you, Jackson! This is exactly the information I was looking for. I took in a feral little girl cat, and she had a litter of two baby girls. I want to keep all three, but I am not able to afford to pay very much. The animal hospital near me that I found wants to charge me over $500. -- for only one spaying! I want to do the right thing for them, but I had been feeling hopeless. You have pointed me in the right direction. I want to give these girls a good life. Seeing my baby girl in heat was so hard to watch, she was obviously uncomfortable. And she did eventually escape.
One more question you didn't cover -- how soon after giving birth can she go into heat again?
Again, thank you for the information!🙏
All the best! 😸❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾
Yeah the expense is a huge problem, and something that will need to change if the cat population is ever gonna be controlled. Thank you for doing it even though you had to pay a lot
There’s plenty of low cost spay and neuter options?
Thanks, Jackson! I found the video very informative. I thought you would also mention how important is the timing of the spay - meaning that you have to wait for the heat to be completely over. For one of my foster cats I had to cancel multiple appointments for her spay because she kept going into heat. After it was finally done, the vet said she still was somewhat in heat and lost more blood during the procedure. Fortunately she recovered well from it, but it did take her relatively more time.
not always, if your vet is inexperienced then yes the surgery will be more difficult during heat. a good vet the timing doesn’t matter
Thank you so much for educating us on the proper care of cats. This one about cats in heat was something I did not know fully. I rescued my nephews 2 cats because his mother wants to kill them. One is his Emotional Support pet and the other a companion. I am going to have both spade, chipped, annual shots and teeth cleaned while sedated; nails trimmed before I pick them up. I was hoping to take both in together but, with time, realize that won't be possible. When one is in heat, the other is not so separate appointments it is. I did educate myself on acclimating cats to the others in the household following surgery. 👍👍
Blessings
Jackson, thank you so much for your content & all you do. You've been an invaluable resource on my journey as a cat guardian.
I've learned most information about my cat from Jackson and his TV show. Thank you. You may have saved my cat from cancer.
Before we moved in together, my boyfriend decided to not spay his young cat. I think with the first several heat cycles, it was hard to distinguish whether or not she was in heat (her caterwauling wasn't super distinct), but sometime after my boyfriend and i moved in she like had SUPER LOUD caterwauling. she went all out with all the symptoms (she was between one to three years old) and she even started humping us. I'm more of a heavy sleeper, but my boyfriend isn't and he couldn't stand the caterwauling at that point. We finally got her spayed last fall and god, things are so much better now. At that time we were also trying to introduce her and my other, older cat (roughly seventeen, already spayed) and i think the spaying helped alittle for the younger cat. They're not buddy buddies rn, but they can tolerate being in the same room, using the same litterbox, and eating together. It's not worth putting off spaying....
My cats were fixed, the often snuggle together. Another pleasure you are taking way from them.
@@toriless Both mine are fixed and don't snuggle, that really just depends on the cats' personalities.
You let the use the same litter box? Each cat should have their own litter box.
@@clinukoo we have two litter boxes... (i know we should have three for two cats, but they've been doing okay for right now).
THANK YOU YES I HAVE 2 FEMALES FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MALE CATS
Jackson, I look up to you so much and truly appreciate your advice, guidance, and knowledge. I feel like I’m giving my cat such a better life with your advice and insight. Thank you. I appreciate you so much.
Thank you so much for this video, I just got my cat Mercury a few weeks ago, she was a stray living under my friend's porch. I was at my mom's, then went back to my dad's house (where Mercury is) and he told me she was wandering around the house meowing super loudly, and had been doing it for a few days. At first, I thought maybe it had been because she missed me or something, and once I got back she'd stop, but nope. Noticed she was crouching down and kind of arching her back, and you know, making that position especially when I was petting her. Also, lingering near the doors and windows and just staring out them for like minutes on end meowing. Searched it up a bit and yep, definitely looks like she's in heat. We were already planning on bringing her to the vet soon to get her microchipped and fixed, but now I know what's going on with her! :} Hopefully we'll get this taken care of soon.
Thank You Jackson Galaxy for this information, honestly I'm a new fur mommy to a not so furry Sphynx cat, and OMG she is in heat now. I wasn't sure what was going on but figured this could be what we call "in Heat"! Loud crying and acting very weird especially with my boyfriend. Your videos are truly helpful!
Spay and neuter is the kindest thing that we can do for our kitties. As someone who helped with getting outdoor kitties fixed in our community, the effect on their health and behavior is clearly visible afterwards. As is for indoor cats. All for the good!
Thanks “Cat Daddy!!!!” YOU’RE THE BEST!! ♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️
Thank you!
My kitten took up with us a couple of months ago. She was undernourished and very fearful. When we took her to a vet we were told she was 8-10 weeks old. Hard to tell because she was definitely underweight. Now at approximately 3 months she is in heat! We didn’t expect this so soon. I have made an appointment for spaying. We will keep her inside till then. Thank you for this informative video!
well, you learn something new every day, and what I learned was the word superfecundation!
This was very informative! We have two cats, one male and one female ( From the same litter, around 8 months old ) Male is neutered, but female isnt ( yet )
We're really hoping she doesnt try the escapist stuff with us when she does get her heat, because we wont be able to spay anytime soon ( The male's neutering took a good chunk of money )
Finally a day I’m off and I can’t watch this with my babies at home!!
Like kids or cats?
OMG most INFORMATIVE video ever!! This was the most, the best cat Q & A for me as a first time cat owner ❤ I have been googling around which made me more confused. This video was to the point, all in one videos for all my questions. Like, CRYSTAL CLEAR 😮
Can you do a video about post spay care for the cat? When to separate and how long? What the room should look like for recovery? How to keep them from jumping? What to expect the first 24 hrs, 48, 3 days etc? How to catify the spay aftercare so to speak.
As someone who is currently rehabilitating a stray cat and is trying to figure out if she is fixed or not this was most helpful.
My goodness! I don’t know someone could have an unspayed cat. We fostered two queens and their kittens, and they went back into heat when the kittens were about 5 weeks old, and it was horrible! They are also definitely uncomfortable. 😿 poor things just never seemed to be able to get comfortable and they didn’t sleep as well.
My cat was spayed on Monday. It’s a major surgery…my vet wanted to wait until she was 6 months. Bless her 💕
Love the cat typing and the cute audio. PAWS always has grant money to help spay and neuter. I have them on my hotline (so to speak) as I catch, spay/neuter and release ferrals. They even give these coupons to just about anyone. It is always good to donate to places like your local shelter such as PAWS. (In lieu of flowers for funerals, for example.)
Yes! In Oregon we have the Feral Cat Coalition and I try to send them some change every year.
@@AmyLSacks
Thanks Amy!
I used PAWS in Florida to neuter my young Siamese to save money. Was told it went well. However they removed only one testicle and something else. His testosterone levels went into overdrive. Had to get a specialist to fix the problem. The remaining teste was in his abdominal region. Cost us thousands but he is fine now, 10 years later. Just saying be careful.
But the other questions that aren't focused on is--what do you do for cat while they're heat? I searched for answers each of the sources mentioned the same answer: Comfort and give the cat attention, lay out a towel with a heat pad, and etc. Are these things owners should do in the meantime?
I had a cat that died with pyometra. It was over 20 years ago, I was a kid then and we had a kitten and so my mom said "no way we are letting her have the same fate, she is getting spayed". The spayed cat lived 18 years, so it definitely is a life saving procedure
It’s common in both dogs and cats, which is why spraying is an act of love
@@tooicecold I was about to get my dog spayed, and then Covid hit and everything closed down. Eventually the vet reopened, and I was able to get her in. It turned out that what I thought was a heat cycle, was a raging case of pyometra. The vet took her first thing the next morning. She said that if I had waited even one day longer I would have lost her. It took her almost a year to fully recover. The vet still says that it was one of the worst cases she's ever seen, and that my dog had about a 1% chance of survival. It also cost me a bloody fortune, and I had to set up a GoFundMe so some of my friends could help cover the cost.
I just love your videos and your knowledge. I just took in a young mom and her kittens who appeared on my porch. I'm in the process of getting to know everything about cats I can and you have been my source. One of the kittens has gone to a good home and I've kept the mom and her other baby. The kitten is 12 weeks now and the mom is showing all the signs of being in heat again. I JUST WISH SHE'D SHUT UP! haha They are both set to be spayed and neutered on Jan 12th by a low cost vet option who are trying to keep the cat population down with state grants. I hope this is her only heat cycle before that day. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. I'm determined to be a great cat mommy.
Just got a Jackson Galaxy toy for my cat thank you. Air prey wand is awesome.
For a quick second when you said Jackson Galaxy toy I thought it was literal - like “wait, there’s a bobble head of me??” Long week….
We’ve been using air wand as our main toy. Our pet shop doesn’t stock the ground wand so we use a variety of JG lures on it (lizards are his fave I think). The extension part of the wand has pulled out already after a month but that’s been with heavy use and heavier lures than the feathers the was likely designed for. A strip of Gorilla Glue duct tape has got it back in the game. :)
I am a new cat mom and I saw my cat going in heat for the first time. Thankx to Jackson's video I knew she is in heat and there is nothing to b scared of. Going to get her operated in a few days. Thankx for such great videos. Extremely helpful ❣️ very thankful truly
My childhood cat was intact and had one litter. She almost died and her kittens did not all do well. I was just 18 when she gave birth. I had her spayed! She nursed beautifully, which I know is a concern some have.
Jackson, you are the Cat Professor!!! 👨🎓
I literally googled those questions ‘cus my kitten just had her cycle, a week before her vet appointment to get spay!! 🤣🤣🤣. Thanks as always Jackson!!!
I’m on this video now because we’re in the same boat!!!
Saw this video while waiting for my cat to get spayed. I'm so nervous because I'm already very attached to her. This video made me feel much better!
One of my foster cats went into heat despite being spayed. We took her to the vet for a second surgery. Turned out whatever vet spayed her (she was already spayed when she came into the shelter) left an entire ovary in!
Yikes! 😮
Thank you for always explaining our questions! You are Awesome!
I know Jackson has done a video about brushing your cats before, but would anyone else be interested in a video about different types of brushes and which is best for certain cats based on coat length, thickness, skin, etc.. I have 3 cats, all with different coats and I'm curious if different brushes (wire, silicone, plastic) make for a difference in maintaining different types of coat/skin.
Thank you for this video. As am adult I have always had male cats adopt me. This year a female kitten adopted me and had no idea how the heat cycle worked and if I should spay her or not (she’s indoor only). This video helped me to make my decision to get her spayed before she goes into heat. Appreciate you! ~M
Would you consider doing a video on feLv or fiv cats? Not sure if you've done one. I adopt felvs they are wonderful. :) You could talk about how shelters have improved adoptions for them too.
Yes! I agree, My daughter just adopted an FIV tiger Tom cat tabby named Albus, hes fiv+ & such a big lug; sadly & apparently she can only adopt fiv+ cats & id like to be educated on this topic too! ☺️
Thanks for this video! We adopted an older (3year) Ragdoll female. And none of her previous homes (4) spayed her. We booked her in but the waiting list is 8 weeks. She is in heat now and I feel so sorry for her. I try to play extra with her and massaging her lower back seems to calm het down. Our neutered boy is being very nice to her too. The whaling at night is annoying but she can’t help it. I will be happy once her appointment date is there. She had enough bullshit in her life. She doesn’t need being in heat on top of it.
OMG I could NOT stand my cats when they were in heat😭😭. Sadly, because of illness three of our kitties couldn't get fixed until 6, 9, 10 months old🤦🤦🤦. It was TORTURE!! Such a relief when we finally got it done and everyone including the cats could live a happy healthy life. I could not stress enough how important it is to get it done. My mom didn't believe in fixing our female cat so she was having babies twice a year and we'd get woken up middle of the night to watch the birth of every single kitten🤦🤦. Needles to say, we grew up pretty anti animal, didn't own any for many years. Now we got four kitties and have a completely different attitude than my crazy mom🤡🤡🤡😂🤣
Respect your mother.
@@Di_yay why?
@@Di_yay respect is earned, not given
@@misoball My mother was actually very toxic and abusive. So I agree it needs to be earned 👍😊
Sounds like you just have too many cats…
The SPCA I volunteer at has had enough support to open another clinic to help with low cost spay and many citizens in the city are pushing for a mobile clinic to help. There are options out there and people ready to jump to point where to go or how to help or drive your animal to the vet for you or chip in with time or funds. It's not a burden, it's not an embarrassment, it is a community effort. Making a great home for a cat deserves a little assistance.
In reference as to weather or not a cat is in pain during these heat cycles, I read somewhere that a Queen's uterus is physically enlarged with blood during a heat spell as compared to a uterus out of heat. It's hard to say if they're feeling pain as a result.
Cats are programmed to take over the world, it seems, lolol.
We had our 'Boo-Boo' spayed at 5 months of age. She's so much happier and better off for it 🐾
Extremely useful video! When our angel Luna went into her first heat (she was around 6 months old), OMG that was so unbearable. She was screaming loud all day - all night and obviously, no one could sleep a wink because of that. The only thing that helped was playing with her for several hours before going to bed and as she was getting super tired, she (and we) could sleep for some time. When this period was over, the first thing we did was SPAYING. Now she is 2 years old, enjoys her life and so do we :)
SO SPAY YOUR CAT! that's the only solution!
first time cat mom. for the past two days, our kitten has been howling at night and being extra affectionate during the day. just saw your video, and it made me laugh, because our questions on what was going on with her are answered. she is getting spayed this week.
I was actually going to ask this because my kitten is experiencing it but I didn’t think you see my question to respond so thank you 💕
After several vet visits for my female cat’s crazy behavior, we finally figured out that she likely has Ovarian Remnant Syndrome - triggering typical heat symptoms. Before we came to this conclusion I was worried she could be sick. Because why else would she be acting differently? The shelter and a different vet assured me she was spayed. Well, she was spayed. Instead, we landed on this - the vet who did the initial procedure likely did not remove all of the ovary tissue thoroughly… meaning she’d need a second spay procedure in order to put an end to this madness lol.
If your female cat is “spayed” but clearly exhibiting signs of heat - ask your vet about the possibility of Ovarian Remnant Syndrome! If i would’ve known, it definitely would’ve saved me 4 pricey vet visits (aka the price of a second procedure lol).
I adopted my fourth cat from a shelter about 6 months ago when she was about three years old or so. Everything has been great up till 4 weeks ago when she started all of these symptoms that Jackson describes. I took her to the vet who thought it was probably ORS so she was booked in for a removal procedure. Just the day before, the howling completely stopped so I foolishly cancelled the appointment. Exactly two weeks later the whole thing started off again even worse, so she's going back to the vet tomorrow to get it sorted out properly. The catterwalling has been absolutely horrendous so I'm looking forward to getting my quiet little kitty back. I feel like reclaiming the cost of this from the vet who supposedly spayed her when she was first surrendered to the animal sanctuary.
Vocalizing is the clear number one symptom. I'd add restless pacing to your list at #2. I lived with it for almost 3 years when I adopted my first pair of cats. They were sisters from the same litter, one spayed, one not. Unspayed really drove me nuts, 3 weeks happy cat, 1 week evil cat, like the lunar schedule. I was new to cats and wanted to get as full experience as possible. And she was very pretty and wanted to consider mating her.
Anyway it happened without me when she got loose, came back pregnant and had four kittens 9 weeks later. Turned out great, nice experience. I watched her raise them for three months, found great homes for three and kept one, who is a great cat, smart, affectionate, hunter. All spayed now.
I've been long term cat minding an intact female. She always sounds so desperate when in heat plus, what concerns me most, is that she barely touches her food then.
One of my other cats is a retired stud who was neutered over 10 years ago. Initially he clearly remembered his intact instincts and it was funny watching him going through the motions, even though nothing was happening. Now though, when the female pursues him, he gives me this look of 'not again, help'. Makes life interesting.
So is it really bad and do you regret not getting her fixed? A lot of people are saying it’s a “must” but these are people with 3-5 cats. I’m all all natural type of person so I’d like your opinion… Thanks
@@TheLastDamnGamer She's not my cat so it's not my call to have her fixed. If the situation continues though, at some point I'll have to regard her as mine and I would then have her desexed. I have no intention of adding to the cat population. That would not be responsible given the numbers of stray and abandoned animals killed.
You may have already thought of this but she may find having food little and often as well as warmed up more appetising and palatable, it may also help for her food to be hand fed if she is comfortable with you, hope this helps
"not again, help" 😂
thank you, for the information that’s what’s going on with my cat right now.
I'm so glad I never have to deal with this. My cat was neutered, and the two new baby kitties that will be here in a couple of weeks will also be fixed. While I gladly feed hungry strays, my own cats are indoor cats only with neutering/spay and all vaccinations. And they are spoiled rotten too. 😊
Hey Cat Daddy, I just want you to know that we really appreciate all your advice in this family. We have 2 indoor cats PLUS an outdoor cat that we just noticed hanging around our street a couple months ago. We have set an appointment to get her fixed as she’s already had 2 litters. (Unfortunately) she loves being inside and she is incredibly sweet for being born and so far, raised outside. So we now let her indoors every day and then back outside. But we just can’t understand how she keeps getting pregnant so fast!!! Luckily she has an appointment to be neutered in a few weeks. I hope this will help her finally get along with our other 2 cats! Thanks again for all your help!
The same shelters the offer cats for adoptions have a low/no cost neuter night once a week.
Thanks! Your comment saved me like $400.
This is very fitting. My cats are in heat now. It stresses me out everytime this happens
Love your content. It has really helped me as a first time kitten mama.
My vet said that they will only spay cats at around 6 months. I live in an apartment and I only have one cat. Should I find another vet that will do it sooner or is it okay to wait till 6 months?
Generally from what I heard that it is common for the procedure to be done at 6 months
I felt all of those exclamation points..you never forget or mistake that sound.
There are places that fix your cat for free. Vets offer it and lots of shelters do too. Call around ask people with cats. Look up places in your community. Its worth much more than you know to get your babies fixed. 😺💕
There's a vet here that will chip animals for 10 bucks. People can't use money excuse anymore.
@@Eaudeninasame i called every vet and it’s $400
On the conversation of low cost options for getting your cat Spay or Neutered. I have lived in several areas of the country and have found that many mid sized or larger cities will have free or low cost temporary spay and neuter clinics several times a year where vets will volunteer their time to help out low income people as well as people to mass catch feral cats to get fixed.
Never underestimate the get-out-ability of a cat in heat. That's how I ended up with my boy. He's my world and I wouldn't change him for the world, but I did get his nuts chopped as soon as he was big enough. 😆
I just don’t think it’s funny to chop nuts off and wouldn’t want it to happen to me. I think they crush them not cut them
@@TheLastDamnGamer ... You think but you don't know.. So why spread BS...
One shelter in my area adopts out fully vaccinated and spayed/neutered cats for $50. They do specials during kitten season. They have a clinic that does very low cost spays with vaccines. Neuters are even cheaper. It's worth checking around local shelters for lost cost options.
I would NEVER want to leave my cat intact and able to make more kittens. I think that a cat that has been spayed or neutered is happier and makes a much better pet
Love your videos! Please can you do a video about cats and babies! I’m currently pregnant and want to do all I can to make sure my cat adjusts well to this big change!
We just recently adopted a cat and I'm anxious to get her spayed. I want to let her settle in all the way first, but she's going in the moment I think she's ready.
Same here!
That's irresponsible you should never ever get, buy or adopted a cat that is not spayed from anyone etc. as a give away, a breeder, a shelter &/or adoption organization. Now that is a big red flag for irresponsible owners, breeders, shelters or adoption organizations to give or sell a a animal that not dsexed as there is heaps of animals born who get put down everyday b/c no one wants them as there is not enough people. YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER GET, BUY &/OR ADOPTED A CAT THAT IS NOT DESEXED ITS A VERY BIG SIGN OF IRRSPONSIBLE BREEDING.
@@belmum1689 you seem like a horrible person that should never have a pet. I had a kitten given to me 4 months not neutered but when he was able to be neutered we got it done. Our vet makes the rules where the kitten has to be 6 months old at least before that surgery takes place. I don't know where your from but you probably shouldn't pro-create either Karen.
@@hollyh5533 Not as horrible as all the unwanted animals who get put down b/C of overbreeding and from irresponsible people not desexing a kitten or puppy before giving, selling or adopting it out.
@@hollyh5533 In fact it's against the law in my state to breed cats or dogs without a breeders licence plus my local council also warns people not to buy a pet from a breeder, shelter or adoption organisation that doesn't desexed their animals as it's irresponsible.
SO Glad you are addressing this. I have rescued, from my
Desert area, a lovely queen. I
went straight away to have her spayed
I am 75 and SHOULD have heard the helpful response.
"Senior Discount". That is OVER.
The veterinary offices told me
$500 WAS THE DISCOUNT 😩
How can we do the right thing
whilst being shafted😯😭
it bothers me so much when I tell people I'm going to neuter my cat as soon as he's old enough and they start looking at me like I'm a monster who abuses animals, they really don't get how good it is for them to get that done
Not only physical health but also mental. Being neutered he won't be going nuts looking for a female to mate with, instead he can just chill and enjoy being spoiled.
It stopped my cat from spraying everywhere and trying to get out of my house.
Love the edit on this video, thanks Jackson 🐱
A cat in heat is the most annoying thing in the world
I'm so glad I got my cat's fixed before puberty
Do you know if it's good to spay a cat while they have kittens within their bodies? Or should you wait until they are born?
Wait till have given birth and then maybe a day later get them spayed
how will you spay them when they take out the uterine when the babies are in it?
@@TheExostan I've seen videos of a pregnant cat getting spayed and the doctors are killing the kittens while they are removing the organs.
Barbaric I know.