Last year I grabbed two kittens. They were part of the same litter and are now a little over a year old. One was always very calm and mellow and the other was always very jittery; she was terrified when I first brought her home and it took a while for her to even let me pick her up. She’s fine now in that regard. I wasn’t able to get them spayed just because I couldn’t afford it, but am now planning to do so in the next week or two, whenever the vet has time.
The jittery one has started to really act up lately. I hear her meowing quite loudly. In addition to her loud meowing sessions, I also see her sort of muttering to herself in meows (best description I could think of) throughout the day.
The really problematic thing is that she has started peeing outside the litter box. It’s not a huge problem; she hasn’t abandoned the litter box or anything like that, she still uses the litter box regularly for the most part. It also seems to be under control in the sense that she doesn’t just go anywhere anytime. There are specific textures of materials that she likes to pee on. She likes towels, blankets, paper, and cardboard. Then after peeing, she’ll paw at it, as if spreading it around. It’s become a real problem, and I’ve had to ban her from some rooms in the house because of it.
My google research seems to indicate this is all because she’s in heat. So two questions:
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Does it sound like anything more serious or does this sound pretty typical of a cat in heat?
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If it is just her in heat, can I expect the problem will just go away immediately once she is spayed?
I’m a relatively new cat owner, and due to financial difficulties I ran into a few months after I got them, I haven’t been able to take them to the vet for regular checkups, but just did all I can to make sure my home is a safe, clean environment for them. Thanks in advance!
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