Joy'S, who was spayed at 6 months old, is doing well and is very well-behaved. (She's coming up to 2 years old now).
However, a tomcat has been hanging around the front of the house; he seems to be looking for a mate and is caterwauling all night unless I go out and chase him off. My girl just listens through the window but doesn't really react much more than that.
1. Is it normal for her to still attract males?
2. Is it possible for her to be mated?
I'm asking these questions because I'm a first-time cat owner.
Thanks for your help.
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It reminds me of something that happened to me a few years back, which might explain your situation too:
A randy tom on the lookout for a lady friend used to hang around my first-floor bedroom window (there was a lean-to underneath that gave him access).
He’d do that characteristic hoarse caterwauling and spray the windows from the outside, as well as the front door.
It turned out to be a neighbour’s young tom who was waiting to be neutered (the cat, I mean! 👌).
Basically, he was a total novice and didn't really have a clue what he was supposed to be doing.
In the absence of a female cat in heat, he’d set his sights on my spayed Siamese (maybe his sense of smell wasn't quite right?).
Feeling a bit more reassured?
Try to find out who the cat belongs to.
Assuming this tomcat actually wants to mate with her, first of all she won't let him, and even if he did manage it, there’s no risk of her getting pregnant since she’s been spayed... and if your vet botched the operation, you could always sue them! 😈
There must be another female cat in your immediate neighbourhood, an unspayed one who's in heat.
But Joy’s goes out during the day whenever she likes, and this cat (I reckon it’s a big tomcat) comes round every evening and night, yowling away as if he's in heat. I had to scare him off again last night.
I don’t really understand the situation since my girl is spayed.
So my question is, if they see each other during the day, could they actually be mating?
Hi there,
Male cats don’t go into heat; they are simply attracted to females who are. So, it isn’t your cat that’s attracting him. Either this intruder is a female in heat (which would explain the calling), or it’s an unneutered male competing with others for territory (territorial yowling).
Your cat is perfectly safe indoors, although she might get a bit stressed by the cats she sees outside. She might feel threatened by intruders on her patch, so definitely don’t let them in and avoid touching them (as the scent would be scary for your cat). Even if they were to meet, your cat won’t attract a male sexually.
