18 yr old female in heat 3 times in a month

by Lela
(Wooster, OH, United States)

Hi my 18 yr old black cat Rainbow has been on her heat cycle three times within or just above a month. One week she was in heat and the next she stop and so on and so forth. I'm afraid this might be her last run. I just want to know whats wrong with her. Also she has never had kittens and she is to old to get spayed.

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Hi
Are you sure she is in heat? i ask this because it is unusual for a cat of her age to continue to come into season. Normally this ends when they are around 14 years old. I wonder if it would be a good idea to take your cat back to the vet if you haven't lately to have her checked over, her behaviour may be an indication of something else going on.
This page has some info about cats in heat just for your information

cat-in-heat.html

Cats can also display some unusual behaviors due to their age for various reasons, such as fading eyesight , loss of hearing of even dementia. Please see my page here for more on this.

http://www.our-happy-cat.com/senior-cat.html

Love your cats name by the way, Rainbow is a very uncommon name but really suitable for a cat i feel as you always smile when you see a rainbow and likewise you always smile when you see a cat, they bring such joy.


best wishes kate