How long does it last???????

Lisa, the heat can last a few days to a week or two. And once she's through
one heat, it's quite possible for her to go right into another heat (cats
have been known to have just given birth and go right into heat again).
Unfortunately female cats are what is called "polyestrus", which basically
means they will go into heat whenever they please. Keep her indoors until
her date with the vet. And sorry to say, you'll have to listen to the
crying at night, unless you have a sound proof room for her.

JoJo
"Lisa" wrote in message
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How long does a female cat stay in heat? We have one extremely horny
kitty,
who is scheduled to be spayed in two weeks (it's the soonest we could get
her and her sister in, after we took them in as strays). She just started
with the incessant howling this morning and, of course, there's a local
male
cat camped out on our doorstep, waiting for her to bust her way out the
door.

So I guess my questions are, in addition to how long does this last, what
can we do to shut her up? I mean, should we just let her go out and get
"serviced?" I hate the idea of the spaying becoming a kitten abortion, but
I
just know that between now and then she's gonna get out. She's EXTREMELY
determined to do so.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Lisa