Kitten Care - When do kittens go into heat?

Let's talk about when do cats or kittens go into heat. Generally speaking, about six to twelve months of age, somewhere in there is when that first heat cycle is going to occur. Now in cats, it's different than dogs. In dogs, the *** become swollen, they will actually discharge some bloody type of material and it's very obvious that they're in heat. In cats however, it's not like that at all. In fact, there's no discharge and the *** stays about the same. So how do you know if your cat is in heat? Well one way is actually, a lot of kittens or young cats that go into heat change their behavior. They are very vocal; that they want to be around you at all times, in, under your feet, rubbing up against you all the time. And in fact, a lot of veterinary clinics have seen normal cats that are in heat coming in because the owners think that they're sick because they really can be, you know, sometimes acting insane almost. So anyway, about six to eight to twelve months of age is when that first heat cycle typically occurs. It's best to spay a cat before their first heat cycle, the same as it is a dog because, you don't want a first heat cycle. They're incidents of mammary carcinoma or mammary or breast tumors basically goes way up if they've had a heat cycle before they've even spayed.