[londongal796]

Okay, I know there are a lot of threads about this and for the record, I'm not asking about my own cats--they are neutered boys and I'm firmly aware that they would not be in heat! haha.

But as I am genuinely ignorant as to what a cat call involves and how cats in heat act, I have to resort to you all to see if anyone can help me out here.

This morning at about 6:15am we heard a loud YOWL! from a cat outside. This was the first time my husband definitely heard the yowl that I've been hearing periodically for about a week now.

We looked into the garden and despite it being quite dark out we could make out a white splodge by the fence. We knew it must be the same calico cat we've seen in our garden on a daily basis for the last week or so. It's been hanging out there quite a bit lately, but appears well fed so I wasn't concerned about it being a stray. I also was fairly confident I had noticed it about the neighbourhood a while ago (but not recently).

Well, I've heard the yowl a few times but only a one off here and there. Like one yowl, then maybe a half hour later another yowl. Then the cat usually moves on. This morning it did yowl a second time before we left for work (at about 6:35am) and then the cat moved on to another garden.

Is this a cat calling because it is in heat, or is this just a cat calling trying to hang out with her mates? haha. I really am ignorant about this!!

 

[labydird]

My cat recently came out of heat, it was all night yowling, chirruping, purring etc! For around 6-7 nights. She would roll around on the floor a lot (showing her tummy) crouch in the position to be mated and generally stick her tail up and her bottom in your face at every opportunity!

When she did 'call' she would do a short but loud yowl/miaow and her ears would kind of go sideways if that makes sense?!

 

[spotty cats]

Possibly a male calling for mates, my stud yowls infrequently and usually in the morning, while the girls are an almost constant 24/7 meowing.

ETA I mean mate as in mating partner

 

[londongal796]

Thanks everyone, I'm leaning towards a cat calling for its mates as it's definitely not been 'presenting' itself in a mating-type of way. Sooo I guess we just have a really loud cat in the neighbourhood!!