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My cat is lifting her butt, rolling, and meowing. Is she in heat?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 3.527 lbs

why my cat lifts her butt whenever i called her name? she also roll around. she never been like this before. she’s quite but now always meowing loudly.

2 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 6th, 2019

Sounds like she is in heat. I suggest you have her spayed as soon as possible to prevent unwanted pregnancy. A cat will basically stay in heat until they are bred by a male; she will get pregnant. Here are some articles for you to refer to.

( https://www.petcoach.co/article/faqs-on-reproduction-heats-pregnancy-in-cats/ )

( https://www.petcoach.co/article/female-cats-may-seem-to-always-be-in-heat/ )

( https://www.petcoach.co/article/spaying-ovariohysterectomy-the-benefits-in-cats/ )

2Pet Parents found this answer helpful

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA
Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer
Published on April 4th, 2017
I see that Lucy is not spayed, so I suspect from your description that she may be in heat :) This normally starts between the ages of 6 months and a year for most female cats. During their heat cycle, most females are extremely vocal, roll around on the floor, and often assume a characteristic posture with their front end laying down and their rear end stuck up in the air - very similar to what you are describing.

If she is in heat, this behavior will continue more-or-less all the time until you have her spayed - so I would recommend making an appointment to do this soon if you aren't planning to breed her.
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