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My female cat is always in heat. Why won't her mating behavior stop?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 11.023 lbs

My cat is continously wants to mating she is living with one male with 15 days i do not understand why she is doing this behaviour when her heat gets over

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Jessica Desrosiers

Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on November 22nd, 2017

Cats will tend to have a recurring heat cycle until they are bred, so if she isn't yet pregnant, she is likely to continue to have interest in the male, and the male in her.

If you do not wish to have kittens, getting both your female spayed and your male neutered can prevent this, as well as reduce/stop the heat-related behaviors.
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