{"id":75,"date":"2021-10-20T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kittystoreonline.com\/?p=75"},"modified":"2022-06-03T14:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T12:46:41","slug":"cat-in-puberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kittystoreonline.com\/blog\/cat-in-puberty\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat in puberty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Yes, cats, like all mammals, also go through puberty. Puberty marks the transition from kitten to adult cat, from cute kitten to adult cat ready to reproduce. In female kittens, puberty begins around the third month of life. Female cats are usually sexually mature between the sixth and ninth month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Oriental cats (Siamese, Burmese Abyssinian) are sexually mature even earlier, so between the 4th and 5th month. Large cat breeds (forest cats, Maine Coon) become sexually mature only with at the age of one year. Forest cats are considered mature even at the age of three years. Also, it was observed that long-haired cat breeds became sexually mature later than short-haired cat breeds. Male cats reach puberty at the age of five months. The ability to procreate is pronounced between the 9th month and the first birthday. The puberty of cats lasts about half a year. During this time the hormone balance changes and also the voice sounds more adult with the end of puberty and after a kind of “voice break” especially in male cats . However, there is no sudden growth spurt during this time and also no change of coat or skin impurities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As with humans, puberty expresses itself in a roller coaster of emotions. Moods can change from one moment to the next. If cats come into puberty, it can be that they forget once learned rules again. They do something, although they know exactly that they are not allowed to do it. Boundaries are tested anew. Cats in puberty decide to make daring climbs, from which they often have to be rescued, and they provoke other conspecifics. Even though they know they’ll get the short end of the stick. The favorite toy or food is suddenly no longer interesting. Then puberty can set in. Like pubescent teenagers, cats test boundaries during puberty. Male cats become daredevils and female cats play devotedly with stuffed mice. In addition, sexually mature females go into heat. The term “in heat” does not come by chance. In order to impress their males, they roll over the ground meowing and also become very attached to their humans. Female cats may begin to make scent marks with urine to attract the attention of potent males. The marking with urine marks<\/a> will become a habit if the queen is not spayed promptly. During the summer months, female cats can come into heat every month. This means a lot of stress. Mating males begin to mark and spray foul-smelling pheromones to mark their territory and warn off rivals and beguile the ladies. However, the smell is rather intrusive to human noses. Male cats begin to test their strength in scuffling like a real macho man.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow does puberty manifest itself in cats?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n