Is Your Kitty a Teenaged Tramp?

You might think your sweet kitty has become a teenaged tramp. She is loud and argumentative about going outside to show herself off. She is looking for a hookup with the boy next door and does not care what you think about it.

She yowls so loud at the window she is attracting more than the boy next door. Some of her suitors may be old, funny looking, or even a stray punk tomcat. Moreover, she isn't above sneaking out in the middle of the night for a rendezvous.

Your kitty really doesn't have a character flaw of loose morals.

She simply has one thing on her mind right now courtesy of Mother Nature: kittens! The tomcats do not care about being baby daddies. They may woo her and whisper in her ear but truthfully, they will be rotten fathers. They are just out for a good time to brag about to the other fellas. If there were such a thing as kitten support, the system would bankrupt itself trying to track down all the absent fathers.

There is a good chance she will fall for more than one tomcat and might end up on the cat TV version of some sappy Jerry Springer show not knowing who the real father of her litter is. This would be especially upsetting if she believed herself to be "pedigreed."

The whole drama can be easily avoided, the heartache and ruined reputation. This does not include the broken knickknacks and sneaky parties that go on while you are hard at work.

The solution? Get your kitty spayed before she goes into heat. Make sure she has her shots up to date before she goes in for the operation, vets will want to see that. The least inexpensive way to do that would be through a clinic at a place like Petco. Sometimes your local SPCA will run shot clinics as well.

If you cannot afford the procedure, do a little online research. Do a search for cat spaying and add your state to it. For example, you could try googling "financial aid for spaying in Florida." The local animal shelter may be able to provide contact numbers too. Cats can go into heat between four and ten months old.

If your kitty isn't spayed, the result probably will be a litter of kittens. If she has five kittens and they have five kittens, well you get the idea. This is why the shelters are exponentially full.

Getting your kitty fixed BEFORE she has the opportunity to become a teenaged tramp is ultimately the best and most responsible action to take. Even if the neighborhood tomcats do not agree.