old cat is calling - need advice

[smudgley]

My "old" rescue cat has been with me a few days, she's a sleepy old lady & seems in quite good health. (liver enzymes high so on abs & coat a bit dull oterwise ok)

What surprised me today is that one of the cats was calling (very loud I might add) & when I went to see who it was --- it was The old lady! (old tart :shock: )
My questions are
a) at what age do they stop calling? Or do they do it forever?
b) if she's still calling will that give us an indication of her age - ie she is probably younger than ? "a certain age"
c) presumably she is not neutered, should she get neutered?

I will speak to the rescue people about her - but just interested in your views.

hope you guys can offer some advice.

[Fran]

I think Sam is the one to answer your questions Smudgley. I have no experience of this as all my cats are neutered with the exception of Maud and she is a young cat....

[smudgley]

Same here - I've had experience with younger cats calling / breeding cats calling but never a pensioner :lol:

SAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM are you there?

[Mags]

I like your description of her Smudgley....The old lady!!
Sorry I can't answer any of your questions but hopefully someone will soon....maybe Sam (Shonedek), there isn't much that she doesn't know about cats and she has always proved very helpful to us....

[smudgley]

In the pen there's
Cleo (young ferral)
Pudding (2 year old entire female)
2 pudding babies.
2 Cleo babies
& an old aged pensioner - the last one I expected it to be was her - there she was strutting her stuff up & down the fence :oops:

[Mags]

.....old aged pensioner.. :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

[bobbie3917]

i dont think they every stop calling. i know of a 15 year old that still calls every 4 months

[shonedek]

Im here Smudgley, i always drop in like a bad penny i do :) Thanks for your kind words to.I answer from experience,im no expert and were always learning something new

They NEVER stop calling untill you have them spayed.We have a foster who came in at 14 and she was calling.Took us all a little by surprise.The older they get the louder they get to,well thats what ive found with my girls.All my non-breeding girls are spayed except Wazzy who cant cope with the operation.My suggestions would be toooo....

Buy some ear pluggs :) lol or personally if shes never going to be bred from then i would spay her,lessons the chances of mammary cancer or worse.If shes to frail to be spayed then you can have a jab done to stop her calling or theres homeopathic drops to stop calling.

[Mags]

There, what did I tell you Smudgley.....I knew Sam would come up with an answer! Thanks Sam :-D

[Fran]

Hi Sam, what are the homeopathic drops? and where do you get them? Thanks :-D

[bobbie3917]

i was thinging just that PK lol

[shonedek]

im in the middle of finding out myself as a friend of mine has just told me about it .She was going to use it on her cat so i will find out if it worked?
When i know i will let you know :)

[Fran]

Thanks Sam :-D

[smudgley]

Thanks Sam -

if she had the jab, do you know if she would she still ovulate? ie could she still get pregnant? Or will it stop her oestrus cycle? :shock:

She seems a bit old to me to be spayed, but then I guess it would be even worse if she got pregnant :shock: OMG - could she still get pregnant?

[Kazz]

Don't want to scare you but look at this I found

:shock: Quote Oldest Cat Mother: In may 1987 a 30-year-old cat called Litty had two kittens.

Here is the link http://www.moggies.co.uk/html/records.html

[Mags]

Wow :shock:

[Fran]

Blimey :shock:

What about the cat that had 19 kittens :shock: :shock: :shock:

[shonedek]

gosh 19 kittens,10 in one litter was bad enough and weve had it twice