Reproductive behaviours of cats

Question 1

What is behaviour?

Answer 1

The way in which an animal or person behaves in response to a
particular situation or stimulus.

Question 2

What is reproduction?

Answer 2

The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process

Question 3

What is mating?

Answer 3

union of a male and female of the same species for reproduction.

Question 4

What is flagging?

Answer 4

Stance assumed by receptive female dog, where she will stand still and hold
her tail to the side.

Question 5

What is oestrus?

Answer 5

Stage of the heat cycle when a female is receptive to a male and
can become pregnant

Question 6

What is seasonally polyestrous?

Answer 6

Multiple heat cycles during a year and can produce litters
anytime of the year

Question 7

What is the sexual maturity of a cat?

Answer 7

4-6 months

Question 8

How often do cats cycle?

Answer 8

14-21 days

Question 9

What cycle are cats involved with?

Answer 9

Induced stimulated ovulators

Question 10

Are cats seasonally polyestrous?

Answer 10

YES

Question 11

What are the signs of a female cat in heat?

Answer 11

caterwauling, rolling around/ rolling over, rubbing on
objects, prominent side tail and lordosis

Question 12

What are the signs of a male cat in heat?

Answer 12

display aggression and
fight with other competing males