Although male cats don't go into heat, unneutered ones do become aroused when they smell the presence of a female
experiencing estrus.
A female cat will tell you she is
experiencing estrus very visibly and vocally.
For example, females
experiencing estrus urinate more often than females not in heat.
Once discharge changes from bloody to watery and pink in color, the female dog is
experiencing the estrus stage.
Spayed dogs no longer go into heat and so do not
experience estrus - related behavioral fluctuations.
Not exact matches
If you have ever lived with a female cat in
estrus (heat), you know that it is not a pleasant
experience!
Although the onset of puberty varies from breed to breed, pet parents can expect their female dog to
experience her first
estrus around 6 months old.
Spaying before the dog
experiences her first
estrus cycle has 3 benefits: it eliminates the risk of unplanned pregnancy and helps control the problem of dog overpopulation; it eliminates any possibility of uterine disease; and it virtually eliminates any chance of developing breast cancer.
This is because of the twice - a-year hormone rises that unspayed female dogs
experience, associated with their
estrus or heat cycles.
During
estrus, which lasts about a week, the bitch
experiences behavioral changes that culminate in «standing heat,» or submission to breeding.