If the queen is not
mated during estrus, she will «go out of heat» for a short period of time, usually 1 - 2 weeks.
If the female cat does not
mate during estrus, hormonal levels will eventually drop off, and the estrus cycle will cease until it repeats itself in another two to three weeks.
If the queen
mates during estrus, it will induce ovulation.
Not exact matches
During a 4 - or 5 - hour
estrus, a female prairie dog may
mate with as many as 5 different males, allowing pups from the same litter to have different fathers.
Clinical signs of pyometra present after four to eight weeks after
estrus (heat);
during estrus the cervix is open as the female is looking to accept a
mate, this is the time that an infectious agent (usually E. coli) infect the uterus; if the diarrhoea has been occurring for more than four weeks, it is possible that it may have contributed to the pyometra, but usually pyometra is caused by bacteria from the urinary tract or normal vaginal flora.
To ensure pregnancy,
mating may have to be repeated regularly
during the female's
estrus.
Queens typically need to
mate about four to six times
during estrus to become pregnant.
As a result of research conducted
during the captive breeding period, we now know that island foxes have induced
estrus and ovulation, which is unique among canids and may be related to other distinctive features of their
mating system.