To believe that my cat is trying to tell me something bad?

Unsettled!

There's nothing louder and more settled than a Randy cat. They get so upset

She's in heat - is she wiggling her bum in the air yet?
Good luck!!!!!

In Australia you shouldn’t let cats out at all, it’s very frowned upon (and I believe illegal in some states) as they decimate the local wildlife. I’m sure if it was cruel it wouldn’t be the rule.

Nonsense! Our last cat became pretty much indoors when he lost his sight in one eye. He did go out occasionally under supervision but he didn't really care! He just loved being indoors with us!

My cats still feel the sun on their backs and watch birds through our windows and patio doors. If they weren't happy, they would be crying to go out and they don't!

@Elliania a blind cat is an unusual case but it's not right or best practice generally to rehome a cat to be kept indoors, which is a totally unnatural existence for them and quite cruel. Imagine never running in fresh air.. feeling the sun on your back... looking up at the sky and birds..! The idea to me of limiting any animal's nature like that would make me feel very anxious and guilty. Many professional rescues these days will hold out to rehome a cat that has such extra needs (even FIV cats) to someone with an enclosed garden / willing to raise the fence - they will not rehome if the cat is going to be kept indoors. See Battersea for example.

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn you seem to conflate "she doesn't like going out" with "she's an indoor cat". They're two different things - one is her choice, one is yours. Either way, she needs plenty of opportunities to go outside. Then she won't be an "indoor cat" she'll just be a cat that chooses when to go outside or not. Like a normal cat. Though not wanting to go outside is totally abnormal and suggests she needs some help building her confidence so she can live freely in accordance with her nature.

Pay no heed - plenty of rescues specify indoors only. All three of mine had outdoor access - well one was neglected and outdoors 24/7 and another was a stray in a city centre! The neglected girl shits herself if I wash my hands and accidentally get some water on her, so I guess she's not up for being out in the rain!! The city stray sits at the top of the stairs watching the supermarket deliveries come in and has never tried to go outdoors! None of the three of them has ever looked to go outdoors. Ms Neglected did accidentally get out once - she heard the neighbours' dog behind us barking and she ran to hide under our patio furniture!

I do hope this isn't the case with my gorgeous long-haired tortie and white girl! She was in the early stages of pregnancy when she was rescued and spayed. She was hiding under a trailer as four tomcats were trying to mate with her 😭She was only a baby still too. Turned out I knew a family member where she came from and I stalked on FB. My precious girl had had 2 kittens when she must have been no age!

Many years ago I lost my much-adored tortie and white long-haired girl to breast cancer when she was only 12. Back then, people didn't neuter/spay. I think she had some sort of hormonal imbalance as she was in heat regularly but only had kittens twice. Plus she lost half her body fur from her tail up once, and had to have hormone tablets.

Keeping a cat indoors is not cruel if done correctly. Our cat is kept indoors because she is blind in one eye so would be more at risk of being injured by cars or similar because her vision is lacking. So it'd be more cruel to let her out knowing she's at a higher risk of being killed or injured by cars. The rescue we got her from would only let her go to an indoor home.

Nope it's really not me!!!

@WhatTheHellIsGoingOnnn there is no such thing as a "house cat", just a cat that is cruelly kept indoors... I'm surprised a shelter let you rescue her a) without spaying her first and b) knowing she'd be kept indoors. That is completely unusual.

When she is spayed maybe start to put her litter tray outside and give her little treats in the garden so she is encouraged to venture into the sunshine and fresh air and experience being a cat freely. If she had early trauma you may need to build up her confidence a bit.

I didn't come to pile on though - well done for booking the spay and for seeking help when you were worried. I DO think animals can pick up on sickness and bad things sometimes - not a silly thing to wonder at all - but more often than not their complaints are about their own problems! Take good care of yourself x

She is horny and singing the song of her ancestors. She is also super affectionate because she is after some loving and would swipe right on any tomcat available.She will rub herself over everything to scent it and will sit "funny" with her bum in the air and may spray things with her pee to attract any and every tomcat in the vicinity to service her! Spaying her is the answer to this strange behaviour and have her on lockdown until then ....she may not want out but horny males will try to get in by any means to get to her.

She’s beautiful op! I’m glad she’s doing better and you don’t need to worry any more.

Is she hungry?

if the OP is struggling with anxiety / OCD then it’s actually not that strange. It indicates they are struggling with their mental health and they should be treated with kindness and care to support them.

You’ve had lots of advice about getting the cat spayed, take to vet to check etc. so I just wanted to comment and say I understand how tough that must be mentally from all the googling when you have anxiety and OCD. The spiralling is a horrible feeling and so exhausting , I hope you can relax a little once you have taken the cat to the vet. If not please remember to speak with your GP to address any concerns you may have. Hope your cat has calmed down now and you have managed to relax a bit (and as my friends would tell me, stop googling!)

Don't let the vet charge you extra for her being in heat, that's absolutely ridiculous. Any good vet charges the same regardless.

Also your cat is complaining because there's a problem with your cat. Try not to make it about you, because at some point in the future you'll be sitting there worrying about yourself for no reason and the poor animal will be in actual distress. Dogs can smell late stage cancer, that's it. Kittens are only focused on themselves.

I was going to add this. I lost my last cat to a cancer that would have likely not occurred had she not gone through heat. In her case she'd actually had kittens before I adopted her from a rescue place. She lived to 13, but would have lived a lot longer if it wasn't for the cancer.

When we got our next rescue cats one was already spayed but the other was too young. I couldn't bear to go through that again though, so couldn't wait to get her booked in (which wasn't easy as it was peak Covid times!).

I'd say it definitely sounds like this little girl is in heat. I had a previous rescue go through it (despite being spayed, the vet could only find one ovary at the time, so did warn us it might happen). It's an awful noise and very distressing for owners to witness.

yup! When our cat went on heat (at about 5-6 months, waiting to hit the 2kg limit for surgery) she became a dedicated escape artist. You had to have ninja skills opening or closing the front door as she'd go flying out like a bullet. She leaped from a first floor window once. It'll be all the cat wants to do. And she was so shouty and horny and annoying. God, I couldn't live with an unspayed cat again.

That's good.

It's probably she in heat and wanting out.

There are quite a few button speaking cats now - possible a better insight into cat brains than the woo stories.

Your cat is 9 months old & not spayed/neurered. She is in heat, this is exactly how they behave when in heat, and the timing is right. So stop worrying about your own health/that you’re going to die. Instead get her booked in to be spayed with a vet, and in the meantime do not let her outside or she will definitely get pregnant and it’s very dangerous for such a young kitten to be pregnant & give birth.

next time your cat shows any kind of behaviour you aren’t sure of, contact a vet, assume it is an issue with her and it’s not about you, aslong as you are looking after her well & not doing anything to harm her it is not about you.