What is this noise?

[Polir]

I normally have my window open at night (hot flashes due to pregnancy). I heard what sounded like a toddler crying. Was worried it was my neighbours’ child but being 11pm thought it was odd/unlikely. I know foxes sound like babies but I would bet my house this was human. Also concerned it was a cat fight.

We live on the edge of town and do get foxes.

What is this sound? Sent to husband and he says it’s foxes. So disturbed.

I know recording and uploading to YouTube is bonkers but I need to know!

It’s a cat in heat

Sounds like a cat in heat calling to the males

That would make sense. It’s really pissing my dog off!

Never knew cats made those sorts of sounds. Thanks both.

Yes, cat in heat.

At least it’s only periodic. When I lived on the edge of a wood, the owls were constant. I would lie there are 3 am thinking ‘I hate wildlife…’

Cat.

Do neutered female cats go into heat? I would have assumed all my neighbours would have spayed their pet

Definitely cats

I have woken up to this exact noise. Urban area but plenty of foxes. Not a fox though I think, I hear plenty of those and it's different.
So I've caught it a couple of times and looked out the window to see 2 naughty cats that are often encroaching on my garden "singing".
I have a male and female cat, both spayed. I had assumed the 2 naughty cats were unneutered males (fat faces) but you are saying this is a female cat in heat?

Cats can roam for many miles. It won't just be your neighbour's cats in your local area.

Hope it’s not a stray. Mystery solved.

Very chilling noise

My cats said that's a cat.

Cat fight. Normal noise. Fear not.

When cats encounter each other encroaching on a territory, it starts off with the yowling, doesn't necessarily end up in a fight. There's the yowling and they assess each other and either one of them flees or it ends in a physical fight. Mostly it's just the yowling and one of them runs away.

The noise of an actual cat fight is very different! Louder and more frenetic yowling and screeching.

It doesn't sound at all like a female cat calling. It's a cat stand-off. If you listen carefully, you can hear another cat a bit further from the microphone.

It's the start of a cat fight, it's when they start puffing themselves up and siding up to each other. I have owned cats for over 40 years and when I hear that noise I always go running out of our front door to break up the fight before it starts. I've had a few vet visits as my boys are big but softies and always get picked on. Neutered/spayed cats fight too over territories.

This. It did sound like a baby/toddler at first, but that is 100% cat.

Definitely cat

Yep - cat.

Good that you know about the sound foxes make. I remember hearing that for the first time as a teenager (fewer urban foxes back then) and thinking someone was being murdered.

Definitely a cat!

My dog is now very upset 🤣