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When a animal or a pet is in heat that means that your pet or animal is able to reproduce at that time. If you fix your pet this won't happen.

common to when female humans get their period.

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only most mammalian females are said to be in heat when they want to mate.Heat period is also called estrous and it is part of estrous cycle which is found in female lion tiger cat cattle rat rabbit etc.

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Virtually all breeds have two oestrus cycles each year. Initially, the vulva swells and within a day there is a clear discharge, which becomes tinged with blood the next day. This discharge increases in intensity and then slowly diminishes, ending after about ten days. During this time the female becomes more alert and urinates frequently, leaving signals of her impending willingness to mate. Ovulation takes place soon after the discharge has stopped. Only now will the female accept mating. Hormonal changes occur regardless of whether a female is pregnant, which is why there is no simple blood or urine tests to confirm impending motherhood.

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"In heat" refers to the estrous cycle, which some female mammals experience. Where the female is receptive to mating, they start producing pheromones to alert males of their species that they’re fertile. During an estrous cycle, the female will continue emitting pheromones and remain in the fertile stage until mated.

This is sometimes seasonal (deer come into heat in the fall) sometimes cyclical (dogs come into heat every 6 months) or a combination (cats come into heat every 1–2 weeks during certain seasons of the year).

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When a cat is in heat, it means she is ready to mate.

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it means the female dog is fertile, and will ovulate. If a male were to mate she may produce a litter of puppies. This is often referred to as being "in season"

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Dogs don't react to heat, unless your referring to the situation where a dog is left inside a car. If you are referring to this, Ask another question ;]

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When a wolf or any other animal is in heat that is the time when they can become pregnant. It is the same for deer, cattle, horses etc.

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It means she is receptive and is at the stage of her reproductive cycle where she needs (or wants) to be bred. A more scientific term for this is "Estrus."

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It means that the cow or heifer is sexually active or receptive, and is ready to accept a bull to mount and mate with her.

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It means they are ready to mate.

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Does a cow in heat stray from the herd?

No. A cow or heifer in heat will stay with the herd, or rather, the herd will stick with her.


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