How extensive is your knowledge about cats' mating habits? Do you know how cats' heat cycles work? Take this quiz on cats' mating and estrus cycles to test your knowledge and learn more about your cat's sex life. 1. The period when a female cat is susceptible to impregnation is called:
a. heat cycle
b. estrus
c. estrous
d. all are correct 2. Female cats are “induced ovulators ” which means:
a. they will not ovulate during their first heat cycle
b. they must mate in order to ovulate
c. they will not ovulate during nursing
d. they will not ovulate when mated with a sterile male cat 3. Choose the most correct statement.
a. the breeding season in cats extends nearly year-round
b. heat cycles in cats repeat every two to three months
c. cats are referred to as “polyestrus ” which means they will go into heat
cycles periodically during their fertile years
d. answers a & c are correct 4. Lordosis is the term used to describe:
a. the conquest of one alpha male cat over another when pursuing a female
cat in heat
b. a virulent fungus infection that sometimes attacks the uterus of a cat
during estrus
c. the posture a female cat assumes when she is in heat and wants to be
mated
d. none of the above 5. Select the incorrect statement.
a. heat cycles will end when a female cat is spayed
b. a cat will not have heat cycles as long as she is nursing kittens
c. heat cycles will stop when a female cat becomes pregnant
d. cats can be impregnated by more than one male during a heat cycle 6. Select the incorrect statement.
a. feline estrus will be immediately evident because of vaginal bleeding
b. a cat in heat will vocalize loudly (described as “calling”)
c. a cat in heat may spray vertical surfaces with urine
d. a cat in heat will be unusually affectionate How well do you know feline mating? Here are the answers to the quiz:
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A | 
