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We adopted a spayed female cat this past August.  Things were going great with our other two cats (one male, one female and both fixed).  About two or three months ago she started climbing on top of our arms and lifting all four limbs in unison while whining and biting or licking our wrists.  She then moved on to do the same "deed" with our other two cats.  We coined the act "dominating", and heard this may actually be why she is doing this.  Is this true?  Can it be stopped?  Should it be stopped?  I am a little embarrassed to call and ask the vet for obvious reasons.

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Suzy,

I would have your vet check her hormone levels.  It is possible that, when she was spayed, the vet did not get everything and she will need to be opened up again <sigh>.

You can try a Feliway diffuser (available from most pet supermarkets) where she does this behavior the most to see if it will have any affect.

I am not certain it really is a behavior of being in season, but it sure does not sound normal, to me.  On the other hand, if she is not hurting anything or causing a fracas, you may just want to ignore it.  Sometimes, if a cat finds a behavior that gets a rise out of you, it uses this behavior to manipulate your behaviors.  If she is using the litter pan normally and causing any harm, you may just want to leave it alone and ignore it.

I am sorry I cannot be of more help.

Best regards.. Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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