VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

BREEDING OF CAT

• If a decision has been made to breed, the health of the cat must be thoroughly evaluated.
• For female, information like previous estrus period, breeding date and the outcome, health record, vaccination detail, disease history should be noted.
• The timing of breeding is best determined by the queen/s behaviour.
• As the queen enters estrus, she begins to show a coital crouch when in the presence of a male cat or in response to genital stimulation.
• A receptive female will solicit attention from the male cat and allow mounting and intromission.
• Mating in cats occurs rapidly, lasting between 30 seconds and 5 minutes.
• The tom cat mount and clasps the flanks of the female with his forelegs, her with his hind limbs, and grasps the dorsal aspect of her neck with his teeth.   
• This grip is inhibited, and so only in very rate case penetrates the female’s skin.
• Almost immediately, the male treads rapidly with his hind limbs and shows pelvic thrusts, resulting in intromission.
• In domestic cats, intromission is almost immediate followed by ejaculation.

• The male immediately begins to dismount this cause the female to elicit a very shrill postcopulatory cry, after which she usually turns aggressively to wards the male.
• The aggressiveness is less to wards known mates.
• After mating female will vigorously roll on the floor, it shows other reactions like rubbing and licking that lasts between 30 seconds and several minutes.
• If the male is present she usually adopts a receptive position shortly after and breeding begins again.
• Cats resume mating with in 30 minutes and experienced pair will mate ten times in an hour.
• For LH surge and ovulation minimum of four mating is essential with in a period of 24 hours.
• The estrus period will normally end abruptly by 24 to 36 hours after initiation of mating.
• The female cat will not come to estrus until the kittens are weaned or until next breeding season.
• If the female does not conceived, she will either enter pseudopregnancy or return to estrus cycle.

  

coital crouch	grasping  the dorsal aspect of  neck with teeth