In addition to physical health, the personalities of the parents are also important since they play a major role in determining the kittens' personalities. If the parents are easy-going and friendly, chances are good that the kittens will be also. If the parents are aggressive or fearful toward people and other animals, chances are good that the kittens will be also. The heat cycle and when to breed Queens are seasonally polyestrous which means they come into heat in certain seasons of the year, and they will cycle multiple times if they are not bred. They are also reflex ovulators which means they need to be bred before they will ovulate .
Cycling tends to occur most often in the spring and summer in outdoor cats.
Cats kept indoors and exposed to artificial lights may cycle year round. Anestrus is typically seen in the short days of winter. The tom is not attracted to the queen, and vice versa. Proestrus may last 1-2 days in some queens but is not consistently seen. She will still not allow the tom by her.