If bred, you can expect a litter of furry friends in 63 to 65 days. Some pregnancies last as little as 59 days or as long as 71 days, but these are rare. Female cats can come into heat within 3 weeks of having a litter and even while still nursing the previous litter. What a surprise to have just given away the last kitten and to find a whole new litter has produce large litters and have 3 to 4 litters each breeding season. This amounts to enormous numbers of cats.
Male cats begin breeding activity when the female cats come in heat.
A male cat will reach puberty slightly older than the female, about 9 months of age. The result is roaming, fighting, and spraying urine. Spraying urine on objects is the way a male cat marks his territory with a strong scent. Other male cats roaming and looking for females in heat, that cross into the males territory will usually end up in a fight for the female's affection. Wounds and abscesses may result from the conflict.