And this is why we GROAN whenever we see people offering up unfixed kittens on the internet (whether free or with a rehoming fee) for adoption. In humans, girls can get their period at 9 years old or even younger. And in cats, heats at 3 months are not uncommon. And little VELMA was even younger than that. Do you think children should be having children? For every reason under the sun, we do not. And even ONE heat cycle can cause pyometra, a terrible infection of the uterus. If your vet missed t