Male cats typically begin to go into heat around 8 months of age. There's no fixed cycle for these heat cycles; they enter estrus based on the female cat's estrus cycle. Male cats in heat often urinate indiscriminately, and their urine has a strong, foul odor. They also become irritable and very unhappy if they don't get to mate.
Male cats' estrus cycle
Male cats typically start going into heat around 8 months old. Unlike female cats, they don't go into heat every few weeks. Male cats go into heat naturally without a specific frequency. They may go into heat every few days for 3 to 7 days, or they may go into heat twice a year, with each heat lasting for half a year.
Male cats go into heat in response to female cats' estrus cycles. When a female cat enters estrus, she emits a scent that humans cannot detect but male cats are extremely sensitive to. Male cats that smell this scent will generally go into heat.
Urinating everywhere is one of the signs of a male cat in heat, and it's often the most annoying. They'll urinate all over their territory, sometimes even on their owner's bed. What's even more unpleasant is that the urine of a male cat in heat has a particularly strong, foul odor.
Male cats in heat can become irritable, meowing incessantly, and sometimes even scratching their owners when they're unhappy. All these behaviors indicate that the male cat is very eager to mate.
