If a male cat is a tom, what is a female?

Our question this week was:

If a male cat is a tom, what is a female?

Margaret Delong

Answer

Hi Margaret – thanks for your email. An intact male cat is a tom and an intact female is a queen.

An article that might be interesting to you is The Feline Reproductive Cycle.

Best of luck!

Dr. Debra

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