: Why do cats often screech when mating? My friend has two pet cats. I saw them mating. After mating, when the male jumped off her back, the female cat screeched. This is not to be mistaken with cats fighting, he didn't

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From what I understand (and a bit of time with Google), cat penises are barbed for a better grip. This makes mating painful for the female - and explains why cats mating often looks and sounds a lot like cats fighting.

The other "fun" aspect of cat mating as I recall is that the female ovulates when mated, which can mean that a roaming queen's kittens could be sired by as many toms as she has kittens (Cat genetics are fun...)