I was telling my girls the other night how lucky they were that they don't have to deal with this!
Oksana never went through heat, I spayed her before she had the chance. Kiska unfortunately, had her first heat a week before I was to take her in to be spayed, so Tiny Miss had to go through it once. Czari, I don't know if she ever experienced it or not, but she also doesn't need to worry.
Bah, I think if I had the spare cash, I would seriously consider it.