My Cat is peeing with blood :( what is wrong??

Question

My cat is a 6 years old male moggy, and lives primarily in-doors. He eats a lot (mainly iams biscuits but also kit-kat pouches) and rests most of the day.

In the last 2 weeks i've noticed that he pees quite often and from today his pee is of a bright reddish colour.

What can be wrong with him? I'm really worried...

Answer 1

Take him to a vet!!! Now!!!

Answer 2

It is most likely your cat has a bout of cystitis but still needs anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. Your vet will likely ask you for urine sample to examine to when you go, see if you can help and collect one first (put something non-absorbent in the litter tray).

Please take him to the vet as soon as the vets is next open as if this is left it can become potentially life threatening. However, don't panic just yet and read on...

Cystitis in cats can be caused by a number of things. it can be stress related and essentially sterile, but will still clear with medical treatment.
It can be bacterial and will need antibiotics
It could be related to crystals in the urine which cause inflammation in the bladder. This can be corrected by diet - but your vet will need to determine what type of crystals they are.
It could be a stone (urolith), which would have to be removed by surgery
It could be a tumour
It could also be related to kidney disease, as blood can track down the urinary system from the kidneys.

In a 6 yr old, otherwise healthy male cat it is likely to be either sterile cystitis, bacterial cystitis or crystals. BUT if this is allowed to continue the products of the inflammation could cause a blockage in the urethra, which would mean your cat is unable to pee. If this happens you will notice him straining persistently with NO urine production whatsoever, very uncomfortable, licking at his behind etc. If this happens it is an emergency - get him to the vets ASAP.

Otherwise, take him to the vets at the next available opportunity, the minimum he needs is antibiotics.
Please don't worry - the majority clear up on basic treatment but you need to get it checked out.

Answer 3

Urinary tract infection or Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)
Take the cat to your vet ASAP! Male cats can have crystals form in their urine which can cause blockage. If your cat is peeing blood he obviously has severe irritation and is at risk for a blockage. If a male cat does block and is unable to urinate, death can occur in 24-48 hours.
FLUTD can be caused by a lot of different things: Diet, water intake, stress, obesity, inactivity.
Sometimes the cause is never found, called idiopathicTreatment is aimed at the cause. Infection = antibiotics, Diet = diet chane (usually to prescription diet at first then to a 100% canned food diet) Stress = remove stress is possible, Obesity = diet , inactivity = promote more play time.

Answer 4

Symptoms of UTI/FUS Urinary Tract infection
A plugged cat will often exhibit these symptoms:

Frequent attempts to urinate; the cat is constantly scratching in and around the litter box
Small amounts of urine (wet spots in the litter box are small)
Straining; the cat spends lots of nonproductive time hunched over in the litter box
Painful urination; the cat may cry whenever he eliminates
Blood in urine; you may sometime see blood in the urine spots, but sometimes the blood can be seen only with a microscope
Inappropriate urination; the cat urinates in unusual places, such as on the floor, the couch, or your pillow
First, take your cat to the veterinarian right away. The vet will want to do a urinalysis, and perhaps take X rays, do a CBC, or perform other tests. Important findings from the urinalysis include specific gravity (which measures the functional ability of the kidney tubules), pH (which may indicate infections or stones), and the presence of blood (indicating loss of integrity to the wall of the bladder, urethra, ureters, or kidneys), white blood cells (an indication of infection), or crystals (indicating the possibility of bladder stones). The urinalysis and other tests will help determine a diagnosis and will help in choosing the best treatment

Answer 5

in case your cat is peeing blood, then your cat has a UTI...Urinary Tract an infection. Take your kitting to the Vet ASAP!!!! earlier he/she suffers any more beneficial. they're going to supply your kitty an antibiotic. Your kitty can actually have stones/crystals interior the pee it truly is inflicting a tear interior the urinary tract. Get help quick!

Answer 6

ASH...in the food. I'd venture to say you buy the CHEAPEST brand. Look for "ASH" on the list of Ingredients. It might say "Ash Content less than 12%.". BFD---it should be less than 6% or not at all.
Why? Because Ash causes UNINARY TRACT INFECTION...and that's what your cat has---I'm 100% SURE of it.

In the meantime, take all the food you're giving your cat AWAY from him and just give him WATER WATER WATER...
IAMs is good but, not good enough--neither is Science Diet---& those 'pouch nibbles' are NOT good!.
Go buy as many sample bags ($5.00 each) as they'll let you buy --- that you can afford, of EUKANUBA. and look at the ingredients (GET TO ALWAYS LOOK AT THEM)... Eukanuba is the BEST.

In the meantime, NO more DRY food you're feeding him.& the 'nibbles' should be ONLY for a once-a-week-treat of 2 or 3 nibbles...
For now...just WATER...and if his pee doesn't get CLEAR by tomorrow morning...and you've changed the food (he won't mind the change, when he's been on water for 2 days)...THEN, if he isn't any better...(I'LL BET it IS)...then, you should take him to a vet. But, the bladder needs to be FLUSHED out with GOBZ of water.
and WATCH THE ASH CONTENT of what he EATS.

Answer 7

he has a urinary tract infection and or blockage...if he is peeing that is good, however, if he has blockage and he is straining to pee this is why there is blood...if you can afford it you should take him to a emergency pet clinic if not you need to get him to the vet first thing tomorrow morning this is a very serious condition, my cat had this and it took some time with food change and plenty of antiobiotics and he was fine good luck!!!

Answer 8

hi

the reason your cat is peeing blood is iams he is eating - for sure because my cat who was much older then yours at the time it happened also ate a lot of iams dry food. she does not go out at all.
I took her to vet - the problem was with her uretra - where pee is collecting and she got an infection of her bladder as well. she got antibiotics and was fine but i never gave her iams and she is still alive and well - she is 13 years old!
you have to take him to the vet as soon as possible because the pee really hurts and he might 'cry' while he is trying to pee, this is not a small problem. whatever htey tell you stop giving him iams!
good luck

Answer 9

Sounds like a Kidney Infection or a urinary infection of some sort, I would take him to the Vets ASAP, as it could lead to a serious virus if its not treated probably, as cats mostly get fleas and worm problems around the anal area and the genitals.

I wouldn't leave it for a day or two either especially if he is licking that area quite allot or biting at it..
I hope he'll be OK...

Answer 10

Take him off the Iams immediatley and only give him meat dishes or fish ,take him to the vet asap.if he dosn,t drink a lot of water give him water with a tiny drop of evaporated milk in it to give him the flavour,it happened to my cat as soon as I started feeding him dried food and my dog ,alas i lost my cat but he was 18 ,he needs antibiotics asap .Good luck and hope he gets well soon

Answer 11

Well....the same thing happened to my Gunther the kitty in the pic .He's 10 years old now. When he was a year old, I noticed that he would eat and pee a lot and he laid around. I took him to the vet thinking it was a bladder infection and he is diabetic.

You should take him to the vet. If he is diabetic, the vet will put him on a special diet and you will have to give him insulin. If it's a bladder infection, he needs an antibiotic.

Good luck to you and your kitty.