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Cat Vomited All Its Food Today and Has Blood in Its Urine
Blood in urine with vomiting is most likely from urinary blockage. Signs include licking the penis, frequent litter visits, little urine, and a full bladder.
Cat Vomits, Urinates Often, and Has Blood in Urine After I Scolded It; Did I Cause It?
Vomiting, frequent urination, and blood in urine suggest lower urinary tract disease, common in males. Stress from scolding can trigger feline idiopathic cystitis.
My cat can’t urinate, only drips a little, and I can’t feel the bladder
Trouble urinating may signal urinary disease; male cats are at high risk. More than 24 hours without urine needs emergency vet care to avoid kidney failure.
Cat keeps going to the litter box, digs, and urinates tiny amounts on the bed — what’s wrong?
Frequent litter-box trips and inappropriate urination suggest urinary disease, especially in male cats (cystitis, stones, crystals). See a vet; diuretics and antibiotics may help. Also consider heat in unneutered males and a dirty litter box.
My cat keeps entering the litter box frequently; first it urinated a little, then passed pasty stool; what should I do?
Frequent litter box visits suggest a urinary disease such as FIC, a UTI, or crystals and stones. If not fully blocked, try a diuretic and anti-inflammatory; if no relief, see a vet.
Cat won’t eat, passed a lot of blood, listless all day. Looks like food poisoning.
A cat refusing food and passing dark-red bloody urine may be from: 1) poisoning causing red-cell rupture, hemolytic anemia, and kidney failure (onion, rat poison, poor-quality food); 2) urinary disease like cystitis or stones; 3) blood parasites or drugs. Any of these needs emergency hospital care.
What happens when a cat gets scared?
When a cat gets scared, it usually shows stress responses such as trembling, hiding, loss of appetite, and lethargy. The cat may retreat into a corner and refuse to come out, staying wary of the owner and any other animals that approach.
What happens if a cat holds urine for three days?
Holding urine for three days can damage the kidneys, causing nephritis or failure and hyperkalemia, and a full bladder may rupture. Three days without urination suggests blockage from stones or cystitis; get ultrasound, X-ray and urinalysis.
A cat I’m fostering these few days was fine earlier but, frightened by fireworks, has sat still, not eating or vocalizing; just now I found blood, but it can still walk, eyes open (neutered male, about 3 years, ~14 lbs).
Blood at the urethra suggests bloody urine from stress-induced idiopathic cystitis, common in male cats; increase water and feed wet/prescription food in a calm environment. If unable to urinate, urgent catheterization is needed.
How is feline cystitis treated?
Treatment depends on the cause. Bladder stones require dissolving or anti-inflammatory therapy, and possibly surgery if they block the urethra. Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics like cephalosporins or amoxicillin-clavulanate plus diuretics. Idiopathic cystitis focuses on pain relief, anti-inflammation, and stress reduction, often with a prescription urinary diet.