Should I prepare for the worst . . Cat weeing blood :(

[badassfeline]

So my 10 year old neutered tom started peeing blood yesterday. He was a little incontinent over the living room floor, and there was blood in his tray. He was also straining to 'go'. I rang emergency vet who saw him straight away. She couldn't feel a mass in his bladder, but said it felt 'thick' She gave him an antibiotic injection and an anti-inflammatory jab. She said his temp was fine, and he was bright and alert with pink nose, gums and ears and said that I shouldn't worry and they will x-ray him on Monday to investigate further. I felt so much better, and was quite optimistic that he would be fine.

When DH got home from work, he was less upbeat about it. Said that he had seen this with his cats in the past, and it usually means the end. Overnight the cat has passed a little urine - still bloody, and is just not himself. (quiet, subdued, uninterested in play - unusual for him) I am less convinced now that he is going to be OK. In fact I am pretty devastated.

What I really want to know if anyone has been through this? What was the outcome? I am so sad for him right now. He has been such a big part of mine and DH's life and I wasn't prepared to lose him yet. Is there any hope for him?

sorry- am in a rush, but please have a look at this page , it may well be assoc wiht this.
it oculd be a tumour- but less likely.

in cats

could be a urinary infection.

oh and if he isn;t passing much urine but is strainging alot- get vet attention again. They can get blocked penis which means the urine backs up in their bladder. This can be very serious and they can die from this....

So do be aware of how much urine he is passing today- if it isn't a normal amount (even if it is in little bits on and off) then get vet attention.
hth

If you cat is still not well then return to the vet - it is possibly just FLUTD (cystitis) that needs a longer course of treatment, but it may be that he is becoming unable to pee, either due to a 'plug' that can be unblocked or another cause (tumour being one possible cause). There is a wide range of diagnoses and grades of treatment that can't be solved online.
If he is getting quiet/subdued and possibly tender around his belly do not leave him - the longer this goes untreated the worse the potential outcome.
Hope this helps

Thanks all. He has done bigger amount of wee in his tray this morning, and I have left bowls of water in every room for him and he is drinking plenty. I don't want to wait until Monday to take him back down the vets, so will take him in a bit, just waiting for my mother to finish work shortly so she can have DD for me to go.

Thanks again. I hope he will be OK.

How's your mog today badass ? What did the vet say ?

Our old mog (12 at the time) got this kind of cystitis as stress reaction to coming to Oz and having to re-fight his turf with a younger specimen next door. He's over it now, but we keep him in at nights to avoid catty punch-ups.
He'll be 16 this year, so chin up, badass!

One of our cats suffers from uric acid crystals forming in his pipework. It's very painful when he gets a blockage, but easily fixed by the vet. To prevent it happening, the vet told us to avoid dry food, and add water to his tinned food (we always put water down for him but he never drinks it).

Since we've been doing that, he's not had an attack for years now although he will sometimes have a little accident if for example he can't get out into the garden in time. He was never a picky eater and doesn't seem to mind the water in his food - just wolfs it all down without noticing.

Our vet also said it tends to affect er, the "larger cat". Our boy is a fat biffa, so he's been put on a diet.