KITTY MYSTERY: I found a single drop of blood in their room after they were

[GreenPartyVoter]

locked in for a while. (I needed to cool the house and they wouldn't stay away from the big air circulator fan.) It was about the size of the end of a pencil eraser, maybe a bit larger. It was between the water dish and the litter box, about 4 inches from one and 8 inches from the other.

I checked my busy little kitties as best I could for any signs of injury. Looked in the litter box. Didn't see anything obvious. Should I be worried??

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I don't think I'd worry, my dear GPV...

I'd keep an eye on them for a bit. I suspect they were playing a bit rough...

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I am assuming this is the case, but in the back of my mind there was a niggling thought about

blood being near the litter box as a possible sign of trouble.

However, they ate a ton of dinner and are playing up a storm. If someone has a UTI, they aren't acting much like it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Ah, that could be...

I'd keep an eye out......Time will no doubt provide you with an answer!

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I hope so. Kitties are tricky because they so rarely act like they are in pain, and litterboxes

don't make it easy to find trace amounts of blood.

[progressivebydesign]

5. cats are notorious for UTIs, and a drop of blood is very possible. Keep an eye on them. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Will do! I saw Trixie licking her tummy tonight. I thought it was an old habit from

when she had stitches, but now I am not so sure.

[HopeHoops]

7. If the cat is a female, no. Even after being fixed, they still drop blood once in a while.

Speaking of being fixed, my we just dropped off my male kitten to be "modified".

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. I have one of each, both fixed. Good luck to your little boy!

[HopeHoops]

12. Well, either way, one spot isn't a problem, but a trail needs to be checked into.

On a similar note, we took in a deformed cotton-tail rabbit kit six years ago. He had no fear of anything. We knew he was male because he ejaculated a few times while being petted. One day, my wife went into the bathroom and there was blood EVERYWHERE in and around his den. I put a towel on the bed and took him out to check for injuries. There were none. But I did find a vagina to the right of his penis (normally they are stacked vertically in hermaphrodites, not horizontally). I took him to the vet and he found a SECOND vagina on the other side. No shit. We still call him "he" because that's what we started with, but there's a reason his mother tried to kill him (infected bite wound). It brings a whole new meaning to "go fuck yourself", but he doesn't seem to have balls and hasn't impregnated himself in six years so we're no longer concerned about that.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Poor little Bun! Hope he is a happy, healthy little guy now. :^)

[HopeHoops]

17. He's a spoiled little shit. If he doesn't get a hand-fed yogurt drop he throws a temper tantrum.

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. LOL What does a bunny temper tantrum look like, anyway? Rainbows and fluffy clouds wrapped up in

glitter and velvet? I bet it's the cutest thing ever!

[HopeHoops]

25. I'm going to assume that you've never seen one throw over his food bowl, potty, and water dish.

You do NOT want to be in the vicinity of a bunny temper tantrum. "That's no ORDINARY rrrrrAbbitt."

When I was suicidal, I went in to a counselor and one of the things I said was (holding out right arm), "amateur", and (holding out left arm), "professional". Her eyes looked like saucers. Then I said, "we own a rabbit." He used to scratch the HELL out of us. Now he just cuddles into my beard and purrs, and yes, bunnies purr.

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[GreenPartyVoter]

28. LOL I always assumed the MP bunny was an exaggeration. I've never had a "bun" (That's what elder son

called them, and if you asked what sound they made, he would say, "bun, bun!&quot but hubby had one--a BIG one-- and he said they could be busy.

I like that they purr. That is so cool.

[HopeHoops]

34. They go from fur-cuddle-purr-ball to all claws in a fraction of a second.

Bunnies are great pets and they're WAY more intelligent than most people think.

[GreenPartyVoter]

35. That sounds like my Trixie cat. She's pretty hyper that way.

[graywarrior]

8. Worms?

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Not seeing anything in the box, so not tapeworm. However my little boy has

always had a big belly, and the emergency vet suggested that on his next check-up with his regular vet to ask about another deworming, just in case the one at the shelter didn't take. Will keep that in mind, for sure.

[graywarrior]

11. If they drag their itchy butts across the rug, you'll know for sure.

[HopeHoops]

14. Cats do that anyway. So do dogs (especially in the center of the room).

[graywarrior]

16. Hell, I do it!

[HopeHoops]

18. TMI! TMI! TMI!!!!

[graywarrior]

37. Relax, I won't post the pics.

[HopeHoops]

42. Oh well fuck.

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. I've had cats with tapeworm before, but not other worms. I was told by the

emergency vet I won't see any evidence of those kinds of worms except under a microscope.

Also, did you know kittehs do the butt wipe thing for other reasons? Like their anal glands need to be expressed, or they ate tinsel off the Xmas tree? (I shouldn't laugh because it coulda killed him, but Pretzel ate the tinsel. And I had to retrieve it. *blech*)

[graywarrior]

39. When I first got my kitty, he was bleeding and dragging his butt across the carpet

Since he was rescued from a dumpster (yeah, I know) the vet said he had worms and needed medication to get rid of them. They weren't tapeworms, just baby kitty worms.

[GreenPartyVoter]

41. poor li'l guy! Mine were Humane Society rescues. He was surrendered and she was captured from

a stray mama. They were both dewormed before we got them, but the emergency vet said they really didn't have a great track record with it working. So given how pot-bellied my boy is, I do wonder. Gotta call the vet and schedule their shots and a check-up.

[HopeHoops]

13. Unlikely. You usually spot a few and they get the wet shits from hell.

[riderinthestorm]

20. Around 4 months or so kittens start losing their baby teeth

I forget how old yours are but its possible some rough play yanked one of their baby teeth out a bit prematurely.

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. I tried checking their mouths looking for tooth issues for that very reason, but no one

would freaking hold still. LOL I will try again later today when they are sleepy.

[riderinthestorm]

26. Oh wow, you are way braver than I. I hate cat bites and would never stick my fingers in there

willingly, lol.

Sleepy or not, most of them just put up too much of a fight.

[GreenPartyVoter]

29. I had to dose my elderly cats twice a day with pills, and the only way to do it was

to wrap them in a towel, butter the pill (actually I pre-buttered, because seconds count!) and pop it down their throats. And if they spit it out, I would try again. (Honestly, the bites were nothing compared to a _real_ bite I got from my Tom years ago when he attacked me.)

[riderinthestorm]

31. My husband has the kitty towel burrito-wrap down pat (phew tongue twister. Say that 6x fast!)

No way are they getting free.

I can never get mine "tight" enough - the cat always manages to get a paw (claw!) free and then I have the double whammy of kitty bite AND scratches.

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. I use a beach towel, but it's thin, so easy to wrap. The trick is to get the first edge tucked in

tightly under them and around their shoulders with their front legs down along their bodies, then roll away!

I haven't done it in a year. Will find out later if I still have the knack!

[Liberal Veteran]

22. I'd have it checked. One of my kitties has occasional stool issue....

....where he has a drop of blood after a bowel movement. It has been going on for 10 years, but doesn't seem to concern my vet very much (probably cat hemorrhoids).

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. They are due to go get their first Rabies shot next month, so I will ask about that. Thanks!

[Scuba]

27. DNA testing on the blood will confirm the source. Should only run you about $200....

... for each cat, plus $200 for the drop. If it doesn't match either cat, then you have one less rodent.

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. Yeah, that's not gonna happen. LOL

[riderinthestorm]

32. Okay that's hilarious! Do people actually DO that?

And shouldn't you be monitoring your monster pube thread over in GD?

[Scuba]

40. I should have never posted that thread.

[riderinthestorm]

43. You are famous!!! Like RadioLady and Olive Garden, that thread's going down in DU history!

Right up there with the Kudzu thread, the thread that never ends, and corn flakes v bread crumb toppings.

I am soooo jealous!

[Scuba]

44. Know what's really weird? I have no idea what the kudzu thread, olive garden, corn flake, etc are.

I'm going to have to do a search.

[riderinthestorm]

45. Here's a link to the old DU2 glossary (does DU3 have one too)?

I just checked and found that the references for these classics are missing there. I lost the bookmarks when I moved over to DU3 but in short the Olive Garden restaurant was in reference to a person inquiring about a great restaurant to eat at in New York City when they went to visit. The fall-out when someone suggested the chain restaurant Olive Garden in Times Square was ferocious!

The kudzu thread just took on a life of its own ("its going places!&quot . Very large. Same as the "thread that never dies" - it was absolutely enormous. The debate over crumbled cornflakes v breadcrumbs as a casserole "topper" (can you see where this is going?) comes up every so often with the devotees of each making their case for THEIR fave, with often hilarious results.

[suninvited]

36. check the bottom of the feet

and push out all the claws and check them. Maybe one got broken.

[GreenPartyVoter]

38. It was the most perfect, roundest drop of blood with no

directional trail, so I'm not sure if that was it, but it's definitely worth a look!