Another of Mems fav topics :)
I have a question: Can a female cat who has been spayed still have a period?
The other day I noticed some tiny blood spots out on the back porch where we keep Nesta at night. At first I thought LP had injured himself and he said no. Later he said that he thought Nesta might have because there was little blood speck near her naughty bits.
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you really dont want me on this bit do you
I think spaying is pretty much a hysterectomy, so I don't think a period is possible. Wonder if she could've had some rectal bleeding? Cats can eat, and, er, pass, some pretty strange things.
I think we need Sheila on this one.
Cats are funny critters. While not common, it is possible for cats (actually applies to all species including humans) to have sort of ectopic ovarian tissue that can be of small dimensions and separate from the rest of the ovary. No one goes searching for it during a spay, which is an OHE- ovariohysterectomy- because it is such a small percentage, but it can happen. So, in that sense, they can come into heat if this tissue is active. They can't get pregnant because there are no longer tubes and uterus although it might be possible to have a little bit of blood from the uterine/cervical stump if they had active ectopic ovarian tissue. You would know if your cat was in heat. They yowl and pull themselves along on the rug by their front feet,, they stick their rump up in the air even more than for a pet- lordosis. Trust me, you would know. I don't think your cat is in heat, just playing the percentages. All that above was just me gassing and trying to be as complete and responsive as possible. What I think I would be most concerned about is either what verb mentioned, some sort of hard stool or something else making a little fissure that bled, or the possibility that she has cystitis, which is not uncommon in cats. You can often check for cystitis by emptying her litter pan of normal litter and putting white paper towels in it. Likewise examine her stool for streaks of blood. Honestly, the only thing I would do is vigilent watching and waiting at this point to try to see what system you can narrow it down to. This is assuming she is acting her normal self and not sick. Sick gets a whole different answer :). Hard stool may require a stool softener. Cystitis of course will probably require abx to clear. Hope this helps. Mainly, if she is acting OK, you have time to watch it and see what develops,, if anything.
The other thing is,, look in that area and see if you can see a sore. It is possible, but not high on the list, that she could have some sort of anal sac problem going on. And then it is probably something I haven't even thought of!
http://www.dr-dan.com/analsac.htm
Whoa..that's way more than I wanted to know about a cat's plumbing. But it's good to know we have a vet on call!
Sheila,
I honestly don't know what you said, it sounded too official ;)
BUT the cat is her old self, doesn't seem sick.
Is it possible that a cat is allergic to her food? About a year ago she had little bumps on her . A friend at work said her cat had that and a vet said that cats sometimes get allergies to chicken.
So I changed her food (it's VERY HARD to buy a cat food that does not contain chicken!) and she was fine for a long long time. Now the bumps are back. Should I change her food yet again or take her to the vet?
Are you talking about multiple little brownish scabbish bumps some of them can form a pretty big scabby place? If so, the old name for this was miliary dermatitis and now, I think it may have a new name. In the olden times, we treated it with a product called ovaban, which we then found out makes diabetics! Truly, live and learn. Now, I don't know what they are currently calling it- it seems like I had heard a new name at one of my CE meetings and how it is treated. They had gone to using steroids if all other things had been ruled out. Here is a link,, hope this helps,, but if this is what it is, it can really make cats uncomfortable and you and vet need to try to find solution if possible. Some cases are refractory and a cause is never really determined.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1332&articleid=150
Thanks for your advice Sheila.
I will make a donation to our humane society in your name, although they might look at me funny if I say, "This is in honor of Sheila222"
Cats bum bleeds?
Nice chat.
Emma :).
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