While trying to cough up a hairball this morning, Sugarplum spewed up some bloody discharge.
Not the kind of thing you want to see coming out of your cat. Out of any living creature, really.
I’m hoping that there’s nothing more seriously wrong than a stuck hairball causing abrasions (the blood looks fresh, and abrasions caused by some swallowed object have been given me as a reason for Junebug’s occasional bloody poop). There are more serious causes for bloody vomit, but none seem to apply here, or the symptoms don’t match — the blood is fresh rather than old and clotted; she’s not on any medications that might cause ulcers; she hasn’t eaten any rat poison. For all I know, she has bleeding gums, but I don’t want to lose a finger trying to find out.
Still, it’s worrisome. She’s a 10-year-old cat who just went through quite a bit of trauma, what with the movers coming in and making all that noise, and the being put in a carrier and driven to a new, strange place smelling of another cat. And then the heat wave, when she wasn’t eating or drinking much at all. Now I’ve got to put her into the carrier again and take her on the subway to the vet’s office, which will not make her happy, either.
I hope Sugarplum turns out to be ok.
When your moggy gets to a certain age you suddenly become a bit paranoid that anything could be a symptom of something serious. It’s the same with ours