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My cat is in heat and has dried blood near her vagina. Is it normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 6 lbs

I have been finding dried blood on the outside of my cat's vagina for 2 days now she's in heat could it be possible she's just not cleaning it? She's acting completely normal and using the litter box regularly and eating good.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 16th, 2017

Cats do not bleed during their heat cycle which makes me thing the bleeding is unrelated to her being in heat. it could be due to a urinary infection for example, i would recommend taking her to your vet in order to get it checked and treated.

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