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My cat peed blood after neutering. Is it an emergency or normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male | neutered | 8 months and 17 days old | 7.5 lbs

9 month old male cat was neutered yesterday and is peeing blood. This has happened 2 times, an hour apart. He's not acting weird at all and he isn't acting like he's in any pain. He's not acting unusual when he pees, just leaving a small spot of diluted looking bloody pee about the area of the bottom of a plastic water bottle. Is he ok, or should I be rushing him to emergency care?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 30th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. It is not common to see blood in the urine in male cats after neutering. The blood yu are seeing may be from the incision site. In any case, I would recommend having a veterinarian examine him so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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    Answered By Jenny, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on August 26th, 2017

    With blood in the urine this may be a sign of a urinary infection and will require analysis of a sample to be sure. If it goes untreated it can lead to an obstruction which is an emergency. Your vet can talk to you about a diet change if this is a chronic problem to help prevent it

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    Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

    Veterinary Technician

    Published on August 23rd, 2019

    If you are noticing bloody urine it would be best to take the cat that is peeing blood to the vet ASAP. Stress can cause induce urinary infections and other issues, but it is also good to get any potential health conditions checked out and under control as well. There are prescription diets that can also help with stress-induced urinary issues. Adding in a pheromone diffuser to shared rooms in the house is also a good idea to help reduce inter-cat stress. Making sure each cat has their own access to litter, food, water, hiding spots, etc can also help.

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