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Why does my cat have fresh blood on his stool? What are the causes?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 4 years and 8 months old

What can cause my cat have a pool of blood on top of his stools? He has not been neutered yet and I have been keeping him inside. I found him and he was an outside cat until I recently moved. I don't know if this was happening before. He has been doing this off and on with his stools being normal at times and I haven't seen any blood in the stools.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 15th, 2019

If Etzeo was a stray previously, he could have intestinal worms. This can cause blood in the stools. Other causes include giardia, GI illness, eating something rotten, or a foreign body. I would take him into the vet this weekend to get checked out. Best of luck.

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