Yes, I know how silly that sounds. But I just found a drop of wet red blood, about the size of a dime, on the floor in front of his litter box. I wiped it up and there didn’t seem to be any fecal matter, just a bit of mucus (I didn’t touch it, but I could tell from the way it reacted with the paper towel). He appears to be acting normally, as vocal and playful as always, and I’ve refrained so far from actually digging into the litter box to see if there’s anything in there. I know in the human body bright red blood is typically a sign of something benign, but I have no idea how a cat’s digestive system works. Trying not to catastrophize and rush him to the emergency vet. He’s an indoor cat and has always been healthy but I hate to think of him sick or in pain 🙁

My husband swears he didn’t cut himself and I know it’s not from me. The litter box is in the laundry room and no one’s been in there today but me. Has anyone else experienced this with a cat?