Cat sneezing blood?

Hi, I'm new here, but I'd really appreciate some help.

See, my cat(a beautiful male russian blue, around 8 years old) has been sneezing blood for nearly 2 years now. We were very concerned at first, and took him to see a vet, but they told us it was a dental problem, had his teeth cleaned, and we thought that was that. Then, two-three weeks later, the blood returned. This process has repeated several times since then. He sounds very snuffly, and he sneezes all the time.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this, or how to prevent it? 

Anyway, thanks for any help you can provide!

 

Just bumping this up so hopefully someone who has experienced this can weigh in.
Is the blood coming out his nose or out of his mouth?
I would've thought respiratory infection and I'm interested that the vet thought it was his teeth.
I hope you can get some answers.

He might have problems with hi sinuses and is rupturing a blood vessel when he sneezes, like a human bloody nose. He might also bleed from dry air and allergies, just like humans. Next time you bring him in ask if there is anyway to check his nasal passages for obstructions, or to see if his throat is red from allergies. If it's coming from his lungs it's most likely an upper respiratory infection, but I can't imagine one going on for years. Good luck and I hope someone can answer that has gone through this!

The blood is coming from his nose. Also, it's not an extreme blood-flow; it's not like it's actually dripping out his nose or anything. It's only when he sneezes(which happens all the time now) that you can see a speckle pattern of blood. Over time this accumulates; he really likes to lie at the food of my bed, facing the wall, and right now(since we haven't cleaned the walls lately) the wall is notably tinted red. Wait longer and it gets worse and worse until eventually we clean it and the process starts over again.

Any help is really appreciated!

Is there any other discolored discharge when he sneezes?  Anything green or yellowish?  I'm thinking either a secondary infection, airborne allergies, or dry air.  Do you live in a dry climate?  Does this happen year round or just when the seasons change?

There is no additional discharge in his sneezes, and we move to a different state during the winter, where the problem persists, so I find it unlikely that that is the problem. Unless he is allergic to me! .

However, that did remind me that he also has goopy eyes all the time. This comes and goes, but is generally there to some extent.

The reason I asked was because I have a kitty who sneezed for 8 months and ended up sneezing out dried blood (brownish discharge) as well as blood.  Like your kitty, it wasn't a bloody nose, just when she sneezed.  We took her to 2 different vets who passed it off as a ruptured vessel from extensive sneezing.  The 3rd vet finally suggested a culture & sensitivity test, due to the excessive sneezing, repetitive sneezing, and the sneezing of discolored discharge (green, yellow, and brown).  Turns out, she had a secondary infection in addition to feline herpes.

Since you mentioned the sneezing and the goopy eyes, I'm now wondering if your guy has feline herpes.  Have you tried adding lysine to his diet?  You can get tablets at the health food store or in the supplements section of the grocery store or pharmacy.  Right now, I'd give him 500mg twice a day and see if that helps with both the eyes and the nose.  You can crush the tablets between two spoons and mix into wet food.  You can also buy the powdered variety or find it in a capsule form and sprinkle the contents of the capsule over canned food.  Be sure it's pure Lysine though. 

Does he sneeze mostly in the morning and evening or is it ongoing through the day? 

 I just wanted to add that my cats won't eat ANYTHING added to their food, and are impossible to pill, so I ordered Lysine 'treats from Amazon. They LOVE them!

@DemiserofD

I have seen cats with chronic sneezing with no other symptoms that had a fractured tooth that had pushed into the sinus cavity.  It took an xray that specifically focused into the mouth in a way to see this problem.  Has your cat had a dental xray?  Polyps also come to mind. See: http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/respiratory/c_ct_nasal_nasopharyngeal_polyps

Regardless, something is wrong and I think you're vet needs a more proactive approach.

When I first got my cat, I had turned on an oil warmer that released a scent throughout the house.  My cat must have been sensitive to the scent because she started sneezing a lot.  After awhile, she started sneezing blood.  I'm guessing she ruptured a blood vessel from so much sneezing?  Once I turned off the oil warmer and the scent subsided, the sneezing and blood stopped.

One of my 4 cats began sneezing bloody mucus about 6 months ago. After several trips to the vet and trying a dozen remedies, nothing worked and she continues to sneeze. It seems like an allergy or the herpes simplex virus - she also has a watery discharge from her eyes. But she is healthy and playful aside from this syndrome so I'm scratching my head while wiping her nose...

It's not unheard of for a cat to be allergic to human dander. It's rare, but not unheard of. My friend's cat (also Russian blue) has the sneezing issue too and often comes up with blood streaks in the mucus he's sneezing up. She can't afford a vet right away, but plans to have him treated for sinus infection soon (green mucus is a newer symptom). But when Hecate was all sneezy, I went internet digging and found out that cats can be allergic to humans. I think that would mean treating the allergy symptoms if it's actually what's wrong with My friend's cat.

Good tip, thanks.

I think my cat Frankie has a nose polyp..Nasopharyngeal Polyp to be exact. A vet he had never been to, says he has a tumor. He had also sneezed blood, not dripping out of his nostril, just spattered when he was sneezing, also from time to time he has backward sneezing, The time that it happened I freaked, rushed him to the vet, the vet said he has a tumor, wanted to put him down, a month later it happened again, a piece of a temptation treat came out of his nostril. That was what was making him bleed. The second time it happened, I had to rush him to the same vet, the emergency room was the closest for me to take him. Low and behold, I had image taken. There is a mass on his left nostril. 

Here it is two months later, no more blood at all. I do not give Frankie treats anymore. His left nostril and eye have water coming out, not thick, just a tad sticky, no discoloration. I am trying Restorapet....a friend told me about it. She used it on her dog. 

Maybe you should try it and see how it goes.

My oldest cat (11) has been sneezing for years, just in the past couple of years she has started having a colored discharge. Now she has started to sneeze a discharge with a bloody tinge. I have taken her to the vet multiple times and I'm always told that she has respiratory problems, they used to give her antibiotics but no longer do. Should I ask them to X-ray her?

Feline herpes/hiv.....? They are born with it and no cure.  Some antibiotics can stop the runny nose and sneezing, but nothing lasts. Both my cats have it.

They aren't born with it usually. It's rampant in shelters where lots of kitties are in close contact, in closed environments, stressed out, and usually somewhat malnourished so their immune systems are already compromised. It's caused by the rhinotracheitis virus. There is no known cure for it, but it can be managed. 

Your kitties might have allergies.  Talk to your vet about a daily antihistamine. The blood in the discharge could just be from inflamed nasal passages, dry nasal passages, or from the force of sneezing.

K kandie mentioned exactly what my cat has going on except she is only around 1 1/2. My vet said she probably has herpes and I was wondering if your vet suggested anything to help? Mine simply said it shouldn't be a worry or cause problems but I feel bad for her whenever she sneezes one after another until a big booger comes out that looks like mostly dried blood. Vet gave me allergy meds for her but all they do is make her mad at me and take forever to get in her bcz she doesn't like it and she's hard to hold bcz she's got very loose skin for some reason.

@krisrath11 You can ask your vet to run the real PCR URD (upper respiratory disease) panel to diagnose herpes. It's pretty accurate. It also tests some other upper respiratory diseases as well.  You could also ask your vet to do a culture and sensitivity test on the discolored discharge to see if there's a secondary infection going on. Regarding allergy medication, we give either Claritin or Zyrtec and crush the appropriate dose into wet food or baby food.  You can also transition to a grain free diet to help and add lysine to your kitty's diet to help manage the herpes virus.