Female cat bleeding

So my 1 year cat has had some spotting the last few weeks. Just a bit here and there, but then last night there was a much larger amount of blood. The blood has a slight brown tint to it, and she seemed to be fussing over her vagina quite a bit. Or it could be her rectum now that really think about it. She had tried to go potty last night and only squeezed out a small amount of fecal matter and a small amount of blood.  And yes, we are going to the vet (very likely today), but it is a holiday weekend, and when I contact the vet, I feel very strongly they will be charging an arm and a leg to have a visit on short notice on a holiday weekend, and we are, to put it bluntly, rather poor.  a 400-600$ vet bill will be the majority of our savings.

So the thing I find odd is, she is eating and drinking normally. No visible signs of ill health. She is running, jumping, and generally being her playful and curious self. She is a very vocal cat, and is the type of cat if she was in pain, we would know it.  Last night when we went to bed, she was fussing pretty heavily, but today she seems perfectly normal again. (Although I don't put much stock in that, I love my cat, but she is remarkably simple and would probably function normally after being hit with an anvil)

She went to the bathroom last night, and was only able to generate a small droplet of urine and a small amount of the brownish blood. I have a male cat who has had a blocked urethra before, so I am familiar with urinary issues, and I will be watching her closely.

The question I present to the community is (and I am a noob here so be easy on me, but I will likely be sticking around as we have 5 cats, yes, 5!) is if she isn't showing the signs of pyometra (visibly sick, not eating, drinking too heavily, fever) and she isn't making an abnormal amount of trips to the litter box, what could it be? We have a make cat that was neutered about 2 months ago or so, and that makes me wonder if maybe she has had a failed pregnancy? She also just came out of a heavy heat cycle, if that information is pertinent. Also, as I have just realized the bleeding could be rectal, could this be worms?  I will keep the forum close by and any questions or help you could provide would be wonderful. And remember, we will be contacting the vet immediately, so I am just looking for some suggestions as to what could be going on from other, more experienced, cat parents.

Concerning that she has had an instance of producing a small amount of urine, possibly accompanied by blood, and has appeared constipated. As you mention, there's the possibility she could be pregnant or that she could be developing pyometria. So either of those, plus a UTI, having her bowels impacted, etc are all possibilities.

Good that you are/have contacted your vet.

Would they be willing to workout a payment plan for you if needed? You can also apply for CareCredit and see if you qualify. (CC runs a "promotional" and you have 6 months to pay off vet visits that are $200+.)

Well I just returned from the vet, and it is a simple Uteran infection that can be cured with anitbiotics. *Sheesh*. They said she should be spayed as soon as she recovers. Of course the vet wanted me to spay her now, and hold her over the 4 day weekend, for 450$. Quite unneccasary, especially since I am basically paying for her to be boarded for 4th of July weekend in a strange place. She has never been away from my other cats and hasn't been further away from home then the side yard where we occasionally walk my cats. So all I have to do is administer the antibiotics and she should be fine in a few days, then its off to have her lady parts chopped out. (We like to make fun of our cats after their manhood/womanhood has been removed) LOL.

Also, as far as the "Care Credit:" goes, we once had our male tabby, Mann, have crystals in his urinary tract, and the surgery was going to be 1000$. We applied for care credit, and just like with Obamacare, we fall into the "gap". We don't make enough money to be above the poverty line, but we make too much to qualify for benefits and "Care Credits". After rent and bills, we are lucky to have a few hundred bucks to manage for the month. With health care, we make too much for Medicaid, and not enough for an Obamacare entry level plan. Pretty obnoxious and it seems like most of the programs out there have a very similar income chart, and we are always in the worst possible. We would literally be better off  making less money, because then we'd qualify for health care and assistance (food stamps, LIHEAP, which is utility assistance). I see so many people work "off the books" and then collect government benefits. Makes me sick.

A uterine infection (pyometra) is a pretty serious infection. Glad you were able to get her to the vet today!

Hopefully the infection is in the early stage and the antibiotics will work until she can be spayed.

Please keep us posted!