We recently got a cat from friends. He has been outside and hasn't really had much care except for food left out for him for the last 6 months. I brought him home, gave him a bath, put flea meds on him and gave him the first dose of roundworm treatment (I was worried about that with little kids here). I noticed the first time he used the litter box that he had a small amount of blood in his stool, he looks and acts like a healthy cat. I have no idea what he has been eating for doing outside so I figure it probably isn't anything too serious. I am thinking he probably does have worms and that is the cause (I haven't seen any worms). I noticed today that the blood was still present but less. I gave him the wormer two days ago, I have been keeping him in the basement and limiting his contact with my kids (5, 3 and 1). I planned on making him an outside cat but the kids want to keep him in. I figured we would keep him in the next few days and decide what to do for long term. I am just worried about my kids getting worms from him. I have been making them wash their hands after I put him back in the basement and end "play time". I may be paranoid and over worried, I tend to do that. We don't have the money to take the cat to the vet, we are a one income family of 5 and I am 7 months pregnant so soon to be 6. Has anyone else had any experience with blood in the stool and what was the cause? Thank you!! I have been internet searching for answers and haven't really found much.