Blood/Mucus in stool - first time

[Finlaycopperpot]

Hi,
this is the first time I’ve notice blood in his stool and I don’t know if I should be concerned. His stool is also soft and smudged when I tried to scoop it.
Should I be taking him to the vet ASAP? I’m worried

 

[verna davies]

Are there any other issues you see? Cats do on occasions have a little blood at the end of the poop and can be caused by stress. I find. S Boulardii good when my cat has the same problem. After a couple of days it clears up. Having said that, if it continues or gets worse I would give your vet a call and ask if you can send the photo for him to see.
This is the one I use.
Jarrow Saccharomyces Boulardii + MOS (5 Billion per Capsule, 90 Vegan Capsules): Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care

 

[heyitskevinn]

What are you feeding? Switch to wet if feeding dry. Dry food is horrible, and it's a myth that it does anything for felines teeth.

My cat once had an anal fissure, like a scrape in the poop canal that caused some poop like that, switched to wet and it was gone.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Hi. A change in food in general can also cause a bit of blood in the stool, as well as softer poop - especially if the change wasn't made slowly over a period of time. And, that can happen regardless of whether the food is dry or canned. Should that be the case, switch him back to what he was used to eating and see if the blood goes away. If it does, you can proceed with changing his food, but very, very gradually (90% old food, 10% new food for a few days, then 80-20, etc.).

If the blood continues for more than a couple of days, and/or any other issues show up, I would be consulting with his vet.