Blood in urine is most commonly the result of idiopathic (interstitial) cystitis. However, incoordination and weakness are not symptoms of cystitis, so there is likely something else going on. It's time to run bloodwork, including a CBC and coagulation panel. These will check for infection, blood disorders (including anemia), and clotting disorders that may account for the continued bleeding and weakness.

The following link is my favorite for helping me make sense of test results and providing me with potential explanations to discuss with my vet:

http://www.broadwayvh.com/site/view/83223_LaboratoryAssessmentDescriptions.pml

Blood test values begin at the top of the page, and urinalysis values are at the bottom. The following file seems particularly relevant to your cat's condition:

http://www.broadwayvh.com/refId,9196/refDownload.pml

The following link can also help with interpretation of urinalysis results, though the information is geared toward cats with renal disease.

http://felinecrf.org/diagnosis_urinalysis.htm

Laurie

This post was edited by laurief on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 11:44

"However, incoordination and weakness are not symptoms of cystitis, so there is likely something else going on."

Hi laurie, this is pretty much what the vet felt too that her current symptoms don't fit with cystitis. she had a blood draw today to do a blood panel so hopefully the results will come back tomorrow and we might learn more about what's going on. I feel so bad for her because I know she's feeling just awful over the last several days.

I asked the vet if it could be anaemia from the blood loss but he felt even with that, the blood cells should get replaced so she shouldn't be anaemic. I don't know if I really buy it though. Maybe he's right but I would think any regular blood loss could lead to anaemia.

thanks so much for the links, it's helping me to understand her results a bit better.

This post was edited by trancegemini_wa on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 12:32