I came home last night to an alarming patch of blood in the middle of the kitchen floor. It looked like it started with a spot of blood about the size of a quarter, then it got smeared all over. I immediately started a cat count, all were accounted for, and nobody appeared to have an injury. Nobody had bloody paws so I didn't even know who smeared it everywhere.
3 of the cats are totally feral and 3 are semi-feral so I can't look too closely at them, but there was nothing obvious anyway. Nobody is limping, they all ate a big meal after I dished out the canned food, and there are no facial scratches. There is NO blood anywhere else in the house, not even tracked from the kitchen.
What could it be from? Any suggestions? It was bright red blood, but completely dried. Which I thought was weird. Usually dried blood is kind of brownish. Although when I wiped it up it turned a bit brown on the paper towel.
The only thing I can think of is that it looks like the time a fully engorged tick fell off one of the dogs and I accidentally stepped on it. But there wasn't this much blood that time. Plus it's not tick time yet.
3 of the cats are totally feral and 3 are semi-feral so I can't look too closely at them, but there was nothing obvious anyway. Nobody is limping, they all ate a big meal after I dished out the canned food, and there are no facial scratches. There is NO blood anywhere else in the house, not even tracked from the kitchen.
What could it be from? Any suggestions? It was bright red blood, but completely dried. Which I thought was weird. Usually dried blood is kind of brownish. Although when I wiped it up it turned a bit brown on the paper towel.
The only thing I can think of is that it looks like the time a fully engorged tick fell off one of the dogs and I accidentally stepped on it. But there wasn't this much blood that time. Plus it's not tick time yet.