Bad infection - cat peeing blood

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I noticed last night before going to bed that my cat was going to the litter box often but barely peeing. I got up this morning to check on him and he had peed quite a bit in the litter box but also peed tiny amounts around the house and I noticed when I was cleaning it up that it was pinkish. I emptied out a box to get a urine sample to take to the vet and he immediately peed in it - it looked like a puddle of pure blood. The vet said that he had no crystals - just a bad infection. He is on Baytril now.

I only remember him having an infection this bad before his diabetes was regulated and his sugar was still high 20's. I recently changed him to Fancy Feast ( a couple weeks ago) and I'm wondering if that could cause a infection? What else could be causing such a bad infection? Even though he has been OTJ for a few months now his fur still doesn't look healthy and he still drinks quite a bit and pees quite large clumps about 2 or 3 times a day so I've been worried about possible kidney failure. Are UTI's a sign of kidney failure?
 
Wow! That peeing blood sounds scary! Are you ok?

When is the last time you did a BG test on him?

Wink used to get more frequent UTI's when his BG numbers were high.
 
I checked his BG last night and it was 4.8. I know that infections are much more likely with high BG levels but since his is normal I am wondering what could have this infection. Even the vet was surprised at how bloody and thick his urine was so they tested it for glucose not knowing that I had done a test at home already. It seems to come on so quickly too - one minute he is fine and the next its like he is peeing pure blood.
 
Interstitial cystitis may respond to glucosamine; when its bad enough, there can be blood in the urine.

Did they do an x-ray to rule out bladder stones?
 
No they didn't even look at him. I took in a urine sample and they checked for infection / crystals in the urine and prescribed him baytril for 14 days.
 
Some glucosamine may help reduce the bladder irritation while the antibiotic (we hope) clears the infection.

And if the antibiotic doesn't do the trick, be persistant.
 
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