Yesterday evening when I got off work my husband told me that he noticed some blood around Hermes nose and I called the vets because he's been sneezing a lot since and as soon as I got off the phone I was with him in the bathroom and he sneezed and blood with some snot that came out of his nose.

I was so scared, I've never seen blood come out of a cat like that. It wasn't a lot of blood but it still scared me.

Of course I called the vets right back and one vet tech told me that she was just about to call me and said that Ellen my vet wanted to schedule Hermes for a radiograph and a skin biopsy of his wound.

I told the vet tech about the blood and asked that Ellen give me a call back later that evening to discuss Hermes if she has time.

Later that evening Ellen called us back and we were able to explain that his wound is now healing and we are not sure if a skin biopsy is necessary but if she feels it is of course we will do it.

She told us that most like his nose is becoming irritated due to him sneezing so much but she isn't sure if the wound is connected to his sneezing and all that. We think though that Hermes is just have a really bad Herpes flair up and URI on top of that but we are not sure.

Today I came home during my lunch hour and he had a sneezing fit while I was here and sneezed out some blood with snot as well.

Again, this evening my husband was near Hermes and he was having a sneezing fit and again some blood with snot came out.

I called the vet once I got home because we weren't sure if we wanted to do this radiograph and we are worried about Hermes going under sedation because of his cold but the vet told us they are going to use gas on him tomorrow which is easier for sicker cats and hopefully everything will work out well tomorrow. She said that since she has to put him under it would be best to get the skin biopsy while he's out so we don't have to do it again to him later on.

I agree that's true but I'm going to have them run the radiograph first to see if they can see anything and check out his wound first before taking some skin just in case they might not have to do it.

He had that depo shot that was given to him on May 2nd and he has a lump on his back from the shot and it's still there.

When I had him at the vets on this past Thursday I mentioned that to Alice (another vet) and she said that still shouldn't be there but she said I could start to massage it and I've tried to do that but it hasn't gone down. I don't know if she is going to take that out tomorrow as well but man I'm just really worried about him right now.

We had to pick up everyone's food at 8 p.m. tonight and they are going to be crying in the morning for food. I have to drop Hermes off between 8-9 a.m.

Please say a little pray for my Little Man we love him so much,
Melissa