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I think my 10 week old Clive has FIP. I hope I'm wrong. His symptoms are: chronic 'conjunctivitis' with eyes watering & oozing, distended belly, sneezing, not thriving/very thin & tiny except for belly - he weighs just 1.7 lbs, the iris of one of his eyes turned red/brown (so scary) for a day, then went back to normal, he tested high when the vet gave the FIP test, & finally, he has never meowed. He tried a few times, but nothing came out.
There are some positives, and that's what's giving me hope: I've had 2 vets examine him (same practice) - they both said that even though his belly is distended, neither think it's fluid. They think it's parasites. Clive hasn't had any fevers that I'm aware of - he eats a ton (though not gaining), and plays a ton -he's not lethargic at all.
The vet is not ruling FIP out, and Clive was diagnosed with 3 parasites, as well as possible ringworm. Vet thinks the sneezing is from a respiratory infection & gave me Albon & Flagyl, plus ointment for his eyes - which Clive was already on several times at the animal shelter as well as with his foster/rescue mom. The mom told me he was "sniffly" & had ringworm but she treated him & it was gone. His coat did look full & shiny when we got him.
I've had him only 12 days, but I'm so in love. We adopted another kitty at the same time (not sibling). She's about the same age & I'm worried about her too!
So....are there any other tests/questions/things I should be doing? Could Clive have this and still be running around, happy? Am I just supposed to wait & see if his health declines or gets better? How long does it take before I can tell?
I've been doing a lot of reading online, but wanted to hear from people who have actually dealt with this instead of from 'text book' answers.
Thank you in advance - I'll be waiting for any replies!
There are some positives, and that's what's giving me hope: I've had 2 vets examine him (same practice) - they both said that even though his belly is distended, neither think it's fluid. They think it's parasites. Clive hasn't had any fevers that I'm aware of - he eats a ton (though not gaining), and plays a ton -he's not lethargic at all.
The vet is not ruling FIP out, and Clive was diagnosed with 3 parasites, as well as possible ringworm. Vet thinks the sneezing is from a respiratory infection & gave me Albon & Flagyl, plus ointment for his eyes - which Clive was already on several times at the animal shelter as well as with his foster/rescue mom. The mom told me he was "sniffly" & had ringworm but she treated him & it was gone. His coat did look full & shiny when we got him.
I've had him only 12 days, but I'm so in love. We adopted another kitty at the same time (not sibling). She's about the same age & I'm worried about her too!
So....are there any other tests/questions/things I should be doing? Could Clive have this and still be running around, happy? Am I just supposed to wait & see if his health declines or gets better? How long does it take before I can tell?
I've been doing a lot of reading online, but wanted to hear from people who have actually dealt with this instead of from 'text book' answers.
Thank you in advance - I'll be waiting for any replies!