My cat Teddy, 2 years and 3 months old, has been struggling with some urinary issues for two months. I decided to get a second opinion from another vet.
The urinary thing was just a bladder inflammation situation, and we were prescribed with some medicine, but the vet said the blood test showed abnormal kidney function levels, and suggested a coronavirus test.
He took a small sample of blood and dropped it in a small plastic blood-testy-thingy? The object showed two lines and he informed us that Teddy has FIP.
This is where I was really confused. After a lot of reading earlier, I found that the coronavirus blood test he had shouldn't be able to detect whether my cat just has coronavirus, or if it developed to FIP.
I also found out the coronavirus is very common, and a lot of times we can't do a lot about it but hope it doesn't develop to FIP, but my vet suggested treatment through long-term medicine after we have finished resolving the bladder imflammation.
So far, I haven't seen any symptoms pointing towards wet or dry FIP. He eats, drinks, and play normally. Maybe the abnormal kidney function is caused by his struggle with not being able to urinate well for an extended period of time?
I also have a second cat, Tom, 1 year and 1 month old, who hasn't shown any symptoms, but the vet also suggested we get him checked for coronavirus as well, is this necessary?
I've definitely been a bit overwhelmed with all the information about the coronavirus, since I'm a first time pet owner and have never really heard of it before. Could someone point me in the right direction? Is there anyway I can prevent my cats from getting FIP?
Many thanks in advance.
The urinary thing was just a bladder inflammation situation, and we were prescribed with some medicine, but the vet said the blood test showed abnormal kidney function levels, and suggested a coronavirus test.
He took a small sample of blood and dropped it in a small plastic blood-testy-thingy? The object showed two lines and he informed us that Teddy has FIP.
This is where I was really confused. After a lot of reading earlier, I found that the coronavirus blood test he had shouldn't be able to detect whether my cat just has coronavirus, or if it developed to FIP.
I also found out the coronavirus is very common, and a lot of times we can't do a lot about it but hope it doesn't develop to FIP, but my vet suggested treatment through long-term medicine after we have finished resolving the bladder imflammation.
So far, I haven't seen any symptoms pointing towards wet or dry FIP. He eats, drinks, and play normally. Maybe the abnormal kidney function is caused by his struggle with not being able to urinate well for an extended period of time?
I also have a second cat, Tom, 1 year and 1 month old, who hasn't shown any symptoms, but the vet also suggested we get him checked for coronavirus as well, is this necessary?
I've definitely been a bit overwhelmed with all the information about the coronavirus, since I'm a first time pet owner and have never really heard of it before. Could someone point me in the right direction? Is there anyway I can prevent my cats from getting FIP?
Many thanks in advance.