Hi everyone, I'm new here and desperately seeking help. We adopted our sweet baby Koda one week ago. He is a 3/4 Maine Coon 1/4 Ragdoll mix. The morning after we brought him home we noticed that his BM were a bit softer then those from the day before, and attributed to change in diet and stress of being in a new environment. As the days passed they got worse until he ended up with full blown runs. The previous owner indicated that he had not received shots or deworming but that both parents were utd on theirs. I'm assuming worms are the problem, and took him to the vet this morning for evaluation and treatment and to get his first set of vaccinations.
The vet, after asking some questions about his history and diet tells me he suspects FIP, and that I should be prepared for him to pass. I was floored. The doctor only did a physical exam, which mostly was focused on thumping and feeling Koda's tummy. He said that his abdomen appears to be distended and that because of this he feared FIP. I asked if parasites were an option and he said yes, but if the runs do not stop within 3 days then there is nothing he can do for him.
There were no fecal or any other labs done, except they did swab his ears, that's it. He prescribed 6 days of Albon and 3 days of Panacur, nutri cal, and Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal canned diet.
I've spent my entire day since getting home scouring the net for info on FIP. My kitten does not have any of the symptoms other then the liquid stool. He eats and drinks like a champ, is playful and healthy looking in every way, and I honestly don't see that his tummy looks very distended at all. It looks like a normal kitten tummy, not at all like any of the photos I've seen. I also could not find any instances of such a Young kitten passing so soon. I'm feeling emotionally beaten up, I just can't wrap my head around this. The vet made it sound doubtful we would be back for our follow up visit on Thursday, like he can pass at any given moment.
Has anyone else gone through something like this? I don't understand how the Dr came to this option when the cat is not showing more then one symptom. Any thoughts?
Sorry for the long post
The vet, after asking some questions about his history and diet tells me he suspects FIP, and that I should be prepared for him to pass. I was floored. The doctor only did a physical exam, which mostly was focused on thumping and feeling Koda's tummy. He said that his abdomen appears to be distended and that because of this he feared FIP. I asked if parasites were an option and he said yes, but if the runs do not stop within 3 days then there is nothing he can do for him.
There were no fecal or any other labs done, except they did swab his ears, that's it. He prescribed 6 days of Albon and 3 days of Panacur, nutri cal, and Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal canned diet.
I've spent my entire day since getting home scouring the net for info on FIP. My kitten does not have any of the symptoms other then the liquid stool. He eats and drinks like a champ, is playful and healthy looking in every way, and I honestly don't see that his tummy looks very distended at all. It looks like a normal kitten tummy, not at all like any of the photos I've seen. I also could not find any instances of such a Young kitten passing so soon. I'm feeling emotionally beaten up, I just can't wrap my head around this. The vet made it sound doubtful we would be back for our follow up visit on Thursday, like he can pass at any given moment.
Has anyone else gone through something like this? I don't understand how the Dr came to this option when the cat is not showing more then one symptom. Any thoughts?
Sorry for the long post