Just to type F.I.P. sends me back to a place I do not wish to revisit.........I lost my beloved Kashi to the wet form in August. (He was given 2 weeks to live in Nov. of 2006 at approx 4 months of age) He was only a little over a year old.
What I need from anyone here willing to help me is to tell me what you would do if you were facing a diagnosis of F.I.P. with your kitten/cat or what you have done with a prior baby. Nutrition, medications, anything at all.
My Maddie (5yr. old Maine Coon) is deathly ill. The vets told me today they suspect F.I.P. based on Fever of unknown origin. Blood work is ok except for Globulin Level is High. She has very loose stools, not eaten since Saturday morning, and is continuing to vomit yellow foam. She is of good weight and appeared healthy except for a cold a month or so ago and runny eyes. None of the other cats are sick. None of them got that 'cold'. Maddie is a former 'pet store' cat. She and her litter mates all were at deaths door shortly after DH bought her for me. Maddie was treated with vitamins, antibiotics and Interferon. She recovered and flourished after several months of care. That was 4.5+ years ago. At that time the vet said her immune system was not working well and he suggested trying the Interferon as she was really failing badly. Only one of the others survived. The Pet Store used our vets, thats how we found out about the other kittens.
Realizing there is no sure test for F.I.P. only the Corona Virus exposure, in the wet form you can withdraw fluid to test, etc. what they are guessing with Maddie is questionable. The vets want to test her?! She does not have the wet form if she has F.I.P. so it would be a blood test, titer which will only show if she has had the Corona Virus correct? She has been at the vets for 2 days. They claim she did not vomit there (has been vomiting since being brought home late this afternoon and before she was taken to the vets. She did not eat there only drank a little water. She is on Baytril for fever and probiotics on food for the loose stools. Repeat myself here 'she has not eaten nor will she eat. What good are they if she cannot eat them? Ugggggghhhh
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. She is going downhill very fast but so would a healthy cat if they did not eat for 4 days. I've tried, salmon, tuna, tuna water, canned cat food to no avail. Oh and they want to do exploritoray surgery in case she ate a string!! The last thing she would need would be stress from a surgery if she has F.I.P.
Feel so bad for Maddie.......................
What I need from anyone here willing to help me is to tell me what you would do if you were facing a diagnosis of F.I.P. with your kitten/cat or what you have done with a prior baby. Nutrition, medications, anything at all.
My Maddie (5yr. old Maine Coon) is deathly ill. The vets told me today they suspect F.I.P. based on Fever of unknown origin. Blood work is ok except for Globulin Level is High. She has very loose stools, not eaten since Saturday morning, and is continuing to vomit yellow foam. She is of good weight and appeared healthy except for a cold a month or so ago and runny eyes. None of the other cats are sick. None of them got that 'cold'. Maddie is a former 'pet store' cat. She and her litter mates all were at deaths door shortly after DH bought her for me. Maddie was treated with vitamins, antibiotics and Interferon. She recovered and flourished after several months of care. That was 4.5+ years ago. At that time the vet said her immune system was not working well and he suggested trying the Interferon as she was really failing badly. Only one of the others survived. The Pet Store used our vets, thats how we found out about the other kittens.
Realizing there is no sure test for F.I.P. only the Corona Virus exposure, in the wet form you can withdraw fluid to test, etc. what they are guessing with Maddie is questionable. The vets want to test her?! She does not have the wet form if she has F.I.P. so it would be a blood test, titer which will only show if she has had the Corona Virus correct? She has been at the vets for 2 days. They claim she did not vomit there (has been vomiting since being brought home late this afternoon and before she was taken to the vets. She did not eat there only drank a little water. She is on Baytril for fever and probiotics on food for the loose stools. Repeat myself here 'she has not eaten nor will she eat. What good are they if she cannot eat them? Ugggggghhhh
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. She is going downhill very fast but so would a healthy cat if they did not eat for 4 days. I've tried, salmon, tuna, tuna water, canned cat food to no avail. Oh and they want to do exploritoray surgery in case she ate a string!! The last thing she would need would be stress from a surgery if she has F.I.P.
Feel so bad for Maddie.......................