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Hello all,
First time poster, I am sorry if this is a very common thread. I searched archives, but did not see anything similar to our situation.
We took our 1 year, 4 month old cat, Marceline, to the vet as she has had pretty persistent but still mild diarrhea for a while. We were trying some things to help at home (pumpkin, eliminating some foods because it seemed worse after she had salmon wet food) and she was last seen in October for her shots, so it hasn't been too long, and we suspected a food allergy. She has zero other symptoms than soft poo (usually a four, maybe five on the poo scale) and very rarely some red blood in her stool. The vet ran a full blood panel and then called and diagnosed her with FIP and told us to wait to see if other symptoms appear. I am VERY confused by this diagnosis. I feel if she had FIP for sure, she would be very, very ill. As it is, she has high energy, a beautiful coat, a strong appetite, and is continuing to gain weight (she was up .5 lbs between October and December). He did not take her temperature on Tuesday, so I'm not sure if she has had a fever. Did he perhaps mean she was at risk of developing the mutation because of her age? He also said he felt no indication of fluid build up or sensitive areas in her abdomen after a thorough physical examination. She just seems so lively for a cat that was just given a death sentence. His advice to us was to monitor her and keep feeding her the Royal Canin Gastrointestinal High Energy food he prescribed.
Should we get a second opinion, or call him back with more questions? What questions should we be asking?
Thank you for your help! I have been lurking here for months and I come here with all my cat questions, I just don't usually have to make my own post!
First time poster, I am sorry if this is a very common thread. I searched archives, but did not see anything similar to our situation.
We took our 1 year, 4 month old cat, Marceline, to the vet as she has had pretty persistent but still mild diarrhea for a while. We were trying some things to help at home (pumpkin, eliminating some foods because it seemed worse after she had salmon wet food) and she was last seen in October for her shots, so it hasn't been too long, and we suspected a food allergy. She has zero other symptoms than soft poo (usually a four, maybe five on the poo scale) and very rarely some red blood in her stool. The vet ran a full blood panel and then called and diagnosed her with FIP and told us to wait to see if other symptoms appear. I am VERY confused by this diagnosis. I feel if she had FIP for sure, she would be very, very ill. As it is, she has high energy, a beautiful coat, a strong appetite, and is continuing to gain weight (she was up .5 lbs between October and December). He did not take her temperature on Tuesday, so I'm not sure if she has had a fever. Did he perhaps mean she was at risk of developing the mutation because of her age? He also said he felt no indication of fluid build up or sensitive areas in her abdomen after a thorough physical examination. She just seems so lively for a cat that was just given a death sentence. His advice to us was to monitor her and keep feeding her the Royal Canin Gastrointestinal High Energy food he prescribed.
Should we get a second opinion, or call him back with more questions? What questions should we be asking?
Thank you for your help! I have been lurking here for months and I come here with all my cat questions, I just don't usually have to make my own post!