Hey, everyone. I joined this forum because my nine month-old hasn't been doing well for the past week and my family is wanting to euthanize her tomorrow, despite my reservations. Back on the 24th of January, she suddenly started discharging a clear, jelly-like substance from her back end, though I could never find out if it was from her anus or otherwise. We took her to the emergency vet on the same day and had some tests run, but they couldn't find out what was wrong with her, though they noted that her white blood cell count was high. They sent us home with an anti-diarrhea/antibiotic mixture and for a few days, it seemed as if she was getting better, but then she suddenly started discharging liquid again, with it eventually turning bloody. She was also lethargic and kept trying to hide throughout most of this, nor did she want to eat anything, but she at least drank water.
I took her to another vet a couple of days ago and their tests came back inconclusive as well. They gave me a few other antibiotics to try and also gave her some IV fluid to help her weight loss, but it doesn't seem to be doing much for her. She's definitely more energetic now and keeps begging me for attention, but she's still bleeding a bit from her anus and still won't eat anything, no matter what I try to give her. Her coat is also very ragged looking and she's beginning to sneeze/develop a wet breathing sound that reminds me of the URIs I often saw when I worked in a kennel. The vet says a lot of the symptoms sound like FIP and while she fits some of the criteria, she never developed any kind of bulge on her body and is very energetic now. This marks the tenth day since this started and my family keeps telling me that we need to put her down instead of letting her suffer, but she seems so lively right now and I'm not sure if the medication is actually helping her recover or if it's just prolonging the inevitable. I know you can't give me a diagnosis, but have any of you gone through something similar and can tell me if this sounds like FIP? Beyond her, I'm mostly concerned for my other kitten, who's been with her for as long as I've had them both - he misses being able to play with her and will often sit outside of the room where she's currently being kept. I can't imagine trying to find a new playmate for him.
Thank you for any advice you can give, I can definitely use it.
I took her to another vet a couple of days ago and their tests came back inconclusive as well. They gave me a few other antibiotics to try and also gave her some IV fluid to help her weight loss, but it doesn't seem to be doing much for her. She's definitely more energetic now and keeps begging me for attention, but she's still bleeding a bit from her anus and still won't eat anything, no matter what I try to give her. Her coat is also very ragged looking and she's beginning to sneeze/develop a wet breathing sound that reminds me of the URIs I often saw when I worked in a kennel. The vet says a lot of the symptoms sound like FIP and while she fits some of the criteria, she never developed any kind of bulge on her body and is very energetic now. This marks the tenth day since this started and my family keeps telling me that we need to put her down instead of letting her suffer, but she seems so lively right now and I'm not sure if the medication is actually helping her recover or if it's just prolonging the inevitable. I know you can't give me a diagnosis, but have any of you gone through something similar and can tell me if this sounds like FIP? Beyond her, I'm mostly concerned for my other kitten, who's been with her for as long as I've had them both - he misses being able to play with her and will often sit outside of the room where she's currently being kept. I can't imagine trying to find a new playmate for him.
Thank you for any advice you can give, I can definitely use it.