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I'm not quite sure what forum this falls under, so please move it if need be. We lost our sweet 5 1/2 month old kitten today after a 3 month battle with FIP. While I am peace that he is no longer suffering and is not in pain, I am already starting to think about getting another (probably a pair) of kittens within the next few months to help ease my pain. (Likely because I had some time process the terms of his grave diagnosis and I knew what to expect).
From what I've read about getting another kitten(s) after one passes away from FIP is to do a good thorough cleaning of the entire house with bleach as well as a good vacuuming (as the virus is in dried litter particles and secretions). And wait about a month after that to introduce another cat (He was my only cat).
I guess my question becomes, for any of those who have experience with FIP, does this sound right? And in addition, I'm wondering what can we keep vs get rid of. From what I've read, food bowls will be fine if bleached and ran through dishwasher. We already got rid of the Litterbox/scoop. We got rid of soft toys that could not be washed on high heat or soaked in a bleach solution (hard toys). We got rid of the 2 small cat trees/scratching posts, and all the boxes He laid in. The one thing I am unsure of is we have a 48 in cat tree with about 7 scratching posts on it of which he used quite a bit, should we scrap it and get a new one or try to disinfect it?
From what I've read about getting another kitten(s) after one passes away from FIP is to do a good thorough cleaning of the entire house with bleach as well as a good vacuuming (as the virus is in dried litter particles and secretions). And wait about a month after that to introduce another cat (He was my only cat).
I guess my question becomes, for any of those who have experience with FIP, does this sound right? And in addition, I'm wondering what can we keep vs get rid of. From what I've read, food bowls will be fine if bleached and ran through dishwasher. We already got rid of the Litterbox/scoop. We got rid of soft toys that could not be washed on high heat or soaked in a bleach solution (hard toys). We got rid of the 2 small cat trees/scratching posts, and all the boxes He laid in. The one thing I am unsure of is we have a 48 in cat tree with about 7 scratching posts on it of which he used quite a bit, should we scrap it and get a new one or try to disinfect it?