First the background: About 10 years ago, one of my 6 indoor cats was diagnosed with fip, after escaping from the house and disappearing for several days. When he returned he was filthy, and a few weeks later I noticed he was getting very thin, though his appetite seemed normal. I took him to the vet, who did a blood test, and told me he had fip and would be dead within weeks.

That was 10 years ago. Casper is alive and well. We fed him a LOT of extra food for 2 or 3 years and he slowly regained weight. Seems fine now! And none of my other cats ever developed any signs of disease.

Here is the question: I recently rescued seven feral born kittens, from 3 litters, all in the same construction supply lot. Four have been adopted, but we kept 3. Could Casper still be contagious? (assuming he actually had the disease) Are they at risk from being in the same house with him? I am poor, and currently unemployed, so I can't afford to go have a lot of tests done. I have thought for years that it was most likely that Casper was misdiagnosed...but there's no way of knowing. Any opinions?

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