I have some questions about FIP. Our cat had kittens back in June and we gave all but one away, all to family members so we could watch them grow. Now one has been diagnosed with FIP. They are about 10 months old and none of the others are showing any signs of the virus. The queen tested free of Feline Leukemia and AIDS before she was even pregnant and has been a strictly indoor cat since then. None of the kittens have ever been outside. Is there any possibility that the other kittens could have FIP? They haven't had contact with each other at all since September when we separated them. How long can the kitten live now that she's been diagnosed? IS there a cure and will she be in pain? Forgive me is this is rambling - I'm just really upseet. Any info would help, thanks.
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>>I have some questions about FIP. Our cat had kittens back in June and we gave all but one away, all to family members so we could watch them grow. Now one has been diagnosed with FIP. They are about 10 months old and none of the others are showing any signs of the virus. The queen tested free of Feline Leukemia and AIDS before she was even pregnant and has been a strictly indoor cat since then. None of the kittens have ever been outside. Is there any possibility that the other kittens could have FIP? They haven't had contact with each other at all since September when we separated them. How long can the kitten live now that she's been diagnosed? IS there a cure and will she be in pain? Forgive me is this is rambling - I'm just really upseet. Any info would help, thanks.
FIP isn't the same as Feline Leukemia or feline aids (FIV). It can be dormant for a long time. I lost a 10 year old cat to it last year. He'd never been sick a day in his life. There are a couple of different types of FIP. One has a rather sudden onset and is called the effusive form. Fluids collect in the chest and lungs and as a rule cats do not live to long after the symptoms appear. The other "dry" form has a bit better prognosis as many cats can live quite a while after being diagnosed, with proper care and treatment. The best thing to do is talk to your vet for specific tests that can be run.
FIP is a mutation of the corona virus which many cats are exposed to. It is thought that stress can contribute to the virus becoming FIP. Unfortunately tests for FIP are unreliable because there are so many false positives due to the corona virus being present in so many cats. It is hard to answer your questions, because so little is known and understood about this disease - some cats die, some don't, some get the disease after being exposed, some don't. Needless to say it is very frustrating.
Your vet will be a good source of information about this disease because s/he knows the cats involved, but here are a few websites you might want to check out:
www.winnfelinehealth.org/health.html
web.vet.cornell.edu/public/fhc/fip.html
www.vetinfo.com/cencyclopedia/cefip.html
www.newmanveterinary.com/fip.html
www.animalhealthchannel.com/fip/
Best wishes and good luck to you!
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Hi,
I just had my kitten put to sleep because it had F.I.P. I bought him at a local pet store. I was sure he would be disease free. He had hi first set of shots.
I had him for 3 weeks and I found out he had F.I.P. The vet said that he would only live for a few more weeks. So, I had to put him to sleep.
Here is no cure for F.I.P. right now. Vets realy don't know that much about it. There is a shot for it but they are not sure if it prevents the disease.
I don't know if it is hereditery. You should ask you vet more about this.
Thank You!
Veronica
