I just put a cat down Monday from what is strongly suspected to be the dry form of FIP. I had never heard of this disease before this. We should get the necropsy results back soon. That will eventually confirm if FIP killed our boy, or something else did.



This is the nastiest, most awful, terrible thing I have ever seen. Our Winky lost half his body weight and control over his hind legs and one front leg in the space of a month. He just wasted away in front of our eyes, despite the care of two vets, one vet hospital, and later the best vet hospital in Northern California. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could stop this terrible killer of cats.



The very first symptom I noticed, and what I took him to the vet for, was lethargy. By then, it was way, way, way too late. Exactly one month later I petted him softly as a needle was inserted into his arm. His pain was over a few seconds later.



From what I have read so far, and I've been reading a lot on FIP during the last two days, there's a good chance none of the kittens will get it. This is apparently genetic, which explains why some cats get FIP, and some don't. Most cats carry the corona virus which mutates into FIP. In most cats, it doesn't.



If FIP was THAT contagious, half the cat population would be dead in a month. I'm serious. This is one hell of a nasty, terrible disease. It's a death sentence for your cat. It's a death sentence for your soul.



For anyone who has lost a cat from this terrible disease, I'm feeling your pain. And it doesn't feel good.

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