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RE: FIP diagnosis?

PeaLoki&Gabe — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:01:24 GMT

He's adorable, looks like my Loki. I wish you the best of luck. I'd have a hard time letting him go too.

RE: FIP diagnosis?

Crawfy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:38:17 GMT

Thanks. Yes I will certinly let him go, when the time comes. I would never put my needs before his.

My other kitty is a grey tabby too, I call my two boys Yin and Yang because they are so different(orange cat and grey cat).

RE: FIP diagnosis?

PeaLoki&Gabe — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:27:50 GMT

My heart goes out to you for what you must be going through. I know when the vet suggested FIP or cancer when my Loki was sick (regular posters know i call this the $500 hairball), my heart was in my throat.

I just hope you are wise enough to let him go if he starts to suffer.

RE: FIP diagnosis?

Crawfy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:20:57 GMT

Thanks for the advice. Yes I had planned to volunteer for the University here where they have a vet practice.

Yes I have viewed the catvirus.com site, and actually copied the list of tests that are recommended on this site and gave them to my vet. In addition to the eye removal they will be doing a PCR test, based on the advice from this site.

Thanks again

RE: FIP diagnosis?

Maria3 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:50:48 GMT

The have recomended me this website

www.catvirus.com

RE: FIP diagnosis?

Maria3 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:43:58 GMT

I think it's very difficult to prepare yourself for something like this. Try to enjoy your last months with him. And when you see he is suffering, let him go. He will go for a better place and will wait for you. He won't appreciate if you give up living.

Don't take another cat while you have this one. It's a very infectious illness.

Perhaps you can try helping in a shelter. Sometimes you can do nothing for your pet, but helping other ones that have no family can help you. It's like doing for them what you couldn't do for your cat.

FIP diagnosis?

Crawfy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:24:07 GMT

My thirteen old month orange tabby has undergone numerous tests to determine the cause of a lingering eye infection. The last set of tests included a tracheal wash, abdomenal ultrasound and aspiration of fluid from the anterior chamber of his eye.

Currently he has granulomas in his lungs, elevated blood proteins, elevated liver enzymes, granulomas in both eyes, and since yesterday has developed an ulcer on his right eye. None of the tests(blood or otherwise) have come up with a cause. Tomorrow he will have his right eye removed, as he no longer has sight and the ulcer could erupt. They will biopsy his eye to see if they can verify a FIP diagnosis. Without the eye removal he would need to be put down this week. I am not ready to let him go, and inspite of his infections, he still eats, drinks, uses the litter and plays with my other cat.

The vet assured that he will feel better with the bad eye gone. I am hoping against hope it is not FIP and that we will grow old together.

Deep down I know that he probably has it. My question is... if you have had a cat with a FIP diagnosis how long did he/she live for?

I know that it is difficult to predict how long, as each cat is unique. The vet said maybe 6 months.

I can't bare the thought of losing my little 'boy', how do you prepare yourself for something like this?

I am a new cat owner, never had pets before, and so have never lost a pet. I lost my brother to suicide last August, and my little orange buddy was a kitten then and he got me through that rough time. I just don't know if I can cope with losing him too.

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks