i know a few of you have read my recent post, "Leaky Cat Butt?" and i was overly surprised and happy of course to see all the replies ive gotten back!!

good news is.. i used them all to my advantage, and started the little one on pedilite and a low anti-biotic.

because of my last incident, im very catious about giving my cat any type of medication,

last june i had a cat die of FIP, if youll ever experience something so horrible.. it'd be losing a cat to that.

THE PERFECT CAT.

rare to find, but it was mine, the perfect cat, his name was Doodie, and so easy on the eyes, with a personality out of this world. We got him at 5months, and he meshed so perfectly to the personalities of my husband and I, instatainiously. we hadnt had him a long while when one day about to drive home from work, i heard meowing.. not happing meowing.. scared hurt meowing.. i looked all around, and then looked up to find a kitten, and small adorable kitten in a tree, lost hungry scared.. and being the cat lover i was.. i did whatever i could to get him down..

and i did!

i put him on the ground.. and sent him on his way..

only he didnt go..

he followed me to my car..

so of course.. what was i going to do? leave him in the cold wheather? i took him home..

he didnt get along with doodie so well.. but they did share a bowl of warm milk together..

my husband got home.. and immediatly was agaisnst keeping a stay cat, but we did find him a good home..

not too long after the cat leaving.. doodie started to act funny.. he was very anti-social.. and wasent eating..

now get this

we thought he was sad.. depressed.. because his new cat friend was gone..

then we started to notice a bloat in his stomach.. took him to some quack vet.. and he said he was constapated..perscribed laxative..

so we began giving him laxatives

needless to say..

it didnt do anything

he only got worse

his bones pertruded everywhere.. but his stomach was sooooo swollen and hard.. and bigger than him..

skipping ahead

one day it was so bad.. he was hiding in the corner not letting us touch him..

rushed him to an emergency vet.. where he instantly discovered he had FIP..

and had to be put to sleep right there.

crushed?

thats an understatement.

it took us a long while to recover from this loss..

but we did..

and now we have a new addition to the family once again..

so you can see why im so cautious about his health and medicines given..

but thanks to this board..

i feel much better

knowing i have people here to give me advise and help when needed..

so thank you.

all of you.

My cat is sick, not in the way that your kitty was, but we have tried every last test and they think it is FIP.  However they tell me FIP is very difficult to diagnose, it is usually done postmortem.  How did you vet detemine your cat's diagnose so quickly?

My kitty is still doing well, eating, drinking, using the litter.  He has eye infections and will have to have an eye removed tomorrow.

I am so not ready to lose my kitty and I am hoping it isn't FIP.

Thanks