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Purred: Fri Feb 13, '09 4:50am PST


	Hi my mum joined me and my brother on here and has a few questions. Mummy was given the link by some very helpful kitties and there mummys on the health section of catster. xxx Hi Just joined here yesterday and one of the reasons is one of my beloved kittens Charlie may have FIP find out for sure through tests later today I feel so heart broken as the Vet said he has a very high temperature above 100. He has a very big swollen tummy and very lethargic but he is still eating, drinking and using his litter tray and even trys to play with his brother Merlin, but i am preparing for the worst. I have had cats all my life and currently have another cat at my mums called casper 11 years old, we lost his brother Gizmo in August 2008 to a disease but unfortunetly it was too late to find out what it was other then a post mortem, going to tell the vet this tomorrow too, and taking merlin to be checked if he may have FIP although have been told he shouldn't catch it. The two kittens 8 months old now are sooo soo close i feel heart broken for the other if it is FIP, I am just writing for any advice or what i should do to help both the kittens as in feel comfortable etc... It would be nice to talk to anyone else who has been through a similar situation andsupport. one questions is can merlin catch it? and should i keep him seperate from Charlie although they will both me unhappy.

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957189

Purred: Sat Feb 14, '09 3:36am PST


	oops not sure why its posted it twice sorry purrr. Found out last night that i Do have FIP was very sad but the doctor checked my brother Merlin and said he looks as fit and healthy as anything. They told mum i will be ok for a bit until I stop eating is when mummy needs to be concenred. She is moppong around the house alot and i keep following her to make sure she is ok. Hi this is charlies mum now, what can i do for charlie right now to help him, they said the liquied sambles they took are full of protein so the virus is eating most of the protein he is eating, is there anything i can give him to get him extra protein etc.. Thank you

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Purred: Sat Feb 14, '09 9:06am PST


	Hi Guys thank you again, Found out that i do have the coronavirus and the vet said i was very very unlucky as only one in 1000/2000 cats actually get the bad form of the virus, he said my brother Merlin should be fine as he is fit and healthy. The vet said the the liquid on my abdomen is taking all my protein which is why i have gone really skinny every where else. My mum was wondering if there was anything else she could do and if there is anything that will help me get extra protein. The vet said aslong as i am still eating i will be ok maybe for a few weeks cry Mummy is very sad she doesnt want to lose her little boy. hug

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Tiger ~*~At- the Rainbow- Bridge

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Purred: Sat Feb 14, '09 9:21am PST


	I know someone here with more knowledge than myself will respond very soon. We will be purring for you, you can read my diary for info on my story.

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957189

Purred: Sat Feb 14, '09 9:32am PST


	aww tiger you brought some tears to my eyes, i bet your mummy misses you soo much, not sure how my mum will cope but she would be pleased there is a whole family and friends and the bridge, and sunny all the time. Wow it makes me feel happy and my mum too knowing i will be safer there then in the current world where things cant get to us. God bless you tiger

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R.I.P.- Moppet (spay- & neuter)

Moppet- warmer of laps

Purred: Sun Feb 15, '09 12:34pm PST


	I'm sorry to hear it is FIP. In the links towards the bottom of the group page there is FIP Support. It has lots of info. I'm not a vet, but having been through the FIP nightmare and read a lot about it and asked various vets, shelter and rescue personnel and other experienced persons about it, this is some of what I've gathered. All the kittens in your house have most likely been exposed to the virus that causes FIP, especially if they share a litter box and everything, but that doesn't mean it will mutate into FIP in all of them or even in more than one kitten. Science hasn't given us a way to tell yet which cats will develop FIP and which will recover from the virus that causes it without FIP developing. I'd say since they have already been exposed, there is no point in traumatising them by separating them, it shouldn't lower the risk of the healthy cats to do so at this point if it is FIP. The mutated virus itself is said not to spread, just the virus that can mutate into it, which is normally not dangerous. That said, I would keep everything very clean, just because if there are any other germs or viruses areound they may take advantage of compromised immune systems. Do not get your kittens vaccinated for FIP in hopes of that helping prevent it, the vaccine is controversial, not reccomended by most vets and is thought to actually cause FIP some of the time. Try to avoid ever giving any type of steroid to your healthy cats, as this may suppress their immune systems, although steroids may help your sick kitty feel less discomfort from the bloating near the end, so maybe a good option for him. You might find out about l-lysine or other supplements that may help bolster the immune systems of the kittens and see if you want to try that. I'd just feed Charley anything and everything he wants to eat as long as he is willing to eat. I know many folks try different things, having the fluid drained, force feeding, etc. to buy a sick cat some time. These are things you may need to decide on with your vet, and not easy decisions to make. I'm sorry this has happened, it is such an insidious disease. I truly hope none of the other kittens are going to develop it. Hang in there.

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957189

Purred: Mon Feb 16, '09 4:32am PST


	Hi I am pleased there is something that may help kitty feel better from the discomfort, i have made him a bed with a pillow and he seems to like sleeping there also crouching which i think may take the discomfort of the big belly away. What symptons did your kitty have towards the end and how did you make your decision? it is such a cruel diesase i had never heard of it before last week. I have heard that the virus can be triggered by stress. I have been told aswell that i could get his tummy drained but that the liquid will just keep building up. Thank you your post has helped understand whats happening a bit more. I will read you little kittys page, I am also sorry for your loss, poor little cats

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Tiger ~*~At- the Rainbow- Bridge

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Purred: Mon Feb 16, '09 6:31am PST


	Very well said Moppet! I have trouble saying things at times so I thought it'd be better for someone else to speak. Our Tiger was having breathing problems. He was breathing very heavily as his chest was filling with fluid. He was not eating. He was still loving and played when I played with him. We struggled with what to do. We thought if we didn't send him to the rainbow bridge he would eventually get worse and more uncomfortable. We had seen him go through so much before that it pained us to even think about him being through one more day of pain. Of course, I wanted to keep him here...and if we hadn't sent him to the bridge he probably would have lived a while longer, maybe a week maybe a month? The vet says he would eventually drown in all the fluid and we just couldn't handle that happening. It really is a hard situation. I kind of wish we would have given him a little more time but then I wonder if that would have been the right thing to do. The night before we took him in Tiger sat on my lap and purred, I think that was his way of telling me he was ready to go. I will be praying for you and Charlie!

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957189

Purred: Mon Feb 16, '09 12:44pm PST


	Hello charlie here, I have been drinking my water today and nibbling at my food although not eating a great deal. Still sleeping and resting alot. I hope my brother Merlin is ok as he seems to be resting alot or perhaps that is because he hasn't got me playing with him. I think might be nice to keep a daily dairy on here of how things go.

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Tiger ~*~At- the Rainbow- Bridge

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Purred: Tue Feb 17, '09 6:26am PST


	yes, please keep us updated! I will be purring here from the rainbow bridge!

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