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Sat Mar-18-06 08:01 PM
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| 11. Not to worry, cuddling is not the problem. FIP arises in cats |
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that have a very common,normally harmless intestinal virus which mutates in individual cats under conditions of EXTREME chronic stress (overcrowding, poor sanitation, poor nutrition, untreated parasites, etc). It is a disease of feline "poverty" for the most part (though not ALWAYS).
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| -I hate to flood this place w/ Zooey threads, but the verdict is: FIP. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-06-06 09:07 PM |
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Cat vet weighs in on FIP: |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-06-06 11:02 PM |
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Hi, kes. I was hoping you'd be around. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-07-06 02:12 AM |
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IMHO there is no rationale for "vaccinating" against what is essentially |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-07-06 09:34 AM |
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I found a Cornell U. page on FIP: |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-07-06 02:22 AM |
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Check your inbox |
Lorien |
Mar-07-06 02:45 AM |
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Fortunately, this is an uncommon disease in the well-cared-for, |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-07-06 09:31 AM |
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We have three cats, but they are always on top of each other ...... |
meti57b |
Mar-18-06 07:08 PM |
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Not to worry, cuddling is not the problem. FIP arises in cats |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 08:01 PM |
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Thank you |
meti57b |
Mar-18-06 08:58 PM |
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Hold on, now--Zooey was the most pampered cat ever. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 09:24 PM |
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I never meant to imply that alllcats with FIP were victims of |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 09:30 PM |
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I couldn't bring myself to let the vet do a necropsy. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 09:35 PM |
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I had a patient a few years ago that I was pretty sure had FIP: |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 10:03 PM |
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Zooey did have a low-grade fever during a few visits, but that was |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 10:08 PM |
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I consider anythng between 100 and 103 normal in the cat, depending on |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 10:21 PM |
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Between 100-104, I know that. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 10:24 PM |
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My experience with FIP |
Tammie |
Mar-07-06 08:13 AM |
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The "FIP" test is worthless as such. It should be called a coronavirus |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 08:03 PM |
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I am very sorry about your having lost Zooey - |
IndyOp |
Mar-07-06 08:31 AM |
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wow I'm so sorry to hear this |
CountAllVotes |
Mar-18-06 05:20 PM |
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Actually, the relationship between FIP and FCoV is like AIDS to HIV. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 09:14 PM |
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Fortunately the mutated form does not appear to be very infectious, |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 09:33 PM |
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I hope none of the other four come down with it. That will kill me. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 09:40 PM |
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Relax. They will probably all be just fine. FIP is not considered |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-06 10:05 PM |
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I am not up to date on FIP |
CountAllVotes |
Mar-19-06 11:36 AM |
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I am so sorry to hear about Zooey |
Hope2006 |
Mar-18-06 10:14 PM |
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Thanks. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-18-06 10:25 PM |
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my sincere condolences for your loss of Zooey.... |
mike_c |
Mar-19-06 10:58 AM |
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Thanks. |
iconoclastic cat |
Mar-19-06 07:16 PM |
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