A friend of mine has sadly suffered the loss of two kittens (R.I.P. Cleopatra & Caesar) from the disease F.I.P. in the last year. She still has an older cat (Zirk) & a young kitten (Venus). Venus tested as having F.I.P., but is asymptomatic for now, thank goodness. I am unfamiliar with the disease but want info to pass along to my friend. Venus is too playful & young to be without a playmate, so my friend wants to get another cat, but is concerned. What can she do? All info is appreciated! Thanks!
2006-08-09 11:43:03 · 8 answers · asked by debmichelle1972 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Make sure all the animals in the household are vaccinated. Even when asymptomatic, it can be spread.
2006-08-09 11:46:15 · answer #1 · answered by dhalia_1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are such tragic deaths. My condolences to your friend. After I finish this I am going to go the catinfo.com and see if I can find any more about it.
What I know right now: it is caused by an aberrant corona virus. The corona virus is common is cats. Therefore there is no test for it. I am sure there is no effective vaccine, though of course they are working on that.
Somewhere dimly in the back of my mind I think the virus can live in the environment for at least a year and maybe indefinitely.
Many years ago I do remember people who had had adopted cats die of this within a year of their taking them home. They were very angry at us and there was no way of knowing the cats were infected. They had been tested for the leukemia and feline aids and been cleared of that.
Sorry this is probably not a lot of help. I did want to express my sympathies on your friend's loss.
2006-08-09 12:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIP is rarely contagious from cat to cat. It is just something that the cat is born with. All cats have the carona virus and cats with FIP just have a different strand of the carona virus that kills them. It's rarely contagious from cat to cat, but I wouldn't risk it bringing another cat into the household.
** By the way, all vaccines for FIP are useless and all tests for FIP are useless. Vets are not completely sure of what causes FIP, therefore they cannot vaccinate for it properly and they cannot test for it properly. This is why most vets don't vaccinate for it and test for it.
2006-08-09 15:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by sundragonjess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The intra nasal vaccine is almost useless.
I had one who died from it and a kitten who was ok. We got another cat for the kitten and kept him isolated for 6 weeks and followed the vaccine protocol and he was dead from FIP in 10 months.
My best adivce to your friend do not get another act unless you are prepared to loose another one.
I have only one cat now and will until she is gone.
FIP stinks and it is so hard to loose cats to it.
2006-08-09 13:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring the kitty to the vet cause she exposed her & she could die without meds FIP is like AIDs
2006-08-09 11:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would call a vet first! honestly, i won't do it
sorry for your loss.
2006-08-09 11:47:46 · answer #6 · answered by Denise W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-09 13:15:56 · answer #7 · answered by ball_cathie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what?
2006-08-09 11:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋