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I already have another thread about Lily, but I wanted to make one specifically about FIP.
Lily has pancreatitis, and she has tested positive for coronavirus. These two things together mean that she MAY have FIP, but it is not certain. I hope and pray she doesn't, since I know FIP is always fatal. Lily turns 2 in August, and since FIP is usually in cats under 2 from what the vet told me and what I have read, she is not "in the clear" yet.
Does anyone have any experience with FIP? I am especially interested in learning how it is usually diagnosed.
Lily does NOT have wet (effusive) FIP. The fluid would have turned up on her abdominal ultrasound. She MAY, however, have dry FIP, which is much harder to diagnose. Our vet (wonderful cats only vet with MANY years of experience with just cats) said that the only way to tell if she has FIP is to do exploratory surgery and take biopsies of her organs. This procedure is very expensive, so I just want to learn all I can about FIP diagnosis first.
Thanks everyone.
Lily has pancreatitis, and she has tested positive for coronavirus. These two things together mean that she MAY have FIP, but it is not certain. I hope and pray she doesn't, since I know FIP is always fatal. Lily turns 2 in August, and since FIP is usually in cats under 2 from what the vet told me and what I have read, she is not "in the clear" yet.
Does anyone have any experience with FIP? I am especially interested in learning how it is usually diagnosed.
Lily does NOT have wet (effusive) FIP. The fluid would have turned up on her abdominal ultrasound. She MAY, however, have dry FIP, which is much harder to diagnose. Our vet (wonderful cats only vet with MANY years of experience with just cats) said that the only way to tell if she has FIP is to do exploratory surgery and take biopsies of her organs. This procedure is very expensive, so I just want to learn all I can about FIP diagnosis first.
Thanks everyone.