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Thanks for the link!  I am going to go check it out right now.  Honestly, had they helped Roo or even been half way honest I would feel differently.  But I feel like they withheld treatment (even if it was just treatment for inflammation or pain) telling us that we needed just one more test to...

Thank you...I'm going to check that out right now! If these doctors could have saved Roo or even been a half way honest with us, I would feel differently.  But seriously, I feel like they withheld treatment (even if it was only treatment for symptoms like inflammation and pain) saying that we...

Roo made it through the night!  However, he doesn't look good at all.  He is pretty much paralyzed (cannot stand but is able to move his legs and flip his tail around) and is very weak.  He definitely digressed even more while at the hospital--which is irritating because whenever we called to...

I forgot to add to that they have (finally) started him on some prednisone for the inflammation. So at least Roo is getting some steroid treatment now.

I know it's kind of late but here is a brief update on Roo....we went to see him around 8:00 this evening (the animal hospital is about an hour away so visiting him takes a while) and when we saw him he looked pretty bad....like he might not make it through the night. So we requested they...

Thank you!  We will definitely keep you posted. I'm not too thrilled with these specialists and their not giving us the tests results.  Our local vet is pretty good and went over his first set of results with us and, at that time, the only thing that was off was a high white blood cell count...

Roo has already been fighting this 'mystery' illness about 6 months and has not had any steroid treatment.  The most he has had is some Onsior for a few days, omeprazole, and Atopica. His days on Onsior were his best days though.  My father was just at the animal hospital trying to get copies...

I am so sorry you lost your kitty--we've been reading about FIP all day and it really is a horrible disease.  Yes, the vet basically said that they are diagnosing him by exclusion--since they can't find anything else they're saying it must be FIP.  I don't have Roo's bloodwork with me right now...

I forgot to add that, while Roo still isn't able to stand or walk, he is alert.  He knows who we are, knows his name, knows when we wants something (like a litter box or his favorite toy---beads on a string).  He does not have seizures.  Also, his eyes have improved since seeing the...

Hello everyone!  After going through a ton of testing, our 5 year old cat, Roo, was diagnosed with dry FIP this morning and my family is (obviously) very upset and have some questions about dry FIP....first though I'll give ya'll a bit of history on Roo: He was found as a small kitten (3...