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Thank you so much for the kind words and reply. I feel so helpless and so sad. There's so much different information out there on FIP and so many unknowns. One vet says the positive test isn't always a sign that it's FIP and that transfer from cat to cat is from feces and some say from saliva -...

Back in 2008/2009 I had a kitten and an adult Havana Brown die of FIP. Both came from the same breeder. Two existing cats, one Burmese, the other a black short hair alley cat, were exposed to the two that died. My beautiful black cat lived her life out to the ripe old age of 16+ - she died this...

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. On November 24, 2002 my Mom passed away and three months later my Dad passed away. It is not easy and the only thing that keeps me going is knowing that they are surely somewhere hovering just above and...

Is there anything in the world anyone can do for FIP? Any new medicines or research out there for this awful disease? Baci will be 1 year old next month and he's not going to make it. I'm just devestated. It's just so horrible to see this tiny little guy just wasting away. I promised him today...

Baci is still eating a little on his own. However, I took him to the vet and his red blood count is even lower than before. The vet now feels it is an auto-immune disease - of what kind - I don't know. He says the medicine should have helped by now if it was a parasite. Do any of you have any...

Baci is trying to eat a little on his own now; however, I'm still force-feeding him the Science Diet A/D food to offset what he doesn't eat. Is this a good sign that he doesn't have FIP? I'm hoping this is a turning point and wanted to ask all of you what you think. If it was FIP, would he even...

The vet has actually put him on pediapred - so is that different? He seems better this morning and he is still eating (a little) on his own. I'm hoping he is nearing a turning point. If he can only get over this rough patch, I think we have a shot at saving him.

I forgot to ask about that - he's been tested for so many things and everything has been negative. Is this FIA test something new or is it something that most vets would be familiar with??

Thanks so much again to everyone. I wanted to post the bloodwork results for everyone to view - just in case someone out there has had the same puzzling problem. Here goes: WBC 3.68, LYM .53, GR% 80.5, RBC 2.05, HGB 3.7, HCT 12.61, MCV 61, MCH 17.9, MCHC 29.1, RdWc 19, PLT 48, MPV 15.8, PDwC...

Thanks everyone for all your information. Baci has already been on several different antibiotics - and extensive treatment for Herpes to include Lysine in the gel formula. The vet feels it is a blood disease - but he can not pin point what is the exact cause. I'm taking him in again this morning...

Hello, my name is Sherry. I have a 10 month old Havana Brown kitty who is very sick. On Tuesday, my local vet did bloodwork and his red cell count was very low - the FelV/FIV test was again negative. So, he was placed on 1ml once a day of Lixotinic and 1.5 ml twice a day of Doxycycline. Tuesday...

Hello, my name is Sherry. I have a 10 month old Havana Brown kitty who is very sick. On Tuesday, my local vet did bloodwork and his red cell count was very low - the FelV/FIV test was again negative. So, he was placed on 1ml once a day of Lixotinic and 1.5 ml twice a day of Doxycycline. Tuesday...