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I have several cats of my own as well as foster cats. Two weeks ago I took in a kitten that got a clean bill of health soon after I got her. She was in quarantine for a few days and then I introduced her to some of my other cats. Shortly after she got out of quarantine she started to be a bit lethargic. I didn't think much of it though and left her out. After all all the new stuff must have been a bit draining.
Well, soon after that she started to run a fever and she was put on Clavamox and went back into quarantine. The clavamox didn't help though and 3-4 days later we went back to the vet and did blood work. She also got a convenia shot and fluids. I kept giving her fluids at home. This was Sturday. On Sunday the fever was gone but came back on Monday. By Tuesday night though it was gone again and now she seems to be back to normal. Very spunky and acting pretty much like any kitten. She's been eating and drinking very well all along. She had a little bit of a diarrhea a couple of times but I had been giving her canned food so that may have been why.
Because of the snow hell here in the midwest we didn't get the blood work back until yesterday, Thursday. It showed that she has been exposed to FIP. The vet doesn't know if she has it or if she has just been exposed. She also doesn't know if the fever, high fever, had anything to do with it. All we can do now is to wait four weeks and repeat the bloodwork to see if the levels go up or down. The kitten may have FIP or she may not. Right now she has no symptoms but I guess that can change.
I'm davestated about the kitten but I'm also completely terrified about my other cats since the kitten has been around them for several days. I was petting one of my cats yesterday and noticed that his lymph nodes in his neck are swollen (I believe it's the lymph nodes anyway). I checked the rest of the cats and three others also seemed to have swollen lymph nodes. I'm not sure if this means that they could have been exposed to the FIP. I can't find anything that says that FIP affects the lymph nodes in the neck but I'm wondering if it could be an early sign.
I'm waiting for the vet to call me back about this but I wanted to get some input from people here too. I'm also going to check to FIP groups that were suggested in another thread.
What do you guys think? How do those of you who have FIP cats and other cats deal with it? I'd really appreciate any info. I'm terrified that I'm going to lose my babies.
Thanks
Well, soon after that she started to run a fever and she was put on Clavamox and went back into quarantine. The clavamox didn't help though and 3-4 days later we went back to the vet and did blood work. She also got a convenia shot and fluids. I kept giving her fluids at home. This was Sturday. On Sunday the fever was gone but came back on Monday. By Tuesday night though it was gone again and now she seems to be back to normal. Very spunky and acting pretty much like any kitten. She's been eating and drinking very well all along. She had a little bit of a diarrhea a couple of times but I had been giving her canned food so that may have been why.
Because of the snow hell here in the midwest we didn't get the blood work back until yesterday, Thursday. It showed that she has been exposed to FIP. The vet doesn't know if she has it or if she has just been exposed. She also doesn't know if the fever, high fever, had anything to do with it. All we can do now is to wait four weeks and repeat the bloodwork to see if the levels go up or down. The kitten may have FIP or she may not. Right now she has no symptoms but I guess that can change.
I'm davestated about the kitten but I'm also completely terrified about my other cats since the kitten has been around them for several days. I was petting one of my cats yesterday and noticed that his lymph nodes in his neck are swollen (I believe it's the lymph nodes anyway). I checked the rest of the cats and three others also seemed to have swollen lymph nodes. I'm not sure if this means that they could have been exposed to the FIP. I can't find anything that says that FIP affects the lymph nodes in the neck but I'm wondering if it could be an early sign.
I'm waiting for the vet to call me back about this but I wanted to get some input from people here too. I'm also going to check to FIP groups that were suggested in another thread.
What do you guys think? How do those of you who have FIP cats and other cats deal with it? I'd really appreciate any info. I'm terrified that I'm going to lose my babies.
Thanks