Last Sunday our kitty (10 months old) started "skating" a little - he would push with his back legs and slide his front legs. By monday morning this went from an occasional goofy behavior to him not walking right - very wobbly and not walking upright. It has progressed to him barely being able to walk at all and having to be held up while using his box, being fed by hand etc.
We went to the vet at the first signs on Monday. With no signs of injury, we took him to a neurological specialist Tuesday.
All of the tests have come back negative but one - he has the Coronavirus. With that thought, the doctors have agreed he has the dry form of FIP. But... they can't be 100% sure since there is no sure way to tell if a cat has FIP.
But the only symptom he is currently showing is the inability to control his legs - he can move his head, he purrs, no fever, has an appetite, is alert, etc.
He is normally a high energy kitty but now nothing, barely able to sit-up most of the times with bursts of small movement.
While this could very well be FIP and be untreatable, and... well.. you know. I need to know, has anyone else seen something like this? Could it be something else? He has had x-rays - clean. Blood work - fine. No inner ear infection. ???
His sister is fine and besides herself trying to comfort him. I can't lose him - any ideas?
The vets have suggested steroids as a way to lessen the impact of FIP but we are still staring down that road yet.
Sorry for the first post, its summer, beautiful days, i should be telling you about an over-hyper kitty we nick-named water spider, not asking this.
thanks
We went to the vet at the first signs on Monday. With no signs of injury, we took him to a neurological specialist Tuesday.
All of the tests have come back negative but one - he has the Coronavirus. With that thought, the doctors have agreed he has the dry form of FIP. But... they can't be 100% sure since there is no sure way to tell if a cat has FIP.
But the only symptom he is currently showing is the inability to control his legs - he can move his head, he purrs, no fever, has an appetite, is alert, etc.
He is normally a high energy kitty but now nothing, barely able to sit-up most of the times with bursts of small movement.
While this could very well be FIP and be untreatable, and... well.. you know. I need to know, has anyone else seen something like this? Could it be something else? He has had x-rays - clean. Blood work - fine. No inner ear infection. ???
His sister is fine and besides herself trying to comfort him. I can't lose him - any ideas?
The vets have suggested steroids as a way to lessen the impact of FIP but we are still staring down that road yet.
Sorry for the first post, its summer, beautiful days, i should be telling you about an over-hyper kitty we nick-named water spider, not asking this.
thanks