Corona virus, kitten, holidays

My cat was just diagnosed with feline coronavirus. Upon researching here, it seems like I shouldn't necessarily be panicking and that he will likely be alright. He does show symptoms, though: he sneezes, he has eye discharge, he has diarrhea which has also been attributed to giardia, which he's about to go on medication for.

Does the fact he's showing symptoms mean anything in relation to his likelihood of developing FIP? He's almost 5 months old right now, and isn't lethargic or dropping a ton of weight or anything. He eats and drinks fine.

I was going to go out of town for the holidays, and rather than having someone come and check on him and now give him medicine, I was going to bring him with. He hasn't been too stressed in car rides previously, but this would be about an hour one way, to a new place with another (adult) cat. We were going to quarantine him into one room anyway, but reading makes me see that FECV requires cleaning after the cat is gone. Is it smart to bring him along on this trip, or recommended?

mactabby said:

Does the fact he's showing symptoms mean anything in relation to his likelihood of developing FIP? He's almost 5 months old right now, and isn't lethargic or dropping a ton of weight or anything. He eats and drinks fine.

 

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No. Many cats have corona virus, rarely it turn into fip. Don't worry about it, misplaced fear.

StephenQ said:

 
No. Many cats have corona virus, rarely it turn into fip. Don't worry about it, misplaced fear.

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Whew, this is very comforting thank you! 

Should I be worried about taking him out of town for the holidays // risking exposing the other cat? 

Is there any legitimacy to stress potentially triggering mutation? Even if I don't take him with me for the holiday, I'll be moving in June/July, and potentially moving across the country in two years... 

mactabby said:

 
Whew, this is very comforting thank you! 

Should I be worried about taking him out of town for the holidays // risking exposing the other cat? 

Is there any legitimacy to stress potentially triggering mutation? Even if I don't take him with me for the holiday, I'll be moving in June/July, and potentially moving across the country in two years... 

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Nope to all of it. He can travel, no exposure issues, no stress issues.  Corona virus is a cold.  A very small percentage mutate to FIP, no good evidence why.  There is no profit in worrying about it. Just go on in life and the chances are your cat will be fine. I've seen 1000's of cats in 15 years, about 10 had FIP, many had corona, almost none progressed to FIP.  We all cross the street.  Once and a while someone gets hit by a car.  Crossing the street isn't a great predictor of getting hit by a car, except everyone who crosses the street is at risk for it. 

StephenQ said:

 
Nope to all of it. He can travel, no exposure issues, no stress issues.  Corona virus is a cold.  A very small percentage mutate to FIP, no good evidence why.  There is no profit in worrying about it. Just go on in life and the chances are your cat will be fine. I've seen 1000's of cats in 15 years, about 10 had FIP, many had corona, almost none progressed to FIP.  We all cross the street.  Once and a while someone gets hit by a car.  Crossing the street isn't a great predictor of getting hit by a car, except everyone who crosses the street is at risk for it. 

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Of the cats you've known to have corona, is corona a chronic thing, a virus he'll always have his whole life, or does it go away over time? 

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Rarely if ever chronic. He will have antibodies for it but the cold should be over in 10 days to 2 weeks max. Feline herpes is the classic chronic uri.