My wife and I adopted a 6 month DSH kitten who, unknown to us, had FIP (dry). A couple weeks later we adopted him a playmate, a 7 month DSH. A couple weeks after his FIP progressed considerably and we put him to rest because he was losing the ability to even look after himself while home alone.
At first we were distraught and heartbroken, still are actually, but whereas we once thought "never again" we now are considering adopting a playmate for our remaining kitten, Trivia.
Trivia is a female (spayed) DSH. She is very healthy appearing (though she is still on her medication for a case of Chlamydia but shows no symptoms currently), eats like a horse, is very playful and energetic. We have removed all of our first cat's items and cleaned the house top to bottom.
We have read SOOOOO MANY CONFLICTING articles on the internet about the corona virus and FIP, and talked to our vet, and we cannot decide if it'd be the right move. How long should we wait? Should we not adopt a new kitten? If so, do we go back to the same shelter where we adopted Absinthe (who had FIP) and Trivia (who had Chlamydia) or look elsewhere?
At first we were distraught and heartbroken, still are actually, but whereas we once thought "never again" we now are considering adopting a playmate for our remaining kitten, Trivia.
Trivia is a female (spayed) DSH. She is very healthy appearing (though she is still on her medication for a case of Chlamydia but shows no symptoms currently), eats like a horse, is very playful and energetic. We have removed all of our first cat's items and cleaned the house top to bottom.
We have read SOOOOO MANY CONFLICTING articles on the internet about the corona virus and FIP, and talked to our vet, and we cannot decide if it'd be the right move. How long should we wait? Should we not adopt a new kitten? If so, do we go back to the same shelter where we adopted Absinthe (who had FIP) and Trivia (who had Chlamydia) or look elsewhere?