Last night we took a little kitten to the E.R. The vet was kind of cold and basicly said that she probably had F.I.P. and that he recommended euthinasia. We decided, that since there is no test for FIP, we would give her a chance over night with antibiotics. So this morning I spoke with the vet on staff and she said that her lungs look bad, but that an ultrasound of her abdomen showed now swelling. She agreed that this little one deserved a chance and she is staying the night on antibiotics. There is still a chance that it is FIP but we are trying to give her a chance to recover just incase it is just a bad URI. (keep in mind this is a 3 - 4 month old kitten) So it made me wonder how many times vet write off sick shelter or rescue cats as incurable, simply because they are shelter or recue cats?