I hear differing info. everywhere I turn. I'm concerned that my 15-month-old cat may develop FIP (we just put his 7-month-old half-sister to sleep). A week-and-a-half ago, his full blood panel came back normal (protein, lymphocyte and titre counts).
One vet says he could develop FIP, carry the Coronavirus for life, or never carry/ be affected by it. Another vet said it's remote that he would develop FIP.
I've read that FIP can linger for up to three weeks. One vet says to wait three months before considering adding another cat; the other vet says to never bring another cat into the same environment.
One vet says to test our cat's titres twice (a month apart) and, then, every year thereafter; the other vet says testing tires alone won't do much good, as you need to see what else is going on (referring to protein/ lymphocyte counts), which would mean a full blood panel every year. Ugh.
I'm so confused!!!! If the medical community cannot reach an agreement, how are pet owners living through FIP supposed to know: 1) the chances of another cat developing the virus; 2) how long the virus *really* lives in an environment; 3) how to determine your cat's FIP status?
Any further advice will (hopefully) be of help to me.
Thank you.
One vet says he could develop FIP, carry the Coronavirus for life, or never carry/ be affected by it. Another vet said it's remote that he would develop FIP.
I've read that FIP can linger for up to three weeks. One vet says to wait three months before considering adding another cat; the other vet says to never bring another cat into the same environment.
One vet says to test our cat's titres twice (a month apart) and, then, every year thereafter; the other vet says testing tires alone won't do much good, as you need to see what else is going on (referring to protein/ lymphocyte counts), which would mean a full blood panel every year. Ugh.
I'm so confused!!!! If the medical community cannot reach an agreement, how are pet owners living through FIP supposed to know: 1) the chances of another cat developing the virus; 2) how long the virus *really* lives in an environment; 3) how to determine your cat's FIP status?
Any further advice will (hopefully) be of help to me.
Thank you.