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I have an almost 7 month old kitten. He has developed a lot of abdominal swelling that I had him seen at our vet on 11/5/21 for. They x-rayed him and took fluid to look at and told me he had FIP but did mention possibility of cancer. I was told it's fatal and nothing they could do. So I came home and mourned all weekend until someone suggested a non-FDA medication which I sourced and found and started him on. About two days in, I wanted blood work so I decided to take him to a highly recommended vet in town. She has done a full panel of lab work, drawn the fluid and sent it for PCR and cytology tests. So the labs come back today. He's anemic, which she gave him a B12 shot yesterday. She said she could explain most of the lab irregularities pretty easily. The fluid has not come back yet but the ProBNP is pretty elevated which is a cardiac test. So now we are kind of questioning is it FIP or some sort of heart failure. The fluid is not in the lungs or around the heart but in the abdomen which kind of leans more towards FIP but the ProBNP elevation definitely suggests something going on with the heart. I asked her to see about getting me a cardiology appointment but it was the end of the day so that will have to be done tomorrow. Anyone got any insight? I'm kind of at a loss now. He's just such a sweet kitty, I want to save him and I'm doing all I can. Thanks