Since November I've lost three kittens (two littermates, one unrelated) to FIP at a rate of one every 5-6 weeks. The first two were effusive, the third non-effusive FIP. Coronavirus (along with a host of other diseases, like URI, giardia, probably coccidia, and various worms) came with a group of kittens brought to Washington State from Texas by a rescue group that has in effect refused to give me the cats' medical records (which they say exist but are lost). They've admitted that things like this are a recurring problem for them.
There are four more kittens in my household and it is a living hell wondering if another will die. I've ordered a necropsy of the last kitten. I expect the issue is indeed FIP, but her symptoms were ambiguous, if well in keeping with the dry form as I've seen it described. She was severely anemic. Her Snap test came back clear.
Has anyone dealt with an outbreak like this before? This has killed three of an original seven kittens in my home. Two were from the Texas litter, one was local. A bout of diarrhea that struck just after the Texas cats arrived also killed my oldest cat, so there's a total of four dead. I've tried replacing boxes, bowls, and scratching posts, keeping bedding clean, scrubbing vigorously around litterboxes, etc. I've treated health issues as they've arisen. I've had tests run. I've followed my vet's advice, up to ordering the necropsy. The vets at my clinic are stumped and have referred me to a specialist nearby. I'm out of money, constantly on edge, and don't know what to do.
There are four more kittens in my household and it is a living hell wondering if another will die. I've ordered a necropsy of the last kitten. I expect the issue is indeed FIP, but her symptoms were ambiguous, if well in keeping with the dry form as I've seen it described. She was severely anemic. Her Snap test came back clear.
Has anyone dealt with an outbreak like this before? This has killed three of an original seven kittens in my home. Two were from the Texas litter, one was local. A bout of diarrhea that struck just after the Texas cats arrived also killed my oldest cat, so there's a total of four dead. I've tried replacing boxes, bowls, and scratching posts, keeping bedding clean, scrubbing vigorously around litterboxes, etc. I've treated health issues as they've arisen. I've had tests run. I've followed my vet's advice, up to ordering the necropsy. The vets at my clinic are stumped and have referred me to a specialist nearby. I'm out of money, constantly on edge, and don't know what to do.