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New to this forum, came looking for information/help/comradeship
My sweetie Tooter has been tentatively diagnosed with FIP. She is one year old, and I am devastated.
My vet ran some initial tests which she said give an 85% chance of this being FIP, but is now running another test to rule out something else which she says it could possibly be. Keeping the faith and hope that it is NOT FIP, but preparing for the worst. Won't have the results of that test until the end of this week.
My vet is also looking at getting her some trial medication -- I think it's PI, from a vet in Tennessee.
To be honest, I don't have a lot of information on this -- all this came down on us on Saturday, and I still haven't had time to process it all, and ask more questions of our vet.
Vet does seem to want to eliminate other possible causes of the symptoms, and also willing to work with us as much as possible to deal with whatever this is.
The symptoms right now are pretty bad; Tooter has uveitis, with one eye already filling up with blood, and a fair loss of vision in both eyes. Xrays show enlarged liver and kidneys.
We love this kitty so much; she has been so wonderful, and our lives are so much better for having her in our lives. We want to do everything we can to try to save her, and to make her as comfortable as possible. I know it's a balancing act between wanting to keep her with us as long as possible, yet not wanting to put her through hell just to keep her around for our own selfish reasons
Vet has prescribed clindamycin, and B vitamins to stave off anemia (pet-tinic)
She also recommended probiotics -- wrote a prescription for Fortiflora, but no one around my area carries it.
So I went to PetSmart, and got NutriVet Probiotics with Wild Alaskan Salmon oil. Looks like the main ingredient is acidopholus. Plus it has Omega 3, which the vet said was good for her.
Also, I'm giving her Vitamin E, and Vitamin C.
I'm feeding her a combination of wet food, salmon, and chicken, with salt-free chicken and beef broth to help in masking taste/smell of all the meds.
She's running a fever off and on -- vet said to wipe her paw pads with rubbing alcohol to help cool her down.
When the fever is high, she is quite lethargic; when it is down, she gets around pretty good. But she is still doing almost nothing but eating and sleeping.
I know that's not too unusual for a cat but not normal for her. She's always been very playful, running and jumping around, climbing to high places. Now she pretty much just lays on the arm of the couch, or on my lap.
So -- question for all you cat lovers out there -- am I doing everything I can for my baby? Do you think I'm feeding/medicating her properly?
What do you think of the NutriVet Probiotics?
Should I focus on good quality wet food, or is it ok to add fish to her diet right now?
Before this started, I was feeding a wet/dry diet, and wet food was whatever flavors my kitties would eat, regardless of brand. I've given them everything from Friskies to Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Soulistic -- whatever they like, they get.
I want to get as good a start as possible on this -- the better we get started, the better chance Tooter has of doing well.
TIA for any advice.
New to this forum, came looking for information/help/comradeship
My sweetie Tooter has been tentatively diagnosed with FIP. She is one year old, and I am devastated.
My vet ran some initial tests which she said give an 85% chance of this being FIP, but is now running another test to rule out something else which she says it could possibly be. Keeping the faith and hope that it is NOT FIP, but preparing for the worst. Won't have the results of that test until the end of this week.
My vet is also looking at getting her some trial medication -- I think it's PI, from a vet in Tennessee.
To be honest, I don't have a lot of information on this -- all this came down on us on Saturday, and I still haven't had time to process it all, and ask more questions of our vet.
Vet does seem to want to eliminate other possible causes of the symptoms, and also willing to work with us as much as possible to deal with whatever this is.
The symptoms right now are pretty bad; Tooter has uveitis, with one eye already filling up with blood, and a fair loss of vision in both eyes. Xrays show enlarged liver and kidneys.
We love this kitty so much; she has been so wonderful, and our lives are so much better for having her in our lives. We want to do everything we can to try to save her, and to make her as comfortable as possible. I know it's a balancing act between wanting to keep her with us as long as possible, yet not wanting to put her through hell just to keep her around for our own selfish reasons
Vet has prescribed clindamycin, and B vitamins to stave off anemia (pet-tinic)
She also recommended probiotics -- wrote a prescription for Fortiflora, but no one around my area carries it.
So I went to PetSmart, and got NutriVet Probiotics with Wild Alaskan Salmon oil. Looks like the main ingredient is acidopholus. Plus it has Omega 3, which the vet said was good for her.
Also, I'm giving her Vitamin E, and Vitamin C.
I'm feeding her a combination of wet food, salmon, and chicken, with salt-free chicken and beef broth to help in masking taste/smell of all the meds.
She's running a fever off and on -- vet said to wipe her paw pads with rubbing alcohol to help cool her down.
When the fever is high, she is quite lethargic; when it is down, she gets around pretty good. But she is still doing almost nothing but eating and sleeping.
I know that's not too unusual for a cat but not normal for her. She's always been very playful, running and jumping around, climbing to high places. Now she pretty much just lays on the arm of the couch, or on my lap.
So -- question for all you cat lovers out there -- am I doing everything I can for my baby? Do you think I'm feeding/medicating her properly?
What do you think of the NutriVet Probiotics?
Should I focus on good quality wet food, or is it ok to add fish to her diet right now?
Before this started, I was feeding a wet/dry diet, and wet food was whatever flavors my kitties would eat, regardless of brand. I've given them everything from Friskies to Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Soulistic -- whatever they like, they get.
I want to get as good a start as possible on this -- the better we get started, the better chance Tooter has of doing well.
TIA for any advice.