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A little backstory first: My husband and I took in one of our apartment complexes community cats back in December due to him being extremely ill. We brought him to the vet and they diagnosed him with having a really bad respiratory infection. It took two rounds of antibiotics, steroid shots and antihistamines over about 6 weeks for him to recover. He started doing really well and we were able to get him dewormed and vaccinated recently.
A few days ago he began to go downhill again, not eating, just laying around and not “talking” to us like he usually does, so it was back to the vet again. This time they did X-rays and blood work which the vet then suggested he had FIP and since there is not a cure that we should probably get him euthanized. X-rays showed nodules on his lungs and the blood work was consistent with a FIP diagnosis. Also he tested negative for FIV and FeLV which was determined in the first vet visit. I had them go ahead and give him some antibiotics to try and make him feel better while my husband and I prepare for what’s to come.
Since then, been a little over 24hrs, he’s perked up a little bit, has been eating some and drinking water too. He’s been more talkative with us and has started moving around a little more. We were thinking about possibly getting a second opinion in the hopes that he doesn’t have FIP and has something that we can actually do something about. I’ve been doing some research on it and the only physical symptoms he has consistent with FIP is lethargy and weight loss (from not eating). I couldn’t find anything about nodules in the lungs but the vet explained that it could affect other organs. Also hes never had a fever during any of this which seems to be a pretty common symptom. The vet also mentioned that he would just get sick again once the antibiotics wore off but the time between this illness and his last vet visit was 8 weeks which during that time he was perfectly fine. So if he’s had FIP this whole time wouldnt he have gotten sick again sooner than 8 weeks later? I’ve never even heard of this virus until now so any thoughts, opinions and advice would be extremely helpful.
A few days ago he began to go downhill again, not eating, just laying around and not “talking” to us like he usually does, so it was back to the vet again. This time they did X-rays and blood work which the vet then suggested he had FIP and since there is not a cure that we should probably get him euthanized. X-rays showed nodules on his lungs and the blood work was consistent with a FIP diagnosis. Also he tested negative for FIV and FeLV which was determined in the first vet visit. I had them go ahead and give him some antibiotics to try and make him feel better while my husband and I prepare for what’s to come.
Since then, been a little over 24hrs, he’s perked up a little bit, has been eating some and drinking water too. He’s been more talkative with us and has started moving around a little more. We were thinking about possibly getting a second opinion in the hopes that he doesn’t have FIP and has something that we can actually do something about. I’ve been doing some research on it and the only physical symptoms he has consistent with FIP is lethargy and weight loss (from not eating). I couldn’t find anything about nodules in the lungs but the vet explained that it could affect other organs. Also hes never had a fever during any of this which seems to be a pretty common symptom. The vet also mentioned that he would just get sick again once the antibiotics wore off but the time between this illness and his last vet visit was 8 weeks which during that time he was perfectly fine. So if he’s had FIP this whole time wouldnt he have gotten sick again sooner than 8 weeks later? I’ve never even heard of this virus until now so any thoughts, opinions and advice would be extremely helpful.
