This is true for FIV. There is no FIP vaccine. There is no test for FIP.
Sharyl
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From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Cc:
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP
Both vaccines, FIV and FIP, will make cats test POSITIVE forever!
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Christiane Biagi
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:46 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP
Think u r referring to the fiv vaccine
Christiane Biagi
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Lynda Wilson <longhornf...@verizon.net> wrote:
>Just a note regarding FIP. Please be advised not to vaccinate against it. The
>vaccine is very controversial and the cat will ALWAYS test positive for it if
>given the vaccination..
>
>This is too important not to mention....
>
>L
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lee Evans
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions
>
>
> There is no reliable test for FIP. Your cat tested positive for corona
>virus. Most cats will test positive for corona virus and never get ill. FIP
>is caused by a form of corona virus to which some cats are genetically
>predisposed to contract if exposed to it. FIP is not rare but it's definitely
>not very prevalent. I have had cats who tested above 400 for corona virus and
>never got FIP and a cat who definitely had FIP but tested very low for corona
>virus. He had apparently been exposed to the form that he was predisposed to
>contract. He was also a street cat, in poor health in general. Lee
>
>
>
> From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net>
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions
>
>
>
> YES!
>
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
>[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Hargreaves
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:52 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions
>
> Anyone: do you have to repeat the Felv vac every year?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Vicky Eyal <vi...@droreyal.co.za> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I am new to this list and to the world of Feline Leukemia. We have 3
>precious cats, and we found out at the end of last year that two are FeLV
>positive, and of those two, one is FIP positive as well :(
>
> Details:
> Kitty1 (11 years old, male) is the reason we got any of them tested at all.
>He was just a little "off" - more subdued, less energy, a little on the skinny
>side. He tested positive for FeLV and FIP. Our vet put him on a round of
>cortisone and antibiotics, and he seemed to bounce back. He still isn't
>completely 100% though (although hard to pinpint actual behaviours, more just
>a general sense I have), and is still skinnier than I would like.
>
> Kitty2 (11 years old, male) also tested positive for FeLV (but not FIP). He
>currently has no noticeable symptoms at all, although he does vomit a lot.
>This has been going on for 5-6 years though, and he is long-haired, so I don't
>think it is related.
>
> Kitty3 (1 year old, male) tested negative for both viruses (and FIV). We had
>him vaccinated against FeLV when he tested negative, and he had the booster 4
>weeks later. We will continue to give him the vaccination every year.
>
> If you got through all of this, thanks so much. Now my questions:
>
> Q1. I want to start Kitty1 on some form of treatment, just to build him
>up/keep him strong. I have the sense that all is not 100%, even although he is
>not noticeably unwell, is eating fine etc. I was thinking of asking our vet to
>start Interferon. Any thoughts here? Suggestions? Would something else be
>better? Would it be bad to start a treatment like this before he is noticeably
>sick? What is the recommended dosage here?
> Q2. Is there anything I should be doing for Kitty2. He seems fine, hasn't
>lost weight etc. He does throw up a lot, but has for the last 5-6 years.
> Q3. We have decided to keep Kitty3 instead of rehoming him, after a lot of
>thought. He has had 3 homes in the last year (a shelter rescue who was then
>neglected by the person who adopted him... grrrr...), and he is so settled
>with us, that I worry about trying to find him yet another home. I think he
>must have been exposed by now in any case (the older boys would groom him on
>the face when he was little), so my prayer is that he has immunity. Am I being
>naive here? Should we find him another home?
> Q4. Any tips, advice, suggestions on what I can do to prolong our boys'
>lives with a reasonable quality?
>
> Thanks so much in advance. And sorry for the long message.
>
> Vicky
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