Re: SOS - you are not going to believe this - now my little Olive has FIP (?)

2006-11-16 Thread catatonya
Hideyo, I am so sorry to hear about Olive. This is not your fault. With as many cats as you deal with, and the fact that you take in ferals and strays who are not healthy to begin with.. These things cause your losses. My oldest cat ever was only 13 or 14. My cats have various

Re: SOS - you are not going to believe this - now my little Olive has FIP (?)

2006-11-05 Thread Sally Davis
Dear Hideyo You are a kind hearted sensitive caring person. I have not been on this group long to know the full story about how the ferals came to be in your care. I do know you have loved and cared for them which is something they would not have in the wild. I don't know the exact stats but

Re: SOS - you are not going to believe this - now my little Olive has FIP (?)

2006-11-05 Thread TenHouseCats
hideyo, dearest, please stop beating yourself up. FIP may be stress-ACTIVATED, it is not stress-created. if all these kitties came from the same colony, it's far more likely that you're dealing with the genetic aspect of the condition. as others have said, FIP is a MUTATED form of the corona

Re: SOS - you are not going to believe this - now my little Olive has FIP (?)

2006-11-05 Thread ETrent
Hideyo, I would just like to second what others have said. I would trust you with any one of my cats - and that is saying quite a lot. The love you have given these kitties is the greatest gift and you made their lives better. Sending love and healing to you and to Olive. elizabeth In a

RE: SOS - you are not going to believe this - now my little Olive has FIP (?)

2006-11-05 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Hideyo -- MC is so right on this. Please, if you must blame something, blame these kitties' gene pool that made them susceptible to the mutation of the corona virus, not yourself. I'm sorry the outcome wasn't good for them, but if they hadn't been with you, sooner or later something in the