Re: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma

[Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn]

I was under the impression most of Hideyo's rescues are from the local stray/feral population the surrounds her home. It seems I recall her mentioning how many ferals and strays she takes in from just outside her home. (I think it was, maybe that's been resolved now though?) Hideyo, are these cats you've lost to FIP (confirmed or presumed) all shelter pulls, or local strays from your immediate area?   I could see it happening in rescue though, if dealing with ferals or a stray colony. If you trap and neuter all the males except one, and he gets around to many females, you'd have a very non-diverse genetic pool of local stray/feral cats you'd be dealing with. Phaewryn     >From a rescue standpoint that doesn't come up that often.  Usually you get cats from an array of geographical areas.  If you're working on specific feral colonies or do purebreed rescue and get breeder dumps, you may see it but with shelter pulls you don't see closely related cats except for a litter of kittens. Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, FIP is likely to run through certain genetically similar cats, because it's a genetic fault that triggers it in cats, it's thought. So it's entirely possible that your area has a very NON-diverse breeding cat population, and so most of the rescues you get are from the same bloodlines. Not helpful info at all, I know, but it could explain why you are getting it so much there.

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