Hi Michelle,
I am sorry you haven't had any good replies
yet over on the FIP list, I am on that list too,
they usually run slower and less detailed on
replies than this amazing felv list. I don't have
experience with FIP like the breeders on the list,
but they often seem to distrust FIP diagnoses.
Have you been to Dr. Addie's site on FIP?
I believe she has a worksheet there that can
help rule FIP in or out. My Ally was diagnosed
as wet FIP by her regular vet, I am still not sure
she was right, but here are the symptoms she had:
lethargy
recurring URI (whenever we tried to wean
her off antibiotics)
recurring fevers
inappetance
red "swimmer's ear" infection that wouldn't
clear
fluid in abdomen (not thick, barely tinted yellow
inconsistent with FIP) big belly within a week.
FCoV titre - 1:100 (again, not very indicative of FIP)
FeLV+
FIP is so frustrating, I guess all of these symptoms
can result from other problems. It sounds to me like
you are treating her in the best possible manner.
The only way I can see the surgery being helpful is
if it could find another treatable cause of her symptoms.
If it only rules FIP in or out, I too would choose not to
put her through it. She has been fighting the fevers
much better than my Ally did, so it may very well be
something else. I so hope that she is rallying again
as I type this...
Strength,
Beth
