I had two cats that were confirmed yes or no this way. One was a kitten that lost all of his fur, and his belly swelled to HUGE proportions......
He was sooo ugly, he only had fur around his neck & on his head. "Caspian" had fluid removed from his belly that tested neg. as FIP. Finally, after many tests, my vet said he was out of ideas, just take him home and love him, either he will recover, grow out of it....or he won't. He did. Now he is big beautiful Main Coon, and healthy as a horse. W/ Serenity, my felv+ cat, same thing, fluid pulled from the belly, tests confirm FIP. I also understand that the FIP fluid will be a "bright" yellow in color. And when I was working @ the Humane Society, we opened up a kitten for her spay, and she was "full" of FIP fluid. She had been acting fine, however, we did not wake her up. Her organs inside were already damaged. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: Belinda To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Suzie crossed the bridge This still doesn't mean a cat has FIP, if nothing else fits most vets will assume it is FIP but the absolute ONLY way to 100% confirm it is FIP is with a necropsy. I'm sorry I have to keep harping on this but with all the misinformation out there about FIP (same as with FeLV) still today and new people always joining the list I don't want anyone to get and spread incorrect information. There are enough things in this world to get freaked out about without adding false ones. When a vet says a cat is positive for FIP he is wrong, he may be positive and with high titers for the corona viruses that are suspected to cause FIP but that doesn't in most cases mean he has FIP. Unless it is the "wet" form, then fluid can be pulled from the cat's stomach and tested. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com ------------ BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com