Well, it isn't a matter of harboring FIP. FIP is a mutation of coronavirus, which many/most cats, especially those who have been through kill shelters, have been exposed to at one time or another. Most cats can carry coronavirus throughout their lives with no ill effects. There is no way to tell in which cats the virus will mutate. Cats who live in single cat households generally clear the virus over time, with multiple cat households.
Wet food does not typically cause weight gain, if anything it would cause weight loss. There is a test which MC will probably remember the name of that can rule out FIP. Most vets do not know about it. If the cat does indeed have wet FIP, the prognosis is very poor and the time frame is short, but I do think a lot of vets use FIP as a diagnosis when they don't really know what is wrong. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 5:02 PM, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I know many of you have had experience with fip. My cat sneaker has > chronic herpes (vet thinks that's what it is.) he has difficulty breathing, > but his lungs are clear. We've medicated him to no avail. And he is > semiferal and hard to pill, much less use a nebulizer or anything. Anyway, > I've noticed he seems to have gained weight in his belly. Would a cat that > is over 10 years old harbor fip all that time? Wouldn't he act sicker if > that's what it was? I've got a crf cat so I've been feeding more wet food. > So I guess it could just be weight gain...... but it's a FAT tummy. Am I > being paranoid. When he breathes through his nose it sounds like he has a > cold. There is no sneezing and he has no eye discharge or anything. > thanks in advance for any ideas. > tonya > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 Check out our Memsaic! http://www.memsaic.com/app/launch.cfm?sid=08D2CAB2A6E9 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help with the Friday Night Lights' kittens medical needs! http://rescuties.chipin.com/the-friday-night-lights-kittens "Rather than helping, it's easier to point fingers and say "take them first as long as you leave me alone". _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
