Have you joined the FIP yahoo group? If not, do so. They are great. [EMAIL
PROTECTED] FIP is not really "contagious" in the sense that Felv is. I have
had 3 fosters die of it and all the other fosters that were exposed to them are
fine. And it's not because they were foster-mates or exposed to each other.
It doesn't work like that. FIP is caused by the corona virus, which all cats
in a rescue situation (mine were from animal control) and/or multi-cat
household are more than likely going to have high titers for, but that doesn't
mean they "have" FIP. A high corona virus titer for a lot of cats will mean
nothing. FIP is a mutation of the corona virus- the body's inappropriate
immune response to corona. There are theories and beliefs about the factors
that contribute to the reason why in one cat with the high titer, they come
down with FIP, but in another, they may never-- not even the dry form in old
age; and yes, I have my theories and of course I think I know why I had 3 that
didn't make it. So, essentially, there's not really an argument for
segregating- even if you have a cat with a fat belly and it could be wet fip.
I'm far from an expert, so you should join the FIP group to get all the
information. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date:
Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:27:48 -0600> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP> > I
wrote earlier this week about Tessa's big belly. Before introducing her to> my
other kitties I wanted to be sure she did not have FIP. Our internal med> vet
offered to ultrasound her belly. She, too, was alarmed when she saw her.> The
ultrasound showed just fat cells, no liquid. Great way to diagnose...at> least
for the wet form!> Laurie> > > _______________________________________________>
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