There are drops that are put into the nose for FIP as a vaccine . Reliable diagnosis is based on all the symptoms put together and much more easily recognized when it’s the wet form of FIP with “ascites’.
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:03 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP This is true for FIV. There is no FIP vaccine. There is no test for FIP. Sharyl ----- Original Message ----- From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP Both vaccines, FIV and FIP, will make cats test POSITIVE forever! -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Christiane Biagi Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:46 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP Think u r referring to the fiv vaccine Christiane Biagi Sent from my Samsung Epic™ 4G Lynda Wilson <longhornf...@verizon.net> wrote: >Just a note regarding FIP. Please be advised not to vaccinate against it. The >vaccine is very controversial and the cat will ALWAYS test positive for it if >given the vaccination.. > >This is too important not to mention.... > >L > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee Evans > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions > > > There is no reliable test for FIP. Your cat tested positive for corona > virus. Most cats will test positive for corona virus and never get ill. FIP > is caused by a form of corona virus to which some cats are genetically > predisposed to contract if exposed to it. FIP is not rare but it's > definitely not very prevalent. I have had cats who tested above 400 for > corona virus and never got FIP and a cat who definitely had FIP but tested > very low for corona virus. He had apparently been exposed to the form that > he was predisposed to contract. He was also a street cat, in poor health in > general. Lee > > > > From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions > > > > YES! > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Hargreaves > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:52 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New and Some Questions > > Anyone: do you have to repeat the Felv vac every year? > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Vicky Eyal <vi...@droreyal.co.za> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I am new to this list and to the world of Feline Leukemia. We have 3 > precious cats, and we found out at the end of last year that two are FeLV > positive, and of those two, one is FIP positive as well :( > > Details: > Kitty1 (11 years old, male) is the reason we got any of them tested at all. > He was just a little "off" - more subdued, less energy, a little on the > skinny side. He tested positive for FeLV and FIP. Our vet put him on a round > of cortisone and antibiotics, and he seemed to bounce back. He still isn't > completely 100% though (although hard to pinpint actual behaviours, more just > a general sense I have), and is still skinnier than I would like. > > Kitty2 (11 years old, male) also tested positive for FeLV (but not FIP). He > currently has no noticeable symptoms at all, although he does vomit a lot. > This has been going on for 5-6 years though, and he is long-haired, so I > don't think it is related. > > Kitty3 (1 year old, male) tested negative for both viruses (and FIV). We had > him vaccinated against FeLV when he tested negative, and he had the booster 4 > weeks later. We will continue to give him the vaccination every year. > > If you got through all of this, thanks so much. Now my questions: > > Q1. I want to start Kitty1 on some form of treatment, just to build him > up/keep him strong. I have the sense that all is not 100%, even although he > is not noticeably unwell, is eating fine etc. I was thinking of asking our > vet to start Interferon. Any thoughts here? Suggestions? Would something else > be better? Would it be bad to start a treatment like this before he is > noticeably sick? What is the recommended dosage here? > Q2. Is there anything I should be doing for Kitty2. He seems fine, hasn't > lost weight etc. He does throw up a lot, but has for the last 5-6 years. > Q3. We have decided to keep Kitty3 instead of rehoming him, after a lot of > thought. He has had 3 homes in the last year (a shelter rescue who was then > neglected by the person who adopted him... grrrr...), and he is so settled > with us, that I worry about trying to find him yet another home. I think he > must have been exposed by now in any case (the older boys would groom him on > the face when he was little), so my prayer is that he has immunity. Am I > being naive here? Should we find him another home? > Q4. Any tips, advice, suggestions on what I can do to prolong our boys' > lives with a reasonable quality? > > Thanks so much in advance. And sorry for the long message. > > Vicky > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > -- > ---------------------------- > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/ > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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