They can send the fluid to a lab, but if you draw the fluid & it is yellow & stringy you can be pretty sure it's FIP
Kathryn Hargreaves <[email protected]> wrote: >Isn't it impossible to diagnose FIP? > >On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM, GRAS <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh, no – poor baby! I am so sorry!**** >> >> The vet couldn’t think of trying anything else?**** >> >> I also found that when they don’t respond to antibiotics, toxoplasmosis >> may be present, and it took me over 6 months, 2 yrs ago, of medicating to >> finally get rid of it – the kitten was negative on everything else.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Forgotten Felines >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:28 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV & Ascites?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> She also had a fever that wouldn't respond to antibiotics, not even a cool >> cloth, and diarrhea. Kaya had a vet appointment on Monday and was diagnosed >> with FIP, so I put her to sleep before it could get any worse =(**** >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Natalie <[email protected]> wrote:**** >> >> http://www.medicinenet.com/ascites/article.htm - this should answer some >> of your questions about ascites.**** >> >> Learn about *ascites*, accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. >> Some common causes of *ascites* include liver disease or cirrhosis, >> portal hypertension, cancers. ...**** >> >> We had a cat with cancer, and he had to have ascites drained several >> times; unfortunately, our vet said that you can’t do it only so often….*** >> * >> >> Don’t jump to conclusions that it’s FIP!~**** >> >> Natalie**** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Forgotten Felines >> *Sent:* Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:01 PM >> *To:* [email protected]**** >> >> >> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] FeLV & Ascites?**** >> >> **** >> >> My FeLV+ kitten developed ascites and I'm worried the vet is going to tell >> me it's FIP. Does anyone know if ascites is ever related to FeLV?**** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org**** >> >> ** ** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> > > >-- >---------------------------- >Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > >If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their >life. Contact your local pound for information. ><http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> > >If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and >to free up cage space. > > >Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by >implementing the No Kill Equation: >http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> > >Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: >http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > >Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > >More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > >More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >[email protected] >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
