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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Hargreaves Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:05 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV & Ascites? Isn't it impossible to diagnose FIP? On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM, GRAS <g...@optonline.net> 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: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Forgotten Felines Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 <at...@optonline.net> 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: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Forgotten Felines Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:01 PM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 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 -- ---------------------------- 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. 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
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