[Felvtalk] OT FIP wasRe: Merlot

2015-10-19 Thread Margo
"The abdominal pain sounds more like FIP, to be honest, but I have a FIP cat who also responded remarkably to the Winstrol, so same advice" Hi Amani, I'm interested in you're associating abdominal pain with FIP. Could you point me in the direction of more inform

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP/RAW DIET

2012-02-22 Thread dot winkler
and the name?  Thanks.   Dotty - Freehold. From: Tracey Shrout dtshr...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 6:12 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP Vicky, I can't tell you much about the FIP, but as for the FELV, I can tell you

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-22 Thread czadna sacarawicz
no posts? sent this morning and didn't echo back. cz___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-22 Thread GRAS
Must be a problem on your end because I am receiving and posting! From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of czadna sacarawicz Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:43 PM To: feline leukemia list Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP no posts

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-20 Thread jbero tds.net
Dear Vicky, I haven't been involved in the felvtalk emails for awhile and I really do not know the history of your cat or why you are considering FIP. I do know that FIP is often fatal and relatively rapidly so. If you are truely dealing with FIP, I have known only one individual who has

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-18 Thread Tracey Shrout
Vicky, I can't tell you much about the FIP, but as for the FELV, I can tell you the most important thing you can do for them is give them a good species-appropriate diet. I recommend a homemade or commercial raw diet. My felv+ (Abbey) has been on it for over 3 years and is doing remarkably well

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread GRAS
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

2012-02-16 Thread Marcia Baronda
Hi everyone Great source of info on FIP is The Orion Society. They have a list, just like this one that deals with FIP. I had a cat die from it years ago, still breaks my heart. Horrible disease, but true, hard to read blood tests. I would highly suggest checking out the list. A great big bunch

[Felvtalk] FW: FIP

2012-02-16 Thread GRAS
] FIP 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

[Felvtalk] Fw: FIP

2012-02-16 Thread Lee Evans
- Forwarded Message - From: Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIP I didn't know there was a vaccine for FIP.  I know there's a vaccine for FIV which causes

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread Sharyl
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

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
Try searching for FIP nosodes in Google. There are some out there with 50% success rates. On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: This is true for FIV. There is no FIP vaccine. There is no test for FIP. Sharyl - Original Message - From: GRAS g

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread GRAS
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

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread dlgegg
did she also have a tendecy to avoid the liter box. Casey does that. Marta Gasper marta.gas...@yahoo.com wrote: Vicky..abt kitty #2 that you said vomits a lot, it isn't necesaraly b/c he's long haired..I assume you meant he hacks up hairballs, or does he vomits clear liquid? Clear

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-16 Thread gary
can you refer me to info that says FIP vaccine makes cat test positive? Can't say that I have heard that before. I do know that if the cat was previously exposed to corona vitus, it is ineffective. Gary -- From: GRAS g...@optonline.net Sent

[Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-15 Thread Lynda Wilson
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

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-15 Thread Christiane Biagi
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

Re: [Felvtalk] FIP

2012-02-15 Thread Marta Gasper
Vicky..abt kitty #2 that you said vomits a lot, it isn't necesaraly b/c he's long haired..I assume you meant he hacks up hairballs, or does he vomits clear liquid? Clear could be trying to bring up a hairball too but at 11 I'd have him checked for a renal condition. Cats with CRF throw up very

[Felvtalk] Note treatments for FIP, FeLV, FIV

2011-09-21 Thread Natalie
Note treatments for FIP, FeLV, FIV New treatments for atopic dermatitis, feline stomatitis, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), immunodeficiency virus (FIV; cat AIDS) and other frustrating diseases that affect millions of dogs, cats, and horses. Also, shelter

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-26 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Good points. We've just learned so much skepticism about everything FIP. I'm wondering also - how do you get a vet to do something different - like a vitamin C drip? I know one vet who would and could do that, I'm pretty sure - but she's 60 miles away, and I have trouble finding free

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
A few days ago I posted about the reversal of FIP that I saw in my kitten Angelica on high dose intravenous ascorbic acid and have been following these subsequent posts with some bit of sadness. I believe Jenny makes the most valid arguments and in an effort to provide more details about what

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
A few days ago I posted about the reversal of FIP that I saw in my kitten Angelica on high dose intravenous ascorbic acid and have been following these subsequent posts with some bit of sadness. I believe Jenny makes the most valid arguments and in an effort to provide more details about what

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Part 2

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
FIP. He also had eye involvement on ophthalmoscopic exam including granulomas. Chuckie was so very sick on the day that these positive test results returned and clearly dying that there was no alternative but to euthanize him. At this point the vet bills for Lukey, Chuckie and Angelica have

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Part 2

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
FIP. He also had eye involvement on ophthalmoscopic exam including granulomas. Chuckie was so very sick on the day that these positive test results returned and clearly dying that there was no alternative but to euthanize him. At this point the vet bills for Lukey, Chuckie and Angelica have

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Part 3

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
Part 3 Angelica By now, after the deaths of my two precious boys Lukey, and then baby Chuckie, it was becoming clear that we were definitely seeing FIP in all three and on the right track with the intravenous ascorbate but just not using enough. Because Chuckie's immune system had been so

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Part 3

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
Part 3 Angelica By now, after the deaths of my two precious boys Lukey, and then baby Chuckie, it was becoming clear that we were definitely seeing FIP in all three and on the right track with the intravenous ascorbate but just not using enough. Because Chuckie's immune system had been so

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Final

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
I posted a couple of links earlier that I found helpful throughout the course of this nightmare and I post them again below for those of you who may wish to undertake the intravenous ascorbate protocol for your cats with FIP, FeLV, URI, and other cat diseases. If I had it to do over again, each

[Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Final

2009-11-26 Thread S. Jewell
I posted a couple of links earlier that I found helpful throughout the course of this nightmare and I post them again below for those of you who may wish to undertake the intravenous ascorbate protocol for your cats with FIP, FeLV, URI, and other cat diseases. If I had it to do over again, each

Re: [Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Final

2009-11-26 Thread Sharyl
Prevention and Control http://tinyurl.com/Belfields-paper Sharyl --- On Thu, 11/26/09, S. Jewell ssjew...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: S. Jewell ssjew...@bellsouth.net Subject: [Felvtalk] My experience with IV ascorbic acid and FIP - Final To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, November 26

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-25 Thread jbero tds.net
I think you all have valid points. Here are my thoughts. 1. Overdiagnosis of FIP - this is way hard to estimate because the diagnosis is difficult to come by. In fact, the pathophysiology of the disease is poorly understood so it may actually represent a constellation of diseases. In the end

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-24 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I do think that part of the issue with this fortunate situation, is that some of us have seen vets call anything they can't explain, or anything with a high corona titer, FIP, and it's frustrating, for lack of a better word. I had a lovely healthy Persian kitten that died AFTER spay

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-23 Thread MaryChristine
corona virus titres do NOT prove FIP. cats can have high FeCoV titres and not progress to FIP, and cats who have progressed to FIP can have low titres because their exposure was so long before that the virus itself is out of their systems, although the FIP mutation is not. FIP is the new favorite

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-23 Thread Gloria B. Lane
That's what I understand. ITs proved through necropsy of the dead cat. However, with certain signs yellowish fluid from the belly, high corona titre, etc, vets tend to project that a cat has FIP. I heard by the grapevine recently that Cornell is doing FIP research. I am always very

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-23 Thread jbero tds.net
I find the skepticism and questioning surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of FIP interesting. I have to say, however, that every laboratory test, whether it be in human or veterinary medicine, is subject to failure; either giving false positives or false negatives. This is a far more common

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-23 Thread Susan Hoffman
The skepticism is by people who have dealt with FIP and been brought to our knees by it. Any active rescue person has seen repeated cases of FIP. We have tried all manner of treatment, very often without success. And when we have had what could be called success it was always a situation

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-23 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
alone is not an indicator for FIP since many if not most cats have it in their systems. This has been such a cause of panic even among vets who should know better and has resulted in so many needless deaths that I thought it bore repeating. What causes the coronavirus to mutate into FIP

[Felvtalk] Angelica's miracle comeback from FIP and how it occurred

2009-11-20 Thread S. Jewell
For those of you who saw my earlier post about my kitten Angelica and have wondered how vitamin C could have possibly saved her from FIP, I thought that perhaps the information below would help to explain it and convince others to try this highly effective and completely benign treatment

[Felvtalk] Angelica's miracle comeback from FIP and how it occurred

2009-11-20 Thread S. Jewell
For those of you who saw my earlier post about my kitten Angelica and have wondered how vitamin C could have possibly saved her from FIP, I thought that perhaps the information below would help to explain it and convince others to try this highly effective and completely benign treatment

[Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
Hi, All, Just dropping in to post about the success I have had in reversing FIP in one of my kittens. As most of you know, I lost my FeLV+ boy Lukey in October and we were never sure what actually caused his death, as though we were able to improve his red blood count with a transfusion

[Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
Hi, All, Just dropping in to post about the success I have had in reversing FIP in one of my kittens. As most of you know, I lost my FeLV+ boy Lukey in October and we were never sure what actually caused his death, as though we were able to improve his red blood count with a transfusion

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread gary
I'm Very glad that Angelica has gotten better. However, at least with what you wrote, I don't see a diagnosis of FIP. Was this a diagnosis made by a vet? Were there some tests run with results that were indicative of FIP, or was this just from observation of clinical signs? Gary

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
Gary, Angelica's litter mate Chuckie died from confirmed FIP on November 11 with exactly the same symptoms and Angelica became symptomatic just about 10 days after Chuckie manifested with the disease. They were hospitalized together but Chuckie's disease was too advanced by the time we were

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
Gary, Angelica's litter mate Chuckie died from confirmed FIP on November 11 with exactly the same symptoms and Angelica became symptomatic just about 10 days after Chuckie manifested with the disease. They were hospitalized together but Chuckie's disease was too advanced by the time we were

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Susan Hoffman
I want a solution to FIP. FIP has killed cats in my care and ravaged my spirit. I do not foster tiny kittens because I cannot deal with FIP. So I want this to be real, a real solution to FIP. But I have to say The only way to make a definitive diagnoe of FIP is by necropsy

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten I want a solution to FIP. FIP has killed cats in my care and ravaged my spirit. I do not foster tiny kittens because I cannot deal with FIP. So I want this to be real, a real solution to FIP. But I have to say

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten I want a solution to FIP. FIP has killed cats in my care and ravaged my spirit. I do not foster tiny kittens because I cannot deal with FIP. So I want this to be real, a real solution to FIP. But I have to say

[Felvtalk] research information on FIP from Hideyo

2008-12-12 Thread Jane Lyons
Davis. It was great to see the room almost full,with some new faces. The meeting was video taped and will be availabe to order on the SOCK FIP website soon. If you haven't visited yet, the web site is: http://www.SOCKFIP.org. Dr. P talked for about an hour about the research and the need

[Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-12-06 Thread justinnlisa
Hello, I am desperately searching for a no kill shelter to take in three remaining kittens from a litter of 5 rescued a few months ago. We lost the first two to suspected fip (couldnt afford the biopsy to confirm). Already have 3 healthy permanently adopted rescues and no room at the inn

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-08 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Caroline I love the term Gentle soul. My first to pass from FELV was this way. In fact he was so laid back we did not realize he was in trouble until it was too late. He crashed after being kept overnight on IV antibiotics. He imoroved enough for me to hold him happy and alert, and that same

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-07 Thread Laurieskatz
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

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-07 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
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

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-07 Thread Laurieskatz
Thanks. Yes, I do belong. And thank-you for sharing your personal experience, too. A friend had one cat die from FIP at about 2 years of age and his litter mate lived to 18. My other cats are all 8 or older. Tessa is age unknown but at least a year old. L -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-07 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
Well let me know what they find out. Swollen belly/any type fluid filling in the abdomen is so scary. But god, that it's fip revelation from the doctor is honestly the worst of the worst. But it only happened to me with the 3rd and final one- and by then, when the results came back, he had

Re: [Felvtalk] diagnosing FIP

2008-11-07 Thread Laurieskatz
They found fat cells. Doctor said she's just a tubby girl. No FIP. She said no problem introducing Tessa. She has lost 1.3 lbs since I rescue her. She was ten pounds and is very tiny. Her back legs would slide out from under her all the time. And she was a stray...this man was feeding her (very

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-06 Thread catatonya
to give meds to too. You should see if your vet can try that.Alice Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:25:28 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip? Hey Gloria, We've tried it. The problem is he's very difficult to pill. When I start him

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-06 Thread catatonya
: catatonya Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:25 AM Hey Gloria, We've tried it. The problem is he's very difficult to pill. When I start him on antibiotics he runs and hides and I can't catch him for days... He has escaped

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-04 Thread Sharyl
food and think they are getting a treat.   HTH Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/4/08, catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:25 AM Hey Gloria, We've tried

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-04 Thread Alice hanson
that.Alice Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:25:28 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip? Hey Gloria, We've tried it. The problem is he's very difficult to pill. When I start him on antibiotics he runs and hides and I can't catch him

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q

2008-11-03 Thread Beth Noren
Hi, me again, I just re-read some info on FIP at this site, and they are saying FCoV transmission is primarily through shared litterboxes, so even less chance for worry... http://marvistavet.com/html/body_fip.html Beth ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread Gloria Lane
who dx'd FIP. Now I know there were not tests done it was based on observation and he did not respond to antibiotics. Anyway the weekend I was to come home he left and was never seen again he was 10. I do not know about the tummy part I do know he was losing weight. Sally On 11/2/08

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread Heather
A vet can usually tell if fluid in the stomach feels like the type of accumulation you find with FIP or not, if there is fluid, they will draw it to see if characterisitic of FIP (straw colored) but the fluid should still be tested. FIP is frequently misdiagnosed. And yes, many cats carry

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread MaryChristine
GOOD vets can tell if the fluid feels like FIP, and GOOD vets will draw fluid. i no longer presume that a vet is good without reason to. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread Heather
good point, esp. w/regards to FIP, even some good vets don't know what they are talking about. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:04 AM, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: GOOD vets can tell if the fluid feels like FIP, and GOOD vets will draw fluid. i no longer presume that a vet is good without

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q

2008-11-03 Thread gary
Might also want to check out http://www.dr-addie.com/PreventionS1.htm scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of cat litters that kill the FCoV. Lots of other great info on FIP on Dr. Addie's site. Gary - Original Message - From: Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread Saehwa Kang
, being spoiled by her human up in Northern Cali.:) -Original Message- From: Heather [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 6:58 am Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip? A vet can usually tell if fluid in the stomach feels like the type

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread dlgegg
] 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

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q

2008-11-03 Thread Laurieskatz
:44 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q Hi Laurie, If there are no other symptoms (fever, pronounced spine) then I wouldn't worry. Wet FIP normally progresses pretty quickly, from my experience and what I've read. When I lost my Alice to it it was maybe 3

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
He's eating fine. The problem is he's 12 years old. Can cats 'harbor' fip like felv? tonya Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tonya, I lost one 12 week old to suspected wet FIP 2 years ago. She had a chronic URI and began having fevers that stopped responding to antibiotics. When her

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
That's why I'm thinking it's not fip. This has been going on over a year (the breathing difficulty). The weight gain only for a few months. I would think he would have to show some other symptoms and be sicker than the breathing problem if it's fip, but he does have a fat belly

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
great site. I'm going to assume if he's not got sicker over the past few months it must just be weight gain. He is eating more because he likes the wet food better. thanks, t Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a link with a good explanation:

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
Hey Gloria, We've tried it. The problem is he's very difficult to pill. When I start him on antibiotics he runs and hides and I can't catch him for days... He has escaped at the vet's office twice (at two different vets) because he literally climbs the walls to escape! We have

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
His belly feels 'tight' to the touch. Can a cat keep an ongoing herpes infection that never worsens or improves much? Heather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A vet can usually tell if fluid in the stomach feels like the type of accumulation you find with FIP or not, if there is fluid, they will draw

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread dlgegg
i don't know if they have something like this for the antibiotics he is getting, but my vet gave Annie an injection that lasts for 2 weeks. she also is difficult to pill, give liquids and is super good at hiding. she can get lost in our house very easy. my Snuggles also hated pills, liquids,

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread dlgegg
asthma or chf at that time). I just don't want to take him to the vet anymore. I don't see him for weeks after a vet visit. :( t MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: GOOD vets can tell if the fluid feels like FIP, and GOOD vets will draw fluid. i no longer presume that a vet is good

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
PROTECTED] wrote: GOOD vets can tell if the fluid feels like FIP, and GOOD vets will draw fluid. i no longer presume that a vet is good without reason to. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue

[Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
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

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Sally Davis
Now this was many years ago like 1972 when my Bud cat got sick. I was in college and my dad took hin to the vet who dx'd FIP. Now I know there were not tests done it was based on observation and he did not respond to antibiotics. Anyway the weekend I was to come home he left and was never seen

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q

2008-11-02 Thread Laurieskatz
Hi. Another FIP question. My foster cat Tessa has a large belly. She was spayed and vet said she was full of fat cells. She kind of sways when she walks. Another vet examined her and said her belly was firm and not spongy like an FIP belly would be. Any thoughts? She has mostly been isolated

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
Bud cat got sick. I was in college and my dad took hin to the vet who dx'd FIP. Now I know there were not tests done it was based on observation and he did not respond to antibiotics. Anyway the weekend I was to come home he left and was never seen again he was 10. I do not know about the tummy part

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Beth Noren
Hi Tonya, I lost one 12 week old to suspected wet FIP 2 years ago. She had a chronic URI and began having fevers that stopped responding to antibiotics. When her belly very first started to swell I noticed it, but the vet couldn't see it (or perhaps didn't want me to worry too much prematurely

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Kelley Saveika
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

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-another fip Q

2008-11-02 Thread Beth Noren
Hi Laurie, If there are no other symptoms (fever, pronounced spine) then I wouldn't worry. Wet FIP normally progresses pretty quickly, from my experience and what I've read. When I lost my Alice to it it was maybe 3 weeks or less from first noticing symptoms to having her so swollen

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Beth Noren
I think it's called Rivalta's test? Beth On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:38 AM, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Kelley Saveika
That's it - thanks! On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's called Rivalta's test? Beth -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life!

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread Beth Noren
Here's a link with a good explanation: http://marvistavet.com/html/body_fip.html Beth :o) On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:49 AM, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's it - thanks! On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's called Rivalta's test?

FIP; and recent spay question

2007-12-25 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
I wanted to resend this with a new subject line, since I am now able to access the Archives and I'm scanning for info on FIP. None of what I'm finding is making me feel better- only worse. caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ArchivesDate: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:02:21 -0500

Re: FIP; and recent spay question

2007-12-25 Thread Kelley Saveika
I answered you, but feel free to call if you want. Please, please do not panic. I will see if I can find some info on FIP for you outside of the archives. On Dec 25, 2007 2:17 PM, Caroline Kaufmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wanted to resend this with a new subject line, since I am now able

Re: FIP; and recent spay question

2007-12-25 Thread MaryChristine
i don't have the link in front of me--go to petsmart charities, and look up their recorded seminars. there was one i attended a couple of months ago on the most recent info re: FIP. it should be up on the site by now. MC On Dec 25, 2007 3:17 PM, Caroline Kaufmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: FIP and otyher uglies

2007-12-25 Thread Susan Hoffman
Don't worry about FIV. It's very hard to transmit except through deep penetrating bite wounds. (I have an FIV+ cat of my own, have had others, and I moderate an FIV group. Email off-list if you want more detail on this.) FIP -- first off all, no way can it be diagnosed visually. It's

Re: uveitis and FIP

2007-12-25 Thread Susan Hoffman
uveitis most certainly can be a symptom of dry FIP. But it can also be a symptom of so many other things. Dry FIP is especially hard to diagnose because the possible array of symptoms are so generic. Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Yes I agree and I would think more likely FELV than

Re: uveitis and FIP

2007-12-25 Thread Kelley Saveika
Fortunately I have only had one cat w/dry FIP, and she didn't have uveitis. On Dec 25, 2007 9:25 PM, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: uveitis most certainly can be a symptom of dry FIP. But it can also be a symptom of so many other things. Dry FIP is especially hard to diagnose

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-30 Thread Gina WN
FIP. when i was still involved with VIN (the parent of www.veterinarypartner.com that belinda references), this relationship was just starting to come out, through the Feline Genome Project results from UC Davis and other participants. the winn feline foundation (whose link i don't happen to have

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge (MaryChristine)

2007-06-30 Thread Susan Dubose
- Original Message - From: Malone To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge (MaryChristine) am really new to this whole situation. Adopted an abandoned tuxie and at 9 months he just got sick. 2 days later

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread Susan Dubose
: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge Sorry but no vet knows everything ... I personally know of this type of vet worship costing animals their life. Just stating a fact ... take it or leave it. PS. I didn't call any vet a criminal

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread Susan Dubose
, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: Belinda To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread Kelley Saveika
in the day:) Kelley On 6/28/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the most important info, i believe, in the last few years, is the research showing a genetic predisposition for the mutation from the usually benign corona virus to the horrible FIP. when i was still involved with VIN

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread HIDEYO YAMAMOTO
males roam and fight. - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveikamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:14 AM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge Hey MC, I, too, need

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread Kelley Saveika
I counted up the percentages in Hideyo's list and they added up to 70%. K On 6/29/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: right, this 2/3 figure seems to be what's being used most often. winn feline foundation has new position papers out on FIV/FeLV/FIP, and that's what on theirs. http

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread HIDEYO YAMAMOTO
@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:08 AM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge right, this 2/3 figure seems to be what's being used most often. winn feline foundation has new position papers out on FIV/FeLV/FIP, and that's what on theirs. http

Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge

2007-06-29 Thread HIDEYO YAMAMOTO
yep, exactly! - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveikamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:11 AM Subject: Re: FIP Facts - WAS - Suzie crossed the bridge I counted up the percentages

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