Yes, very weird indeed. TOO weird. I can not believe that they could
not get a sample.
I'd be looking for a new (and competent) vet for sure.
When I was at the shelter, even us "dumb" vet techs were able to get fluid
samples from those cats suspected of having FIP...
The procedure
I just realized I posted the AGP normals twice and didn't post the a:g ratios at
all... here's that info:
In FIP the globulin concentration in serum or plasma is raised to over 40g/l.
Consequently the A:G is usually lowered. An A:G of < 0.4 indicates FIP is quite
likely, provided that globulins ar
ospital and the proper facilities/technology)! I assume
they did
OTHER testing to come up with this FIP diagnosis? Please ask them what her
feline
coronavirus (FCoV) titer was. Ask them what her albumin:globulin (A:G) ratio
was in
her blood plasma. In FIP, AGP levels are usually greater than 1500 mg
At 10:37 AM 1/24/2007, you wrote:
Did they do an ultrasoundIs there an obstruction,,Vomiting???A
bloated tummy is not a sure diagnosis,,,Need more diagnostic work,
Kelly
Just came home from the vet. Yesterday morning, I noticed that
Jilly, my 6 month old foster's stomach had bloated out.
Do get her to a bigger vet hospital. FIP is very hard to diagnose and really
cannot be diagnosed except by necropsy after an animal has died. Bloodwork and
analysis of the fluid can tell you if findings are consistent with FIP but
there are other curable causes of the distended belly. Hope fo
Lucy has it with other symptoms, and either has FIP or toxoplasmosis or
something like that. Without looking at the fluid there is no way for them to
say
it is definitely FIP, and if it is FIP she needs steroids more than
antibiotics to control the symptoms. I would get her to a bigger vet
Just came home from the vet. Yesterday morning, I noticed that Jilly, my 6
month old foster's stomach had bloated out. Looeds like she had swallowed a
water balloon. They said it was all fluid, but couldn't get a sample. They
tried and tried. Took x-ray, used a sonogram probe. All fluid. She is
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