Is there a cure for FIP

Is there a cure for FIP?

http://www.kittenbaby.com/infectious-peritonitis.php

Currently, FIP is considered to be a routinely fatal disease once a positive diagnosis has been made. Unfortunately, no cure yet exists. The basic aim of therapy is to provide supportive care and to alleviate the self- destroying inflammato…

How can I cure my cat that has been diagnosed with FIP??

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First you must be sure that the cat has FIP, because many cats with FECV or some other disease are misdiagnosed with FIP. Virtually every cat with biopsy-confirmed FIP dies. Some cats can be treated with drugs to suppress the immune system …

What is the treatment for FIP?

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The most effective treatment protocols combine cortisone with cytotoxic drugs and antibiotics. Cats should be tested for FeLV before starting treatment as cats positive to both will not respond to treatment. Affected cats should be isolated…

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Is there a cure for FIP?

Q: What would you call the syringe they withdrew of yellow stuff from my cats belly? This seemed to comfirm the vets diagnosis. She did not test any tissue whatsoever!!!!

A: NO!!! There is no cure and no test for it. You have to assume by symptoms. The “test” just tests for exposure to the corona virus, which most cats will test positive for.Mostly it is just by the signs and symptoms.It is an awful disease. I had a foster litter of Siamese kittens. Of the 4 kittens, three have died from FIP. The other has been healthy for a year, but who knows. He could become sick at any time.There is no test for it. I had just spent $1,200 and 4 months treating a kitten at Cornell, and there is NO TEST! The blood test tests for the EXPOSURE to the corona virus.I have tested 5 of my cats and they all test POSITIVE for the corona virus. That does not mean they have or will ever have FIP. My kitten that they are sure had FIP tested negative for the corona virus for the first 2 tests. Cornell says there is no difinitive test available for FIP at this time. They are working on a fecal test, but at this time there is not a test that can tell you for sure that your cat does or does not have FIP. Visit some web sites from the Veterinary Universities. They will tell you the same thing. Some vets use the blood test and say to euthanize based on the test. They are mistaken.Get all the facts before you do anything.By the way, the blood test is not expensive at all. It is no more expensive than a regular blood panel that your would have done at the vet.

How long can a cat live with FIP?

Q: My cat is two years old and I noticed last August (eight months ago) that she was losing weight. I started feeding her canned food,and she eats well, and her weight picked up a bit, but she has remained frail and is not as playful and active. One day a few months ago, I became very concerned when her pupils became dilated, and I brought her in to the vet for a complete check-up and blood work. The vet said that the symptoms and blood test results were consistent with a dry form of FIP, but that there is no test that can confirm the diagnosis 100%. I know that there is no cure for FIP, and don’t want her to suffer, but haven’t yet had the courage to bring her in to be euthanized (I had actually made an appointment… but called to cancel it). I’ve been putting off the inevitable – but she continues to eat well, and she is still skinny, and seems partially (if not totally) blind, but her condition has remained stable for quite some time. In the last couple of weeks, she seems to have regained some energy (climbs onto my bed at night, sleeps on my pillow, climbs onto the kitchen table when I prepare meals, comes to me and meows when it is time for her to be fed). Could she really have survived this long (eight months) if it is FIP? Does anybody have any suggestions of other possible diagnoses that my vet could explore?

A: There is no definitive test for FIP in a live cat. It can only be diagnosed postmortem. The test is for the presence of the corona virus, and most cats who come from a multi-cat situation will have that virus in their systems. In about 5% of cats who have the virus, it mutates into FIP. In other words, most cats who have the virus will not get the disease. Our rescue director was at a vet conference a couple years ago, and one of the leading FIP researchers spoke there. He said that more cats are euthanized from the misdiagnosis of FIP than actually die of the disease! If she’s skinny but eating and living a good life, there is absolutely no reason to euthanize her. The wet form of FIP kills very quickly, and the dry one kills quickly also. Often vets will say FIP when the real answer should be “I don’t know”. She could have any number of things. To euthanize her when she doesn’t seem to be suffering, and you just don’t know doesn’t seem like a right thing to do.

Has anyone heard of FIP?

Q: My beautiful year old male cat Dylan lost interest in eating and lost a tremendous amount of weight..after visiting one vet twice and another vet for a 2nd opinion, an ultrasound and more tests it was 95% conclusive that Dylan unfortunately had FIP – Feline Infectious Peritonitis. Plus he had a heart murmur of 4+ which didn’t help the matter. Dylan took a turn for the worse just after midnight Friday night and we took him to the closest Animal Emergency hospital and had him put to sleep : ( Sadly, there is no cure for FIP – and Dylan had the type that was rapid.

A: My late kitten had to be put to sleep due to complications from suspected dry form of FIP. He showed signs of illness in early September and then it got to the point where he could no longer walk anymore and thus he could no longer go to the litterbox. He couldn’t control his bladder as well so he would pee himself. I bathed him but within seconds he would be soaked in pee. His third eyelid was always present. I syringe fed him. I love him so very much (more than anything or anyone). But it was for the best. Now we have a kitten that has a URI and is not eating so we’re dealing with this little bundle of sweetness.You did the right thing for the poor baby.