your vet did not tell you the virus name eh?

if look bigger like pregnant, it should be FIP.

FIP is Feline Infectious Peritonitis.

What causes Feline Infectious Peritonitis?
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a severe disease of domestic cats and some exotic cats. It does not affect non-feline species, such as dogs. It is caused by a coronavirus.

The incubation period is controversial. In experiments with the virus, cats will develop the disease within two weeks of infection. In household situations, it appears that the virus may be dormant in some cats for several months, or even years, before the disease occurs.

What are the clinical signs?
FIP is a chronic, wasting disease that results in poor appetite, fever, and weight loss over several weeks; it is ultimately fatal. Because various organs may be affected (i.e., liver, kidneys, brain, eyes, etc.), a variety of clinical signs may be associated with this disease. For example, blindness or seizures may occur in one cat, while another will have signs of liver disease (jaundice).

There are two forms, the wet (effusive) form and the dry form. The wet form results in accumulation of large quantities of fluid in the chest or abdomen. If it occurs in the chest, the cat will experience difficulty breathing. When it occurs in the abdomen, a large, bloated appearance will result. The dry form affects the target organs in a similar fashion, but no fluid is produced. If enough time passes without the cat dying, the dry form may progress into the wet form. Diagnosis of FIP is much easier if fluid is present.

Is FIP contagious?
As with other viruses, spread of infection to other cats is a concern. There are three stages of FIP infection, and significant risk to other cats occurs in only the first two stages.

1. The first stage is initial infection. During the two to four week period following viral infection of the cat, a large amount of virus is shed; other cats in direct contact with virus will be exposed.
2. The second stage is one of dormancy. The virus is inactive within the cat, so it causes no disease. If the cat is stressed during this stage, some virus shedding may occur. Otherwise, the cat is not contagious. Some cats shed enough virus during the stressed period to be a threat to surrounding cats. This stage may last a few weeks to several years.
3. The third stage is clinical illness. It usually lasts a few weeks and terminates in death of the cat. As a rule, the cat is not contagious during this stage.

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This post has been edited by elfreakz: Feb 1 2009, 10:58 PM

There are 2 types WET & DRY FIP but I forget which is worse than the other.


PS: Is it possible to get added to the list?

Thanks

This post has been edited by mojava: Feb 2 2009, 04:50 AM

FIP manifests in two forms: effusive, or "wet", and noneffusive, or "dry". The wet form comprises 60% to 70% of all cases and has a more rapid progression than dry FIP.

In wet FIP, fluid accumulates in body cavities - typically in the abdominal cavity, where it causes progressive, but generally painless, swelling; or in the thoracic (chest) cavity, where it causes respiratory distress due to compression of the lungs and fluid backing up into the airways.

In dry FIP, fluid buildup is minimal and symptoms depend on which organs are affected by lesions. About half of all dry cases produce eye inflammation or neurological problems: paralysis, unsteady gait, and seizures. Other lesions may cause kidney or liver failure. Weight loss, pancreatic disease, depression, anemia, and fever are usually present.

Despite these differences, wet and dry FIP are not two different diseases. The strength of a cat's immune system response appears to determine which form of the disease it develops. If the immune system reacts poorly, the cat probably will develop the wet form. A stronger response might result in the dry form. When the cat's immune system responds optimally, the animal develops neither form but may become a virus carrier for several years. A carrier cat whose immune system weakens over time eventually may develop the full-blown disease.

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huhuhu..........
im so sad............

i'm worry about my 5 months kitten, she is DLH and i just got her from my gf...she just stayed in my home for 1 week, last weekend, as i'm not around, went to Cameron, when i got home yesterday, my mom said she been not active like usual, like when she 1st time arrived at my house. just eat a little, and 'berak cair', i just bring her to vet today and the vet give her injection for worm...so any suggestion what i'm supposed to do, i'm afraid something will happen to her...huhu

Question : Is there any side effect if she eating SP for adult 1-6 years? as she just 5 months old

that berak cair is usually cause by worms. so vet already deworm her right. give few more days.

there is not side effect feeding adult food to kitten. just that, the kitten won't get what she/he should get. kitten food is design to build up a stronger body. since kitten food has higher nutrition than adult food. it is best to feed food depends on their age. so they will fully growth.

if the vet give your cat anti biotic syrup, finish it, don't skip. that is important.

lastly, go to the supermarket, buy some chicken. maybe a chicken breast. go boil it with empty water without anything. chop the chicken into dice size. and rebus few minutes. jangan lama sangat. just for awhile. now separate the chicken and empty soup. feed her/him the chicken, and soup as water. if still refuse, add alil bit wet food such as whiskas. mix it, and feed your kitten.

chicken and the chicken soup can cure them from berak cair.

p/s if you plan to change to kitten food, don't do it now. wait till her stool become normal first. then u buy kitten food. mix the kitten food and adult food 50-50. and slowly decrease the adult food.

p/s if you recently change the food... without mixing with old food, this is another reason why your kitten turn out to have soft stool.

ok...i've oledi buy the whiskas in packet....thanks elf...really appreciate it
will find chicken after this, want to see her healthy again...another things, the vet give anti biotic in tablet, not syrup, and is there any good brand for this anti biotic syrup?

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tablet also can

if u have problem feeding her pill... u can smash it, and take abit of wet food, mix it.. and feed her..

or you can drop abit water on the pill.. hancur kan.. then get syringe, suck it in the syringe, and press it into her mouth.

if u know how to feed pill directly better lah... hopefully you know how.

errkk anti biotic brand? only vet has it... u cannot purchase it other place.

you must finish that anti biotic drugs ehehh dont skip.

hehe..ok...i think i'll use the syringe, coz there are some of my cat i can feed the tablet just like that, but her, i don't want to force it...maybe later...i just boiled the chicken, chop it and mix a little with whiskas as u said...but she still not eat it yet, maybe when she hungry she'll eat it.....hope she'll recover soon...thanks elf...

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dia biar dia rest dulu. jangan paksa. tapi pasti kan dia minum air tau. sukat berapa banyak air you bagi dia tonight, and see tomorrow ada kurang ke tak.

as for the wet food.. kalau sampai esok awal pagi tak habis, buang kan saja. wet food mudah spoil. tak elok lama sangat expose to the air. jangan takut bazir, as for now, the aim is to make sure she is back healthy.

hmm....just now she vomited something like saliva....i really worried, is it because the effect of the injection and medicine? if she don't want to drink, what i'm supposed to do? can i use the syringe to give her drink? huhu

This post has been edited by nash9701: Feb 3 2009, 12:51 AM

vomitting saliva with yellowish or greenish or sometime no color, is a sign of too much worm.

worm you can actually see easily from the stool if it hard stool.

cirit birit is early stage of alot worms. but when it show vomitting, that means more worms.

yes it can be the reaction of the deworming.

yeap if she refuse to drink, u need to spoon feed everything, include food too.

which vet did u went? did u ask for the body temperature?

p/s put her in room temperature, warm room...

This post has been edited by elfreakz: Feb 3 2009, 12:58 AM

she vomit saliva with no color...i went to small government vet near my house today....and i don't ask for the body temperature coz i told him my cat 'berak cair' and just eating a little of her food, and he said it is sign of worm...so elf, your suggestion, is it OK if i just let her tonite rest, and check her back tomorrow morning? huhu....

yea just your cat rest for awhile.

just remember water (empty fresh water / the chicken soup) , food (chicken or wet food) and finish the anti biotic. dry food skip it first until u see improvement in the stool then continue dry food.

i just send my cat to another vet, private one in ipoh today, as i expected, she has high fever, so need to be hospitalized and 'kena masuk air'...huhu..hoping she get well soon...poor BABY (my cat's name)

yea since she is not drinking kan.. better masuk air before jadi teruk. lack of water can lead to death.

so everybody, make sure you drink enough water daily and also your beloved cats

yah...she just licking only a little water....the vet did a good job, check all parts including blood, body temperature, skin, etc...compare to yesterday vet, simply give injection, huhu...u can determine your cat lack of water or not by pulling the skin, if the skin return to normal condition slowly, means lack of water. Another things, if ur cat is sick, the vet should not give vaccination...can make thing worse (according to the Jean Veterinary said to me)...last but not least, don't afraid to spend money for your cat health...as long as the cat happy and healthy...insyaAllah..

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correct... other word dehydration. the skin must go back to the base faster not slowly
correct... only vaccine healthy kitten/cat

lastly, never afraid to ask questions to the doctor, although it may sound stupid. because we are actually paying for the consultation ready 101 questions before you smash the vet eheheh

zzz

i told myself not to raise the 5 kitten but my mom today is taking care of them and even send 1 of them to vet because it is very weak in term of walking and his face is very pale..

what should i do? every time I near them I feel very itchy =S is it the flea has jump on my skin.. should I bath them with flea shampoo? any tips? =|

but they very cute zzz.. but my heart dont want to raise them... but very cute.. LOL baby cat =.=

if the fleas jump on u, u can see the fleas crawling on your skin dude...hehe, maybe u have allergic skin....i'm not so sure about what age suitable to bath your cat, as for me, is not suitable to bath kitten directly with water, maybe u can do like wipe their fur with warm water...they easy to catch cold compare to older cat....well i think elf have better ideas...i forgot something, actually there is something like spray to solve this fleas problem...usually vet sell it, u just spray it to their fur, and the fleas will be dead..hoho....and no harm to kitten if they lick their fur...


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This post has been edited by nash9701: Feb 3 2009, 11:46 PM