Fip

[mruffruff]

A co-worker has just trapped a large, feral, stray cat that has been hiding in her basement with her other cats. He was just tested positive for FIP.

He was going to be neutered and let out at work where we feed a few ferals. There is no chance that he could be adopted or fostered.

What would you do?
Have him neutered and let him go, or end his life?
Would you worry about the cats you have at home, since he was with them a lot?

And just how is FIP spread?

Katherine was a vet tech 10 years ago but FIP wasn't as recognized then so she's not any more knowledgeable than I am.

[moosmom]

PLEASE!!! Do NOT end his life. FIP is not a death sentence. His testing positive simply means that he was exposed to it. It doesn't mean he has it.

My cat MooShoo tested positive for FIP when he was 10 weeks old. He's now a fat, healthy 6 year old Sphynx. I also have 3 other cats that live, eat, sleep and play with MooShoo. They're all healthy.

The best thing you can do for him is have him neutered and let him back out with his pals.

[jenluckenbach]

Ditto what moosmom said.

[Barbara]

Look in Cat Health for Miley's thread. She was tested positive last week Looks as if the tests only can tell whether a cat was exposed to a certain corona virus and nobody can predict whether that virus will change to be maligne. And it looks as if 80% of cats tested positive never develop FIP.

Of course -if they develop the symptoms then there is no other solution than to put them to sleep.

So we hope that this feral boy will live a long and happy and neutered life.

[lv4dogs]

If he is released can he spread FIP?

How is it spread?

How do you test for it?

Mine have been tested for LEUK & FIV but I've never heard of FIP until I saw it on here about a month or so ago.

[Craftlady]

If he is released can he spread FIP?

How is it spread?

How do you test for it?

Mine have been tested for LEUK & FIV but I've never heard of FIP until I saw it on here about a month or so ago.

Heres a site that explains it in pretty simple english
http://www.furr-angels.com/fip.htm