Rose, I've had FIP here as well many years ago. A litter of 8 (two litters combined, and nursed by two moms). They were all black, with the exception of a brown tabby who died within a day of my getting them here. I had no idea who was who from the last 7, so when it came time to combo test them (I got them batch tested) they all came out of the vets sporting paper collars with letters "A"-"G". I kept the collars on until all the little letter babies had been adopted. One wasn't quite right so I hung onto him. Within a month he had ballooned with wet form FIP and had to be euthanized. None of the others in the bunch came down with it, nor did any of my cats. One kitten Marley ended up having epilepsy, but is still thriving. Catnip Newsletter did an article on FIP several years ago, that stated that it is more genetically linked, than easily spread as many people think. That's why some breeders have FIP in their catteries (Leslie flenner knows ALL about that). It also only affects about 5-10% of cats exposed to the virus. Most are never affected or else I'd have many dead and dying cats here through the years. If anything Topazio's littermates possibly can come down with it, but I wouldn't be too worried about your own furbabies. Jan







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