FIP

Our little kitty, Izzy, has been very sick.

Last week, Izzy spiked a temperature of 104 degrees, became lethargic and seemed quite ill.

We took her to the vet where Izzy was rehydrated and tested for several diseases, held over night and released the next day.

At that time, the tests ruled out feline AIDS ect and we believed that Izzy might just have a nonspecified viral infection. Unfortunately, Izzy still isn't doing to well.

Today I took Izzy back to the vet and learned she's lost weight since Saturday. The vet believes she may have the feline corona virus, which in turn, may or may not have mutated into FIP or feline infectious peritonitis.

More tests were done, more subcutaneous fluids were given, as were several cans of take home nutritional suppliments.

We left understanding that FIP is not treatable and that it is nearly always fatal.

If our kitten has FIP, that will mean RIP for little Izzy.

So now, we wait for the test results and we pray.

And all I can say, is that the whole situation really sucks. It really, really sucks.