Pretty much confirmed today by the feline specialist that dear, sweet Pippi has dry FIP. It is a shame because I had a family interested in adopting her and I had to call the Langdon’s tonight and deliver the bad news that she isn’t going to be adopted out.

My plan is since her only symptom at this time is her milky eye- to just leave her be and when she starts exhibiting the other symptoms of dry FIP; loss of appetite, weight loss, lethargy, fevers, I will decide then what to do next. Right now her appetite is great, she is playing and exhibiting normal behavior. Any additional tests will eat away with the next spay and neuter fund which will be swallowed tomorrow when the final 6 kittens are done. She can have at least a year of life with the dry form, the wet is more pervasive and aggressive and the kittens die quickly.

The FIP although called “Infectious” is not contagious. It is a common virus most cats are subjected to- it is just in some cats, the virus mutates and causes these awful chain of events to unfold in their bodies. There is currently a study being done out of Tennessee on FIP kittens and cats but other than being able to extend the lives of the cats up to 6 months, there is no miracle cure in sight.