Actually, with all of my 6 kitties who died of FIP, they all passed away naturally except one, Olive who developed severe neurological symptoms and had seizures every 15 mins.. Peter died from the liver problem and died very quickly... Naomi died very peacefully.. Rikki died from ARF, Dharma died from anemia/liver, Lizzie died from liver/neurological problems.. whenever neurological problem shows, you know that it's towards the end stage -
It's known to be.. usually with FIP cats, they don't have severe anemia but mild.. and organ failures and seizures seem to be more common cause of death.. but for some reason, lately more cats with FIP develop more severe anemia.. which seems to be consistent throughout for some reason. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:39 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Lucy update With dry fip, it is organ failure and/or anemia. My Buddy died naturally from what probably was dry fip. His pcv was 6 the last time it was measured, a couple of days before. The vet said he should not have been able to stand. But he was on the dex/depo combo shots, and he was literally trotting around the house. I want to put Lucy on those shots. Wet fip is different, though, and does not usually affect organs in the same way. Cats stop eating at some point, and that will kill them if they are not force-fed. So maybe that is what happens, or anemia. Michelle In a message dated 1/30/2007 4:07:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: None of the websites say... even Dr. Addie's says all FIP cats are euthanized. I suppose it will get to a point where she will be suffering so bad you'll have to euthanise her? It appears that is the case with every other FIP+ cat in existence. Surely there have been research cats that they have just let die to KNOW what the end result of FIP is... but I can't find any reference. I mean, how do they KNOW it's 100% fatal, as all the websites state, if ALL the cats that have it are euthanised? That's a REALLY good question Michelle! Hideyo, can you contact Dr. Addie and that other Japanese vet (who's name I forget now - Ishida maybe?) and ask them? I don't see any contact info on Dr. Addie's website, but I know you've spoken to her. Ask, if the cat is NOT euthanised, WHAT is the cause of death, and what could we expect to see happen in the end stages? Phaewryn
