I am sorry that the test result is supporting more for FIP, Michelle - but at the same time, don't give up yet.. there was a cat having FIP and FIV got treated with FOI and made a complete recovery - did you get your FOI package?
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:13 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Lucy's fluids I got Dr. Ishida's article and read it. Lucy's fluid cytology fits every one of the criteria he used for determining fip effusion. The only thing she does not have (or didn't on 1/17 when bloodwork was done, anyway) that he used for diagnosis criteria is high protein and globulin levels in the blood, but Dr. Addie says that only 50% of cats with wet fip have that, maybe because they are effusing some of their proteins and globulins into their abdomen rather than it all circulating in their blood, I don't know. Anyway, it really seems, and looks, like fip at this point. Except that I can't get anyone to give me an answer about what the cytology parameters are for toxo effusions. Michelle
