How Long To Wait Before Getting Another Cat After Fip

1. How long to wait for a new cat after a cat died from FIP?

   Bodo'south story again: this senior cat came to a friend of mine last year at the age of xvi and died some weeks ago from FIP

   Bodo's memorial thread and full story

   My friend never had cats in his grown-up life just he and his family now first slowly to think about someone to come to their family unit over again and to occupy a new spot in their hearts (and all the old spots in the sun and on the couch )

   Does whatsoever of you accept the feel to know how long they will take to await to make sure a new cat cannot be infected with FIP at their home?

   Thanks for your help.

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2. 6 months are recommended, that's how long the virus can survive outside the true cat's body. And every object the sick has been in affect with (litter boxes, true cat trees, toys, bowls) should be removed.

   I know that's a horrible long time to wait... When I lost my Aysche from FIP, I waited three months before I got Katz (at that time, I wasn't very well-informed about the virus and the risks), and Katz did non get infected.

   Kirsten

   

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3. Oh no, the virus can't survive outside the cat for half-dozen months. The virus can survive outside the true cat for, at the most, seven weeks. Unless you have other cats that might be infected a good cleaning of the business firm and "quarataine" for seven weeks will do.

   Simply if you have other cats you should await six months earlier getting another true cat. This because information technology tin take upwards to vi months for an infected cat to show whatsoever symptomes of the disease.

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4. Well, I have to say that I have a cat who tested positive was MooShoo at the age of three months. I take since added 4 cats to my household and none of them have the FIP virus.

   As far as kittens are concerned, I'd definitely await at least 6 months before adding a new baby to the crew.

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5. I was told by my vet (subsequently I asked should I super clean the house etc) that the virus lives but a very brusk time, within mins. But delight don't hold me to this verbal time frame. Because when he was explaining this to me, I was but finding out Butterscotch had information technology. I was a mess.
   However,it's the possible transmission from ane to other through litter box, scratches/bites for examples that yous have to worry.

   All stuff I've read is expect 90 days to re-examination (that's the incubation menses from an onset of Feline Leukemia). Skinny tested negative in Sept. Thumper tested negative 2 yrs ago when we got her. We had Butterscotch for about 5 yrs. Unfortunately, our old vet never tested him, I thought he did and we found out through crunch disease that he had it and within 3 days he passed away two months ago.

   In general, some signs to look for are... white gums, white inside ears (both are signs of enemia), weight loss, not eating, hiding allot, breathing heavy, crying. It's painful to recall all this information, but I promise it helps people.

   She should test her animals more than once. Maybe the vet under the circumstances would give her a break in the cost of testing.

   Last edited by Craftlady; 04-29-2004 at 09:46 PM.

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6. I take washed rescuing for many years now, had hundreds of cats pass through the revolving doors hither, and had only one obvious FIP kitten. If the kittens etc. I accept in test FeLV- and accept had a quarantine flow for panleukopenia, if space allows, they can run to their hearts content. FIP is a member of the corona virus family, which the common kitty cold is also! Therefore, if you take your true cat in for the so called "FIP test" chances are they WILL test positive! Most every cat has had a cold past the time they accomplish a twelvemonth onetime, and the test only detects a corona virus...not an FIP one. Vets cannot differentiate between whatsoever corona virus, and more than cats are killed past that damn test, than actually dice from FIP! Breeders of cats tend to become FIP positives more than the general public, as it is linked more than by genetics, than not. I panicked when years back I had ane little black kitten who developed the wet form of FIP. His lttermates had all been adopted (and all to my noesis are fine still), but this kitten had the classic symptoms, sluggishness, abdominal bloat, anemia, and a very spiny blow fish look almost him. I took him to the vets where he had a abdomen tap...assistant yellow fluid came out, and I chose to euthanise him as he was going downhill. He exposed many others to this virus. According to "Catnip Newsletter" put out by Cornell Univ. FIP tin live outside the torso for six weeks or longer nether ideal conditions, it generally survives merely a few days, and is easily killed past common disinfectants. It is more genetically linked than not, and many cats can be exposed and never prove any symptoms. About v-x% of cats exposed come downwards with the total blown virus, and die from it. I'd tell your friend to make clean the place well, and prefer a shelter true cat or kitten...or two! And not worry!

   ~*~ "None left to rescue, none left to buy, none left to suffer, none left to die. None to be browbeaten, none to be kicked...all must be loved and all must be stock-still".
   Author Unknown ~*~
   
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   ~BRRR~ I'VE BEEN FROSTED!!!~ BRRR~

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7. Thanks everyone for all that thorough information- it sounds very encouraging

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