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Thank you both for such sympathetic and knowledgeable replies. My vet wrote to me today noting that: 'Most cats carry feline coronavirus but it doesn't develop into FIP' and that even if you did test faeces of a kitten or cat 'it may be likely that this will be positive for coronavirus but never dev...

Our beloved 11 month old ragdoll kitten, Cloud, died on Friday from FIP. (I posted about this in other thread). The vet told us that when scanning his abdomen, she had observed that Cloud had thin heart walls. Without a postmortem, it's not possible to get a definitive diagnosis. I told the breeder ...

I'm so sorry for your terrible loss, and such a young fluffball. A reputable breeder should certainly want to know if any hereditary condition crops up in their lines and something like HCM ought to have that line shut down immediately, if breeders are serious about eliminating breed issues. Ragdol...

I am so sorry - FIP is a horrible disease, and you must still be in shock. Was it hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? I believe it is very common in ragdolls, and I would certainly tell the breeder so that she can test her breeding stock and avoid mating carriers. I think I would also warn the other kitte...

Good Evening I am typing in a state of shock and immense sadness. Yesterday we tragically lost our smart, loving, loyal, funny 11 month old ragdoll (Cloud) to FIP. I am looking for your advice about what, if anything, I should do about one of the vet's findings when she scanned Cloud - she said that...