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Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 4/26/2008 7:03:49 PM
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This tale is sad, but please read. I just finished talking to my friend about her terrible choice she had to make concerning her new cat she rescued from the animal shelter. She had a cat, but it died trying to be rescued during the floods. Two weeks later she replaced it with a new cat from our local Ohio animal shelter. Jump forward 2 1/2 months, and now she finds out this kitty of 3 months old, is sick with FIP, feline aids. The tests came back, and was given a death sentence. In her grief, she takes her baby home to die. While researching this terrible disease, she finds out its very contagious. She has another cat at home. The vet said, the damage is done by now, to the other cat so she may be losing another down the road possibly. There is no cure for this disease, only to make them comfortable. She is trying to find a way for the shelters/doctors that work with them to do tests on all cats that come in to protect future buyers. This cat being sick, may have been a carrier, or was sick and was just not sick enough to see at the time of purchase but any other cat that may have left that shelter could possibly be infected also. There is no stopping it as its transfered by sneezing, littleboxs, licking. She wants all people to take the time to be aware this is not something that is tested for in any shelter, and that taking home a sic cat can infect not only the shelter cats, but your cats at home also. The vet costs would outweigh the tears later. At this time there is no compensation for new buyers for shelter rescue pets that end up with fatal health issues.
thanks for your time
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RE: Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 4/27/2008 3:10:16 PM
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I have a similar sad tale relating to getting a sick cat from our very own CCSPCA Here in Vineland, NJ. His Name was Norm and he was the most obediant cat ever. He appeared to have been someones pet, however, when he was found as a stray, he remained at the shelter for several months before I felt compelled to take him as I was fearful of his potential demise. I had just lost two cats over the past three years to FIP, Feline Infectous Perontinitis. According to my VET, FIP is normally related to purebreds (both were), so this time I decided to get this average plain cat from the shelter. I took Norm to my VET who tested him since my recent luck was not all that good and lo and behold he tested positive for feline AIDES. I agreed to keep him until he was too sick to continue and then CCSPCA would take him back and do the only humane thing possible. He did manage to stay with us for several months and we thououghly enjoyed his company. I agree that testing should be mandatory, I would be willing to pay extra for it in addoption fees just for the peace of mind. By testing when they arrive it would also prevent the spread of these horrible deceases.
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RE: Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 5/1/2008 4:41:55 PM
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FIP is Feline Infectious Peritonitis; FIV is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus , the feline equivalent of AIDS. I have a cat with FIV who has been symptpmless for over three years. FIV is not a death sentence. Cats with wet FIP usually have a short life after diagnosis FIV and FIP are not the same thing.
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RE: Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 6/20/2008 8:36:00 PM
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Thank you so much for making anyone who reads this aware of this terrible disease. Tell your friend that I feel so bad for her and she is in my prayers! 
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RE: Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 7/7/2008 7:29:16 PM
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We also have a heart-breaking tale. In 2004 we adopted two kittens (litter mates) from a friend of a friend when they were 4 months old. This spring, my daughter begged to adopt a kitten from a pet store. We really didn't want another pet but my daughter was so insistent and so I told her that since there are so many cats already at the Austin Animal Shelter, we should adopt from there. We brought home a feisty kitten. Our male cat, Isaac, was the first to warm up to the new kitten and sometimes they rubbed noses and hung out together. About a week ago, Isaac started vomiting and wouldn't eat. Now $1,000 later, today we had to have our vet put Isaac, our 4 year old male cat, to sleep because he'd contracted FIP. Since our cats are indoor cats, the kitten from the shelter probably brought FIP into the house. FIP is transmitted from the feces in the litter box and it also can live in carpeting for up to 7 weeks. It's deadly to some cats yet it's just like the flu to other cats.
I wish the shelter had asked us "do you know that there's a disease called FIP which we can't test for and which has a vaccine which is often ineffective?. If so, you might be risking your other cats lives by adopting." If you have other cats, then you could be endangering their lives by adopting another cat. Of course, many cats at the shelter won't have FIP and if people at the animal shelter asked this question then more people might decline to adopt cats. For us, this adoption is heart breaking. My children say "I can't wait to die to be with Isaac." It's hard for me to be "pro animal shelter" after this awful experience. Isaac used to sleep with his paw around his sister. He was our gentlest and sweetest cat.
From Austin
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RE: Sad tale from Animal Shelter - 10/31/2008 3:35:21 PM
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I too have a cat with FIP, though I just started feeding a stray kitten, that I believe someone dropped in my neighborhood because the cat was sick. He hung around mine and my neighbors house for 2 days without food, til we both started feeding it. Well 2 days went by and I noticed something not right about the poor guy. Lo and behold when I took him to the vet, he was also diagnosed with FIP.
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