Laurie L
Lairian
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2013
- Messages
- 8
- Points
- 4
To all that May be reading this post,
My dear sweet kitty Stella has just lost her battle to FIP. Stella was from the same cattery that Zeke was from. She was 10 months old and have been fighting her fight with dry form FIP for a while. This is a difficult disease to treat as you may all well know. My Family is heartbroken and sick about all that has transpired. I am in no condition to discuss details, but watching your little one struggle to stay alive as this disease progresses is something that I wish would never happen again. When contacting the breeder in reference to the outcome of my Stella"s condition and the concern I had as there have been other Kitties within the timeframe from her cattery that had died of FIP.( I will not mention a number, but there are more) The breeder responded in an unfavorable way with anger, hostility and profanity. As I understand, problems can arise. This is an ugly disease and there is sometimes outbreaks that happen that are not expected. I get it.... but why continue to sell your Kittens when you are aware there may be a problem. Is that being a responsible breeder ?? This woman does love her cats and I do not doubt that she may believe she is doing what is best. I was yelled at , accused of not taking care of my cat initially with "Clindamycin" as she suggested in the beginning when I had called to ask if any of her cats had food allergies as Stella was having a hard time digesting her food. Yes, she had offered to take her and try to fix her, I could not let her go as she was quite ill and needed one on one care. The cattery was not the right place for her. (this was a concern, do not want to get into that subject). I had been back and forth to the vet, who I very much respect and with whom had conferred with a feline internest at Cornell Vet school. The diagnosis had taken some time as dry FIP symptoms are not always in your face as fluid in the belly. The blood test were run, x,rays sample etc...protocol was followed, we helped her in every way we could. She was nothing but a little bag of bones in the end, brave and sweet as ever. I miss her and my heart hurts. Why this post? because I need to tell my story. I want to let others know so they can make an informed decision. The last words I heard from the breeder was_ leave me alone, you are haunting me, I am going to have a heart attack, my cat must of picked up Corona from the house I moved into ( The house was vacant for 6 months and no previous cats),and that I could shove something (could not understand what) up my @#$ ...on and on
My dear sweet kitty Stella has just lost her battle to FIP. Stella was from the same cattery that Zeke was from. She was 10 months old and have been fighting her fight with dry form FIP for a while. This is a difficult disease to treat as you may all well know. My Family is heartbroken and sick about all that has transpired. I am in no condition to discuss details, but watching your little one struggle to stay alive as this disease progresses is something that I wish would never happen again. When contacting the breeder in reference to the outcome of my Stella"s condition and the concern I had as there have been other Kitties within the timeframe from her cattery that had died of FIP.( I will not mention a number, but there are more) The breeder responded in an unfavorable way with anger, hostility and profanity. As I understand, problems can arise. This is an ugly disease and there is sometimes outbreaks that happen that are not expected. I get it.... but why continue to sell your Kittens when you are aware there may be a problem. Is that being a responsible breeder ?? This woman does love her cats and I do not doubt that she may believe she is doing what is best. I was yelled at , accused of not taking care of my cat initially with "Clindamycin" as she suggested in the beginning when I had called to ask if any of her cats had food allergies as Stella was having a hard time digesting her food. Yes, she had offered to take her and try to fix her, I could not let her go as she was quite ill and needed one on one care. The cattery was not the right place for her. (this was a concern, do not want to get into that subject). I had been back and forth to the vet, who I very much respect and with whom had conferred with a feline internest at Cornell Vet school. The diagnosis had taken some time as dry FIP symptoms are not always in your face as fluid in the belly. The blood test were run, x,rays sample etc...protocol was followed, we helped her in every way we could. She was nothing but a little bag of bones in the end, brave and sweet as ever. I miss her and my heart hurts. Why this post? because I need to tell my story. I want to let others know so they can make an informed decision. The last words I heard from the breeder was_ leave me alone, you are haunting me, I am going to have a heart attack, my cat must of picked up Corona from the house I moved into ( The house was vacant for 6 months and no previous cats),and that I could shove something (could not understand what) up my @#$ ...on and on
