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Useful Feline Health Tips

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Over the past 15 years, I’ve adopted 7 cats, 4 of which have had health issues. During that time, I’ve learned a lot from our vets. While it’s always best to have at least annual vet visits to catch any potential problems early, I know from first-hand experience that that isn’t always possible. So, I’ve put together this post with some information that can help with some basic issues when a vet visit isn’t possible. For additional, supplementary information, you can take a look at the Veterinary Definitions and Resources page for useful links and information

I want to reiterate that a vet visit is best if you’re able to take your furbaby to the vet. Please don’t take this information as an alternative to a vet. While the information has come from our veterinary office, it was specific to our cats, and every cat is different.

Note, none of the links included below are affiliated links.

FIV: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

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As I mentioned in one of my Floofenstein posts, I knew as soon as the vet said she was calling to give us Floofenstein’s bloodwork results that something was wrong. That something was FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus. Thankfully, our vet put my mind at ease right away by letting me know that cats with FIV commonly live average life spans.

While that alleviated my immediate concern, I still had some questions: does he need any additional vaccinations? Should he have more frequent vet appointments? Do we need to worry about keeping him separate from our other cats? Is there anything special we should know? And, of course, I wanted to know more about FIV. So, with this post, I’m sharing my research with you, and providing my vet’s answers to all of the questions I’ve asked her so far.

I Wish I’d Known This Before FIP Treatment

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When Athena was diagnosed with FIP, Jim and I had no information about what to do or expect. With research, we’ve learned a lot, but there are things I wish I’d known before starting her treatment, both to spare her some trouble and to better prepare myself.

Please note: At the time of writing, I do not have any experience with the oral (pill) form of treatment. It looks like we’ll be starting oral treatment soon, so I may have some “lessons learned” a bit further on.

FIP – A Straightforward Compendium

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com·pen·di·um [ kuhm-pen-dee-uhm ], noun: a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise

Dictionary.com

Like my previous post about Athena’s road to diagnosis, this post will be more technical. I’ve done my best to link to highly technical information — rather than include it in the text — in an attempt to make this more “readable.” Where I’m unable to easily link to the information, or when I have to use medical terms that don’t have a plain language equivalent, I’ve provided explanations through [def] (definition) links.

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