{"id":9793,"date":"2023-02-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=9793"},"modified":"2025-04-05T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:30:22","slug":"know-before-fip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/know-before-fip\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wish I’d Known This Before FIP Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/em> starting her treatment, both to spare her some trouble and to better prepare myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Supplies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several supplies you’ll need to get as treatment starts and some extras that may make things easier. Jim and I overlooked the Healthy Cat Store link<\/a> our FIP caseworker shared with us in the early information dumps. When I found it later, I bemoaned the loss, as the starter kits<\/a> they sell would have been nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t go the Super Bundle starter kit<\/a> route, when choosing a scale you want one that has plenty of space for your cat so that you aren’t trying to weigh them on a small platform. Also, take into account how they’ll grow (if they’re a kitten) and\/or fill out as they get healthier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supplies you’ll need<\/strong> (not including medicine):<\/p>\n\n\n\n