My darling angel furbaby Sasha has effusive FIP, feline infectious peritonitis, causing pleural effusion in her chest cavity, or a filling of liquid that displaces her lungs so she cannot breathe properly. Her body is breaking down. FIP is a mutation of FECV and is fatal. There is no cure. We found out yesterday after taking her in to her regular vet after noticing shallow, elevated breathing, and getting an x-ray of her chest area. When our vet walked in, her expression turned my stomach into a cold hard rock. Sasha was immediately placed into an oxygen tank to help her breathing, and we were advised that FIP was suspected, and draining of her chest cavity would be the next step, along with blood work and diagnostic testing of the liquid pulled. Because of the sensitivity of the op, MASH was recommended as our treatment center. We rushed Sasha to MASH & they began sedation & oxygen therapy. After first draining 45mL, they did more x-rays & blood work. The viscosity of the liquid & the elevated globulins in her blood point to FIP. The effusion will return, her health will continue to decline, & euthanasia was recommended. The doc was able to drain another 45mL w/difficulty, & after more oxygen therapy we decided to bring her home for now. This is every furbaby parents’ worst nightmare. I even desperately emailed a doctor at UC Davis who has done trial studies on FIP, but there is no medicine for it now, at least not FDA approved. My heart was shredded earlier this year when Jinx died in my arms, & when I adopted Sasha I knew I would ultimately have to go through this again but this is beyond a cruel twist of fate. She’s barely 5 months old. 💔💔💔😭😭😭 My plan is to spoil her and love her as much as possible for her last few days, weeks, before her pleural effusion becomes serious again or her quality of life otherwise declines to that point where I will have to make the call. My heart is breaking in a million pieces all over again. This is so difficult. Hold your furbabies close. Life can be so fleeting. 💔💔💔😿😿😿 #fuckFIP #FIP #impermanence (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnyulD1B_z3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18u8j9eeehjti
