Meet Buddy Age: 14 months Breed: Ragdoll cross Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Buddy was a rescue with his brother. They are ragdoll cross cats who came from a house with so many cats. When we returned from a week holiday we noticed that he was very tired. He had some strange behaviour like wanting to eat gravel. Many tests and…

Meet Mo Age: 1 year Breed: Domestic Shorthair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form We always assumed Mo was the “runt” of the litter being a small rescue kitten. At around 1 year old we noticed she was eating less, and she wasn’t food motivated at all. We assumed she was being fussy and tried different brands and types of wet and…

Meet Gina Age: 18 months Breed: Toxedo Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Gina is our rescue cat we got her from our local cat rescue centre last August. We first met her in June when she was looking after her four kittens. She had been given up by her previous owners when she became pregnant so she was a bit reserved…

Meet Ozzy Age: 1 year 8 months Breed: Domestic Shorthair Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Shortly after Christmas, we noticed that Ozzy’s stomach had swollen and felt very fluid filled. He was lethargic, refusing to eat, frequently going to the litter box but not doing anything and hiding all the time. We took him to our usual vet who told us…

Meet Luna Age: 4mths and 15 days Breed: Maine Coon Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Luna is just starting this journey, had coronavirus and severe gastroenteritis…was in hospital 3 days. This was around 3 months old. She had severe vomiting… came home, seemed to improve for a couple of weeks, then started losing weight again, vomiting, not eating a lot, lethargic,…

Meet Lily Age: 8 months Breed: Domestic short hair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Lily was never meant to be ordinary, from the very beginning, her story was different. A single kitten, born without the comfort of littermates to tumble over or curl up beside, she entered the world already facing it alone. While other kittens learned to pounce, to chase,…

Meet Lyla Age: 1 year Breed: Domestic short hair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Lyla was found on the street at just 3 weeks old, and brought into the practice where I work. She was full of character even at this age and I quickly fell in love and she’s been with me ever since. After facing several episodes of uveitis…

Meet Morpheus Age: 4.5 months Breed: Burmese Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Morphy was with us for just over a month before becoming very clingy with very rapid breathing. I took him straight to our usual vets, who X-rayed his chest and immediately suspected FIP. He needed a drain and supportive oxygen, so they referred him to a veterinary hospital for…