Meet Yuki Age: 6 months Breed: Oriental Short Hair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form I bought home my dream almost 6 month old kitten Yuki and was concerned that he was having a bit of sneezing, I woke up to find he suddenly was wobbly, lethargic, had sunken eyes and was not himself at all especially not wanting his food. My…

Meet Tink Age: 10 months Breed: Devon Rex Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Tink had historically been an active and snuggly kitten, but very suddenly became more snuggly than usual sleeping all the time and then progressed to not eating as much or as quickly as she had been. For a kitten that had been food obsessed this was a red…

Meet Pacho Age: 4 months Breed: Domestic short hair Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Today Panchito is 10 months old, and we can proudly say he is a FIP survivor. We adopted him when he was just two months old. After a few weeks of love and care, we noticed he wasn’t thriving as kittens usually do. Our first visit to…

Meet Ebby Age: 9 years old Breed: Scottish Fold Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form I’ve had Ebby for just about three years now, after adopting her at age 8. Her FIP journey began subtly, with symptoms that were easy to dismiss — until they weren’t. It started this past winter when I noticed small changes: a slightly odd gait, not getting…

Meet Louis Age: 8.5 months Breed: British Shorthair Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Our little boy Louis gradually became less playful and started eating only tiny amounts of food. It happened so slowly over the course of a month that it was easy to miss — until one day, his tummy became noticeably swollen. That’s when we knew something wasn’t right.…

Meet Potato Age: 2 years Breed: British short hair Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Last June, I noticed that my usually snuggly, lazy boy Potato was becoming withdrawn. He seemed depressed, lethargic, and just not himself. He started eating cat litter — a clear sign something was wrong — and overall, he just wasn’t a happy boy. He was also breathing…

Meet Posey Age: 5.5 months Breed: Ragdoll x DSH Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Posey, two of her siblings and some other kittens came to me for foster at around four months old. There were seven kittens in total that had shared a space and most had an intermittently upset stomach I had trouble treating. She first developed symptoms at 24…

Meet Fendi Age: 8 months Breed: Sphynx Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form We initially thought Fendi had a little fight with her sister and hurt her eye as it was red and inflamed. We went to the vet and the initial diagnosis was the sore eye and we were prescribed eye drops. We then noticed she started to walk funny and…