After reading a post on another page, tonight seems like the right time too post this. It still doesnt feel real but I always wanted to be honest so it is with a completely broken heart that I am posting. 3 weeks ago today I while starting to do some molting season brushing I found my amazing boy Zander was very skinny, he was dehydrated so I have him some antibiotic and some fluids and brought him inside too take him to the vet in the morning He was walking around and had his amazing blue eyes looking healthy Before bed we have him some more fluids to help with the dehydration and put him to bed. I got up at 4am to check on him and he had completely crashed, he was cold and laying in his litter tray I put him in front if the heater while I rang the vet, heated a snuggle safe and got dressed. After only driving around the corner I stopped to just check him and my beautiful boy was gone, slipped away in an instant. I took him to my vet in the morning for an autopsy to know what had happened, one thing I had noticed just before bed was that one if his testicles seemed swollen. When I went to the vet early that afternoon I got a reply that until I had spoken to someone else that day had never crossed my mind FIP had taken this amazing soul. Zander turned 5 in June, totally out if the prime age of under 2, I would also have thought that flying half way around the world would be stressful so it is strange that that never effected him. But now mutated the corona virus to Fip. For those that dont know about Fip basically nearly all cats will carry corona virus and live a happy healthy life. For some reason sometimes it mutates to Fip It can be from stress, multi-cat house hold are more prone (though being a stud he generally lived by himself or with one friend) and even a genetic link, there is lots of research going on but still no real answers. I always planned to do this post because generally Fip is no ones fault and I dont want to hide what has happened, at some stage every breeder will be touched by this awful condition but it really is no reflection on them as a breeder and should be spoken about more honestly. I still cant believe he is gone and I am holding back the tears as I type. The only thing that gives me a little peace is that he died with me knowing that he was loved and not outside in the cattery. Rip Zander, you will be forever in my heart.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:35:06 +0000
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