"Paul M. Cook©®" wrote in message
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Thanks everyone. You all had a lot to say and you put me very much at
ease.
I called the vet at her house, I do their system support for the hospital
after all, and I bent her ear. They so hate that but I'm her patient too
the way I see it.

OK, Buddy has FIV, not FLV. I was mistaken. She is not immediately
concerned with the FIP numbers and says the FIV is of far greater concern
at
the moment. The Western Blot test will be back perhaps a week from
Monday.
She says that test will be definitive. She did say that FIV can sometimes
not show up in a test for several years and Buddy could have had this for
a
while, but then again not - it all depends on the test ands that's when
she
cut me off. So we won't know until next week.

His liver is a mess. So is his thyroid. They have him on tapazol and IV
fluids. He will be in the hospital until at least Monday as his kidneys
need help dealing with the compromised liver. He will have an ultrasound
of
his heart, liver and kidneys on Monday. They probably will biopsy his
liver
too. If the worst I have to deal with is a tapazol pill every day I will
be
very happy. And I know for 3 years he has been a happy cat despite high
liver enzymes so I know we can deal with that too.

I visited him tonight and he was so glad to see me. He purred and nuzzled
me and licked my hand which he never does, he's not a licker. He would
not
eat they said so I asked if I could get him some of his regular food
called
APD. They had it at the pet shop next door and I got a bag there for him.
He eagerly ate for me which made me feel very good. He then relaxed in
his
cage and lay down and I just stroked him. He seems to really know we're
trying to make him feel better again. He already looked better what with
being well hydrated again. Tomorrow I'll see him again and bring him his
sleeping towel. He has a cage full of birds to watch so hopefully he
won't
be too bored.

So there is hope. Once they get his liver problem under control we'll
know
even more. His levels are just sky high now so we have to wait for the
tapazol to work. With any luck I'll have him home soon.

I'll post again. Thanks everyone for the replies. You really helped ease
my mind - especially the FIP which I thought was the worst news. I feel
calmer and more positive. I just do not want to make the same mistakes I
made with Zipper. I do not regret the effort but in the end I pushed it
too
hard and too long. It's such a hard call to make.

Paul



Paul, I 'm so glad things are better!