My cat died from FIP. Is it contagious to my other cats and kittens?

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hello doc, i wanna ask about fip. last year my male mainecoon cat died from it he was 3,5 years old at the time. he had wet form. it's less than a month that disease made my cat from healthy became sick until he died. my question: 1. is it possible that fip can be outbreaks of disease at home? 2. is it possible that his kitten can be infected his virus? (he had 5 kitten, 21 months and 16 months now) 3. how to prevent that disease? 4. what kind of test to detect that virus? thank you very much.

Jenny, DVM · Accepted Answer

There are not great reliable test for FIP. it is a mutated form of a corona virus. most cats are exposed to corona viruses and the test are unable to differentiate between the two forms. It is not considered to be a contagious disease. If the other animals have the mutated form, then they can contract the disease, but it is not overly common. Did the fluid ever get analzyed or tested? At that age, cancer such as lymphoma is a possibility to cause fluid build up also.

My cat died from FIP. Is it contagious to my other cats and kittens?

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