please keep my Tilly

in your thoughts for a few days....I am on the verge of hysteria but my DH won't shut up and let me type.
I noticed a few days ago that Tilly is a bit thinner and on the lethargic side and not eating as heartily as she used to. So off to the vet today for some bloodwork. Tilly will be 7 in October.
Her white blood cells and red blood cells count were on the low side - no panic-mode low, but low nonetheless. This indicates a viral infection....and possibly dry FIP - not a good thing.
I have to take her back to the vet tomorrow morning for more bloodletting and they send the blood off to the lab for further testing to see what it is. FIP is very difficult to diagnose.
All my cats were tested a year ago in order for me to foster and they were all negative. The question is did she get this from a foster? She's always been 100% inside only so that would be the only way she could have contacted it. All fosters are also tested prior to coming into the Siamese Rescue program...but yes from my reading it is quite possible to get false negatives for FIP.
I am trying to maintain my composure as this could simply be a viral infection....and I'm hoping (well who wouldn't) that is all it is. But until then Tilly is being isolated in my basement (1/2 finished off) and my son's room is the 1/2 finished off part so she's not alone. we did see her eat so I now know she's eating - and also this way I will know if she's eating as my other cats won't have access to her food. If she gets "dire-rear" I'll also know it's her since she'll have the only access to the litterbox down there.
FIP is spread through feces so I've bleached all litterboxes she's had access to.
Please please keep your fingers crossed for my beautiful bluepoint girl...I won't know the test results until early next week.
Again my vet isn't saying she definitely has this - but the low counts are an indicator.

 

oh mary i'm so sorry to hear this i will keep my fingers crossed and keep tilly in my thoughts i really hope everything works out to you guys she is beauitful.

 

mary, you and tilly are in my thoughts and prayers....

hang in there...it will be okay....

you know how our kitties have a way of worrying us...and then they are usually just fine. :wink:

 

My fingers are crossed for you! Poor Tilly. Keep us updated.

 

Hope everything works out okay.

 

Keeping Tilly and you in my thoughts. I know how it is to worry about our furkids.

 

Mary... :love_y_t_much: :kiss_heart:

 

Thinking about you and Tilly. Hope all will be fine.

 

I can imagine how worried you must feel....will keep my fingers crossed.

 

I'm so sorry I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and hoping that it's nothing serious! Hugs to you both.

 

im sorry to hear that mary iv fot all fingers and toes crossed and ollie will cross hes claws for u and tilly big hugs for you both

 

Oh I am so

Sorry to hear that. Tobey & Ninja and I will be praying for you & Tilly.

 

That's very scary. I hope everything turns out okay. I'll keep you (and all your kitties) in my thoughts.

 

Hey Mary how is you Sadie girl i was thinking about her the other day (well 3/31) that was the one year mark that I lost my Nala and rememberd that sadie had liver problems also.

 

my Sadie is doing well thank you - and I remember us PMing back/forth about Nala.
She has turned 11, an age we never thought she'd make it too and her quality of life hasn't diminished. Her vet now refers to her as the bionic dog
I get Tilly's test results on Friday...and she's acting better too

 

thats great mary she is the bionic dog lol and i'm glad tilly is acting better