FECV (feline coronavirus) is like the flu -- usually fairly harmless, but occasionally a combination of factors (eg. a high-risk strain and a host who doesn't react well to it) can lead to complications. But just like you don't immediately start worrying about secondary pneumonia every time you get the flu, most of the time you wouldn't need to worry about FIP just because a cat has FECV. Especially since the symptoms you've mentioned so far (lack of appetite and being lethargic) could probably be caused by plain old FECV.
[I'm not a veterinarian, this is not intended to be a diagnosis or recommendation of treatment, please don't make any decisions based on it.]
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I'll still keep my fingers crossed though. Bob can use all the help he can get.
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FECV (feline coronavirus) is like the flu -- usually fairly harmless, but occasionally a combination of factors (eg. a high-risk strain and a host who doesn't react well to it) can lead to complications. But just like you don't immediately start worrying about secondary pneumonia every time you get the flu, most of the time you wouldn't need to worry about FIP just because a cat has FECV. Especially since the symptoms you've mentioned so far (lack of appetite and being lethargic) could probably be caused by plain old FECV.
[I'm not a veterinarian, this is not intended to be a diagnosis or recommendation of treatment, please don't make any decisions based on it.]
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