Pada suatu awal pagi, yang sedang hjan lebat, pada pertengahan tahun 2017, anak sulong saya membuka ppintu besar rumahnya di Johor Bharu. Dia dapati seekor ibu kucing kurus dan seekor anak kucing berada di hadapan pintunya. Kedua-duanya basah kuyup. Anak sulong saya membawanya masuk ke dalam rumah, lapkan badannya dan memberi makan. ibu kucing itu makan dengan gelojoh. Anaknya tidak makan, dan cuma menyusu pada ibunya. Sehari berikutnya, ibu kucing itu hilang. Tinggallah anak kucing yang masin memerlukan susu.
Ini Jackie sekitar sebulan selepas "diselamatkan"...
Jackie bersama seekor lagi "abangnya" yang telah wujud sebelum Jackie wujud, he he he.. Tapi tak lama kemudian, "abang" itu mati....
Mulai saat itu anak sulong saya dan suaminya menjaga anak kucing itu dengan memberinya minum susu, membawa ke klinik Haiwan Ternak...
Sehinggalah membesar dengan mereka, dan dinamakan "Jackie"
Ke mana sahaja mereka pergi, termasuk pulang ke kampung, maka Jackie akan di bawa bersama...
Pada 17-19 Jun 2018, Jackie ditinggalkan bersendirian dengan saya di rumah kami di Taman wangi, Gua Musang... he hehe
Maka bermula la adegan Jackie dan saya...
Temankan di sisi saya membuat kerja di desktop
Tolong saya mencari...mana beras ni..nak masak...
Pada 22 Jun 2018. Jackie pulang ke Johor Bharu...
Sebenarnya Jackie disahkan menghidap FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis), tak dapat diubati, dan hanya menunggu Allah SWT mencabut nyawanya... Sementara menunggu Jackie "pulang", maka InsyaAllah kami akan menjaganya dengan baik... Kesian dia....
Feline
Infectious Peritonitis Brochure
Incurable
and almost always fatal, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
is, thankfully, a relatively rare disease, affecting less than one percent of
all cats presented to veterinarians for treatment. Although the condition is
most prevalent by far in multicat households, animal shelters, and crowded
breeding catteries, every cat owner should be aware of its viral origins, its
clinical signs, and the ways in which the risk of its occurrence can be
minimized.
This
affliction, which primarily affects young cats (less than two years of age) and
those that are 10 years of age and older,
is caused by infection with the feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), a
mutated form of the feline coronavirus (FCoV), so named due to the microscopic
appearance of its outer surface, which resembles the sun’s corona.
Coronaviruses are shed in an infected animal’s saliva and feces, and an
uninfected cat can become infected by ingesting or inhaling it when coming in
close contact with an infected cat or with virus-contaminated objects in the
environment, such as a poorly maintained litter box. However, according to Fred
W. Scott, DVM, PhD, professor emeritus of virology at Cornell University’s
College of Veterinary Medicine, the most common form of transmission occurs
when a persistently infected queen passes the FCoV to her offspring, usually
when the kittens are five to eight weeks of age, after they have lost the
temporary immunity provided to them by the queen. Most kittens infected with
FCoV do not show signs of illness following initial infection. (At most, they
will experience very mild intestinal disease.) Five to 10 percent of
FCoV-infected kittens may develop clinical FIP weeks, months, or even years
later. Clinical FIP generally has a gradual onset over several days or weeks,
with persistent fever, decreased appetite, weight loss, and an unkempt
appearance. Eventually, the disease will almost always manifest itself in
either of two forms—“wet” or “dry”—which are
distinguished primarily by the extent to which fluid accumulates in one or more
of a cat’s body cavities. According to Dr. Scott, the wet (or
“effusive”) form occurs when fluid collects within an infected cat’s
body—usually in its abdomen or, in rare instances, around its heart. Fluid in
the chest cavity puts pressure on the lungs, and an infected cat will have
difficulty breathing. Occasionally, cats affected with effusive FIP will
survive for months, but they typically will survive for only a few days to a
week.
In
the dry (“noneffusive”) form, there is little if any fluid
accumulation. Instead, cats with this form of the disease may have clinical
signs typically associated with impairment affecting an internal organ or
system, such as kidney or liver failure, neurologic dysfunction,
and ocular disease.
Cats with noneffusive FIP may survive longer than those with the effusive
form—but virtually all cats afflicted with clinical FIP will eventually die
from it.
Aside
from post-mortem examination or examination of biopsy tissue, says Dr. Scott, a
definitive diagnosis of FIP is elusive if not impossible. A test for FCoV
antibodies in an ailing cat’s blood, for example, can show only that the animal
has been exposed at some point to a coronavirus, but it cannot prove beyond a
doubt that the animal has FIP. Therefore, he explains, diagnosis of FIP in a
living cat is most often based on tests excluding all other conditions that
might be causing the clinical signs plus a series of tests that, if positive,
are consistent with FIP. And treatment, at least for now, consists only of
supportive care and, perhaps, efforts to alleviate an afflicted animal’s
self-destructive inflammatory response to viral infection. Although a vaccine
aimed at protecting against FIP exists, Dr. Scott notes that its efficacy has
proved to be of dubious value. Therefore, he advises, the most effective way in
which an owner can safeguard a domestic cat—especially in a multicat
household—is to prevent direct contact with an FCoV-positive cat. Meticulous
hygiene, especially in the care of food dishes, litter boxes, and surrounding
areas will certainly help. “You can use bleach, quartenary ammonium compounds,
or any of the household disinfectants on the market,” he notes, “and you should
use them daily. And try not to let your cat or cats outdoors where they might
encounter an FCoV-infected cat.”
Fortunately,
he notes, infections are rare among household cats. The major prevalence, by
far, occurs in breeding catteries and other multicat facilities. For additional
information on FIP, see Feline Infectious Peritonitis.
https://www2.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-infectious-peritonitis-brochure
20 Oktober 2018:
Pandainyer...
20 Oktober 2018:
Pandainyer...
