Dawn
Austin,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, March 28, 2007
I have proof that NONE of my breeding stock is FIP positive. This was one kitten, never confirmed by a necropsy as required in the contract of an alleged FIP case. The owner was well aware that she must perform a necropsy and refused and did not give me the option of paying for it myself and I would have. My cats are FIP free and we are working towards coronavirus free as well. Coronavirus is well documented, highly contagious and 85% of cats in multi-cat households test positive for the titres. Only a very few cats actually mutate it to develop FIP. More info on FIP http://www.fabcats.org/fip.html The owner was contacted several times, offered are replacement kitten tested for A:G ratios within normal ranges and has refused. It is our policy not to issue a refund especially considering that the kitten was healthy when she left here, healthy when she arrived and declard so by the owner's veterinarian, and it wasn't until 3 months later that she developed the FIP. It is tragic but we cannot be sure where she contracted coronavirus from and it is not within my control once she leaves my cattery. No researchers know yet why some cats develop FIP and others do not.