We have shared Smokeys story in the hopes that it would help raise awareness and hope for all those who are losing kittens/cats to FIP.   As anyone who has dealt with FIP knows, it can be a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs.   These last few days have been some of the scariest in Smokey's long battle with FIP.   He has shown signs of neurological problems that could come from the FIP penetrating his brain.   Since the protease inhibitor cannot penetrate the brain barrier, we have known from the beginning that if that happens, we must let Smokey cross the Rainbow Bridge.   But, he has also shown other symptoms that are not consistent with FIP.   We remain hopeful and ask that no one give up on defeating FIP,  no matter what happens with Smokey.   He is low on energy but not in pain and now resting with MiniBean.   We will post changes to his condition and thank everyone for their good wishes.  If fighting FIP was easy, it would have been defeated already.  Never Give Up Hope.