Right from the start, I knew we were on borrowed time. But my Nessy was a free spirit and a real fighter, and somehow, she responded well to the treatment. You have to remember that with FIP successful treatment means that your cat gets to live another day, and another one after that, and so on, until the days turn to weeks, weeks turn to months, and before you know it, eighteen months go by… and then, just like that, it’s over. The miracle that held my cat alive for 540 days came to an end. She started to decline, and I knew her time on earth was winding down.