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Mr. Swanson succumbed to FIP at 17 months

Prevalence of feline infectious peritonitis in specific cat breeds (and more)

PoC avatarPosted on May 21, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

The source of this article on the prevalence of feline infectious peritonitis in specific cat breeds is a research paper of the same title from Science Direct, available online since 1 July 2005 and prepared and written by Loretta D. … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat breeds, cat health care, cat health problems, FIP, infectious diseases | 1 Reply
Birman cat breed

Certain breeds of cat and purebred cats generally contract FIP more often than mixed breed cats

PoC avatarPosted on December 17, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 17, 2021

FIP is feline infectious peritonitis; a serious disease. It is progressive, systemic and it produces a range of symptoms. It has a high mortality rate. It is therefore of great interest to people in terms of cat health and welfare. … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat study, feline diseases, feline infectious peritonitis, FIP, moggies, purebred cats, random bred cats, science, study | Leave a reply
Drugs for FIP and Covid-19 are very similar

The Connection between Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2022

There is an unusual and surprising connection between the coronavirus which is labelled Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2, and FIP. Both are scary illnesses or can be. They can both kill to devastating effect. They are both coronaviruses but that is not … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat drugs, cat health treatments, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), feline infectious peritonitis, FIP, human drugs, infectious diseases | Leave a reply
FIP cat

A cure for FIP: antiviral agents GS-441524 and GC376?

PoC avatarPosted on August 23, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 31, 2020

Intro In this article I check out 2 similar treatments for the devastating domestic cat disease Feline Infectious Peritonitis – FIP. You can read about the disease in plain language by clicking on this link (it opens a new tab/page … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged feline infectious peritonitis, FIP | 6 Replies

FIP awareness advocate builds an indoor playground for his 24 cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 21, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 12, 2019

This is a happy ending story I want to share because, face it, we all need a happy ending right about now. It will also be short since the video and photos are most important. I would absolutely love to … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged enriched environment, enriching cat environment, feline infectious peritonitis, FIP, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 3 Replies
New Treatments for feline diseases

Effective treatment for FIP

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2017

FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) is a well-known fatal feline disease for which there is no effective treatment or cure. Now we are told that research has come up with a modern antiviral drug which is an effective treatment but which … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged cat health problems, Cat News, cat research, FIP | 1 Reply
Mr. Swanson succumbed to FIP at 17 months

Cat FIP life expectancy

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2017 by Michael BroadApril 12, 2021

It is estimated that 30 to 40% of all domestic cats have been exposed to the feline enteric coronavirus, a common disease of domestic cats. In catteries that figure rises to 80 to 90%. Three quarters of cats exposed to … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged FIP | 5 Replies

Atlanta woman holds FIP awareness event each year to celebrate the life of her beloved cat

PoC avatarPosted on April 9, 2017 by Elisa Black-TaylorApril 9, 2017

Christine Cook is an Atlanta resident on a mission to raise awareness of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) a devastating and deadly illness in the coronavirus family. There are treatments that may extend life, but so few cats survive that FIP is considered fatal. … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged FIP, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Shelter Cats At Christmas. Let’s Think of Them

PoC avatarPosted on December 21, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 21, 2013

In general, cats in conventional animal shelters are living through a stressful and hazardous time. It is probably the most hazardous and stressful time of their lives (depending on the individual shelter and cat). We don’t have to go over … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Cat Health, cat overpopulation, cat parasites, Cat shelters, Christmas, death, Euthanasia, FeLV Positive, FIP, FIV, Human to cat relationship, Infection, parasites, ringworm, vaccinations | Tagged cat health problems, cat ringworm, cat shelter euthanasia, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, zoonotic diseases | 9 Replies

TNR of feral cats makes us feel good

PoC avatarPosted on October 13, 2013 by Michael BroadOctober 13, 2013

TNR of feral cats makes us feel good but we are not doing the best for the cat. It is better to euthanise them. …unless these cats [feral cats] can be socialized and until we get the problem of pet … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Health, FeLV Positive, Feral Cats, FIP, FIV, Stray Cats, Trap Neuter Return | Tagged cat health problems, feral cats, TNR, trap neuter return | 7 Replies

Do dogs get more publicity than cats?

PoC avatarPosted on September 1, 2013 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2013

By Elisa Black-Taylor Does the news media prefer to cover dog stories rather than cat stories? I always thought the media would be unbiased, until many of my rescue friends clued me in that cats get less publicity in times … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rescue, Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, Cat Health, Cat shelters, Euthanasia, euthanized, FeLV Positive, FIP, FIV, viruses | Tagged cat health, cat health problems, cat shelters usa, euthanasia cats, euthanasia of dogs | 23 Replies

Cornell University Discovers Mutation That Causes FIP

PoC avatarPosted on June 26, 2013 by Elisa Black-TaylorOctober 22, 2018

According to the Cornell Chronicle issue dated June 21, 2013, scientists at the university have identified the exact changes that turn a harmless virus into the deadly virus responsible for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). This is a major breakthrough, as … continue reading…

Posted in FIP | Tagged feline infectious peritonitis, FIP | 12 Replies

Newtown Therapy Cat Has Died

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 11, 2013

By Elisa Black-Taylor When I wrote the article about the tragic Newtown shooting back in December, it gave me a chance to get to know Robin Olson. Click this link to go to the story. Robin runs a rescue called … continue reading…

Posted in Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, Cat Health, FeLV Positive, FIP, FIV, Infection, Therapy cats | Tagged felv, FIP, FIV, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, Therapy cat | 6 Replies
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