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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
FIP is caused by a virus. A virus is the sort of organism that gives us the common cold. The virus that causes FIP is a coronavirus – feline enteric coronavirus (FeCV). In infected cats the virus is found in: … Continue reading →
by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Ivanhoe before he got ill Last year I lost my Ivanhoe, who succumbed to FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) just 11 months old. He was a purebred Somali that I had high expectations for – both … Continue reading →
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 →
