A Michael Broad Blog
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. I have a page written in layperson’s terms about FIP which you can read …
FIV as an acronym for feline immunodeficiency virus. FIP is an acronym for feline infectious peritonitis. FIV is a retrovirus belonging to the lentivirus family. FIP is a member of the coronavirus group. What is the difference between a retrovirus and a coronavirus? They have a different mode of infection of the host. Whereas …
A drug labelled GC376 was found, we are told by the authors of a Daily Mail online article, to destroy the Covid-19 virus in lab experiments. There are calls for the drug to be trialled as a standard treatment for coronavirus. As I understand it, GC376 is not yet authorised in America by the …
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 the connection I want to write about. There is a similarity in the alternative …
Currently, there is tendency, because of the plethora of information and news online about the coronavirus pandemic, to blur the boundaries between a long standing feline disease called Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) and Covid-19 which infects people but which came from wild animals (probably bats). It is confusing to laypeople, I have to admit. …
GS4441524 is an anti-viral drug that interrupts the FIP infection. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), is a viral disease of cats that is almost universally fatal. FIP is caused by a member of the coronavirus group so you can see the connection between FIP and COVID-19 (the official name for the coronavirus which started in …
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 so you’ll stay on this page). Update 4th Aug 2023: A study dated Oct …
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 do this! Can you imagine 300 linear feet of walkways and approximately 16 tunnels? …
