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 will take a number of years to come to the market. The research team …
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 the virus experience no apparent infection. Of the cats who do, they have a …
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. Christine writes on her beloved cat Mr. Swanson, whom she lost at the age …
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 research has been going on for 30+ years in hopes of finding the mutation …
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 Kitten Associates, and her program Kittens For Kids recently helped families of the Newtown, …
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: feces urine saliva FIP is spread from cat to cat but requires prolonged exposure …
