GS4441524 is a 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 … Continue reading →
This advice by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) applies to any country. Dr Michael Lappin the chairman of the association has encouraged all cat owners to keep their companion animals indoors for the time being. This is interesting … Continue reading →
What do you think of this? Personally, I can’t agree with it for a couple of reasons at least. Firstly, masks over faces do not effectively protect the wearer from contracting coronavirus. That’s been well established because the disease is … Continue reading →
Breaking news from Wuhan Pet Life Online tells the story of a hero and his team in the corona-infected Chinese city who is literally breaking into homes to help the pets struggling to survive inside their homes due to the … Continue reading →
At the date of this post (see above), there is no evidence that your companion, domestic cat or dog can be infected with the new coronavirus, according to the WHO – World Health Organisation.. Therefore they cannot spread the disease to … Continue reading →
Supply chains are being severely affected by the China coronavirus epidemic. Business managers have ordered employees to work from home. Many big Western businesses are in China for cheap, high quality manufacturing. And many manufacturers in the West such as … Continue reading →
NEWS/OPINION FROM CHINA’S CORONAVIRUS CATASTROPHE: This is another story about how the novel coronavirus epidemic (pandemic?) is affecting cat companions in Wuhan, China. The virus has exposed some uncomfortable truths concerning the human to companion cat relationship in China. It … Continue reading →
I am not sure whether I should write about this. I feel I have two but it’s just too cruel, too mad, too crazy and utterly unacceptable. There must be a huge amount of panic in China at the moment … Continue reading →
CHINA – CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – opinion/news story: This has got desperately out of hand. Because a Chinese scientist – China’s top expert for infectious diseases apparently – has said that domestic cats and dogs can become infected with this novel … Continue reading →
I have read a plethora of information about feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in the past few years. I became more familiar with this disease after we had to humanely euthanize three cats at the cat rescue I run who went … Continue reading →
