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FIP

Content on the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of a common condition once considered fatal in cats.

FIP: clinical features and diagnosis

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor discuss the clinical features of a disease that is complex to diagnose.

41 mins
FIP: treatment with antivirals

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor update readers on the significant treatment developments over the past few years.

42 mins
FIP: treatment with financial limitations, and black market antivirals warning

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor discuss treatment for when cost is an issue, and warn of products claiming to be GS-analogues.

12 mins
FIP: monitoring, drug combinations, and treatment of cats with faecal shedding

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor conclude this article by stressing the importance of monitoring, hypothesising the use of drug combinations, and warning against the treatment of cats with faecal shedding of coronavirus.

14 mins
Know your dose with our FIP dosage calculator

Our new tool, produced in partnership with the FIP advice group, takes the hassle out of calculating the required drug dosage based on the clinical presentation.

5 mins
Flow diagram outlining the work-up and treatment of FIP

Check out the FIP advice group’s flow chart outlining the work-up and treatment of FIP, which can prove challenging to diagnose as routine laboratory testing gives no specific findings.

Widespread outbreak of FIP in Cyprus with a suspected highly virulent...

With an increasing number of cases since January 2023, the authors urge serological testing of cats to avoid its spread outside of Cyprus, and the implementation of travel requirements for animals travelling to the UK.

10 mins

Sally Coggins, of The University of Sydney, updates knowledge surrounding the use of these drugs in private practice, describes the current treatment protocols commonly employed in Australia, highlights side-effects to look out for, and discusses approaches to treatment failure.

84 mins
FIP: how do I prove it?

With a treatment now available, Emi Barker describes the diagnostic pathway for identifying positive cases, and explains which cats are more likely to raise suspicion of having the virus and the need for vets to include it on the differential diagnosis list when sick cats are presented…

1 mins
An update on treatment of FIP in the UK

In light of recent changes, Sam Taylor, Séverine Tasker, Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Emi Barker and Stephanie Sorrell discuss treatment protocols to help support practitioners in managing this viral disease.

48 mins
FIP: hope on the horizon for cats

Sam Taylor and Emi Barker summarise thoughts on this disease’s presentation and diagnosis, plus introduce a new era of treatment.

37 mins