Prevalence of feline infectious peritonitis in specific cat breeds
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...
View ArticleNewtown Therapy Cat Has Died
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...
View ArticleCornell University Discovers Mutation That Causes FIP
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...
View ArticleDo dogs get more publicity than cats?
By Elisa Black-Taylor Does the news media prefer to cover dog stories rather than cat stories? I always thought the media would be unbiased, until many of my rescue friends clued me in that cats get...
View ArticleTNR of feral cats makes us feel good
TNR of feral cats makes us feel good but we are not doing the best for the cat. It is better to euthanise them. …unless these cats [feral cats] can be socialized and until we get the problem of pet …...
View ArticleShelter Cats At Christmas. Let’s Think of Them
In general, cats in conventional animal shelters are living through a stressful and hazardous time. It is probably the most hazardous and stressful time of their lives (depending on the individual...
View ArticleAtlanta woman holds FIP awareness event each year to celebrate the life of...
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...
View ArticleCat FIP life expectancy
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...
View ArticleEffective treatment for FIP
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...
View ArticleFIP awareness advocate builds an indoor playground for his 24 cats
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...
View ArticleA cure for FIP: antiviral agents GS-441524 and GC376?
Intro In this article I check out too similar treatments for the devastating domestic cat disease Feline Infectious Peritonitis – FIP. You can read about the disease in plain language by clicking on...
View ArticleThe Connection between Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
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....
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