About FIP

By Niels C Pedersen DVM, PhDCentre for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) has been my fascina- tion for the past 50 years. Although caused by a virus, FIP most closely resembles mycobacterial infections that cause human and feline tuberculosis and leprosy. The disease has …

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1.What is Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)? FCoV is a virus of the gastrointestinal tract. Most infections are either asymptomatic or cause diarrhea, especially in kittens, as maternally derived antibody wanes at between 5 and 7 weeks of age. The virus is a mutation of feline enteric coronavirus (FECV). From the gut, the virus very briefly …

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