Pancho was a 5 year old domestic shorthair cat who was referred to Dr Diane D. Addie as a cat already being treated for FIP. His referring veterinary surgeon wanted to know if there was a better treatment than just prednisolone that he could be given to extend his life.
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is one of the main infectious causes of death in the cat, especially affecting purebred cats and cats in rescue environments -- anywhere a lot of cats are kept indoors. No matter what any laboratory or manufacturer of test kits claims, there is no single test for FIP -- diagnosis is a challenge to even the most competent veterinary clinician and involves following a series of steps on an algorithm (free to download from www.catvirus.com). FIP can present as effusive (wet) or non-effusive (dry). This film is a case report of a suspect non-effusive case, taking the viewer step by step through the FIP diagnostic algorithm.
The free FIP diagnostic algorithm and worksheet can be downloaded at:
www.dr-addie.com/downloads.html
I apologise for the poor sound on this video -- I'm afraid I haven't quite mastered that technical aspect yet.
I am very grateful to Pancho himself, and to his guardian Danièlle Merian, for allowing their story to help others. I am grateful to French veterinary osteopath, Véronique Zenoni (www.verozeno.vetosteo.eu), for involving me in this case. I thank Dr Benedetta Giannini of Almo Nature for sponsoring this case report and for translating the catvirus.com FIP diagnostic algorithm into Italian for my website.
Dr Diane D. Addie is a veterinary virologist with two dreams: to eradicate feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) from the face of the earth, and to find a cure for feline chronic gingivostomatitis. You can read more about her work and these cat diseases on her website -- www.catvirus.com. The catvirus.com You Tube channel is mainly aimed at postgraduate and undergraduate veterinary students, to supply them with information which is difficult to source elsewhere. However, at catvirus.com there are resources suitable for all cat lovers.
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