Treatment for FIP? | Vet's Voice 

So excited to see movement in this area! I’ve lost a former community cat to FIP. She was normally very interactive and would come around for food multiple times per day. She was TNRed and had previously brought us her one litter of kittens to foster. When she got sick she was more distant and by the time we could trap her, she had lost significant weight, you could feel every detail of her spine. But when I got her in for an emergency eval they pulled some fluid from her belly and said it was most likely FIP. Given her prognosis, her status as a fiercely independent community cat that wouldn’t tolerate the black market treatment even if she was well enough to respond to it, we elected to have her PTS. It was hard because she was a very beloved part of everyday. I have always worried about when we will deal with FIP again. Between fostering and wanting to start a sanctuary in the coming years, it seems inevitable. Like you said, any option is better than the previous lack of option. Always enjoy your videos, especially the kitty ones. Thanks again!

Why humans can get a shot for free or low cost and it costs thousands for cats is beyond me. Hopefully the research will progress and when it becomes more available the costs will come down. Thank you for this video. 👍💝 It's good to know there is actually remedies being studied.

Thank you for this interesting video. Sherman was beautiful ❤

I just went through this with my Tonkinese kitten, Binx. He started showing symptoms for wet FIP shortly after we took him in for his first vet visit after bringing him home. We were lucky to find the GS treatment and I am happy to report he is officially cured as of two weeks ago. 💕 We did two weeks of injections and the rest of the treatment with pills.

We are waiting on lab results on my cat but the vet is suspecting FIP. We noticed that he was wanting to eat his litter so I called the vet and he said this is sometimes because they are anemic. We took him in and on examination the vet felt fluid in his abdomen so he did an ultrasound and has sent that fluid out. He was anemic also so he was given an iron and vitamin shot. His wanting to eat litter is the only symptom we have noticed. The vet told us that on June 1 the medication will be available in the US. I was not expecting to hear anything like what I heard. I was hoping he would get a shot and that would be that but, because it seems we may have caught this early, hopefully he will have a good outcome. We do have pet insurance but I am not sure if they will cover the cost of treatment. So sorry for the loss of your beautiful kitty (ours is an orangie as well).

I was going to ask you about this. I have several friends who paid the thousands, got their cats treated and they seem fine now. I don’t have thousands to pay but I do have pet insurance and I’m hopeful I could get reimbursed. I’m sorry for your loss of Sherman. Also Gracie Gold, my favorite skater, has a designer breed - Scottish Fold x Munchkin, I can’t remember what they are called - who got FIP. She tested him and he recovered. She talks about it in her book. Maybe you could do a video on pet insurance.

Can GS medication affect cats blood sugar levels? Our cat died on 4th day after starting treatment (Wet FIP), on 3rd day he looked promising, started eating again and then on 4th simply collapsed - heavy breathing, barely conscious. We rushed him to vet, they made some tests and his blood sugar levels were so low that they did not even register, 5 days prior in previous blood test they were normal. Unfortunately our beloved kitty died just an hour later at the vet.