How is FIP managed?

How is FIP managed?

Disease management: In most cases FIP is fatal. Supportive treatment is aimed at suppressing the inflammatory and detrimental immune response. However, there are no controlled studies to prove any beneficial effect of corticosteroids.

How do you disinfect after FIP?

FCoV can be killed by most household disinfectants, such as bleach (Addie et al., 2009). Therefore, after the death of a cat to FIP, the litter tray can be disinfected using bleach, and soft furnishings can be steam-cleaned. To be 100% sure that all coronavirus has gone, wait 2 months before obtaining another cat.

How long can a cat live with FIP?

With either form, life expectancy after diagnosis can be as short as one week, although some cats survive for months or, rarely, for years. Pedersen noted that while it’s commonly thought that cats die quickly from FIP once clinical signs develop, the major cause of death for cats with FIP actually is euthanasia.

Is there a vaccine for feline infectious peritonitis?

The Task Force lists the feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) vaccine as not generally recommended. This vaccine is labeled for administration from 16 weeks of age, whereas many kittens become infected with coronaviruses well before this age.

How do you make a FIP cat comfortable?

Therefore, treatment of FIP is aimed at making an affected cat comfortable. The cat should be encouraged to eat, and stress should be avoided. Treatments with immunosuppressive drugs, such as corticosteroids, or immu- nomodulators are often used, but the benefits are limited.

Do antibiotics help FIP?

Antibiotics, in particular doxycycline and clindamycin, are often prescribed for cats with FIP. However, such treatment is not effective against FIP virus and should only be used if there is evidence of secondary bacterial infections that are clinically active (doxycycline) or systemic toxoplasmosis (clindamycin).

How do indoor cats get FIP?

How is FIP Transmitted? The benign, or usually harmless, FECV lives in the cells of the intestinal tract and is shed in cats’ feces. Cats become infected after they ingest the virus when they groom or eat.

How long should I wait to get another cat after FIP?

Checking cat health Some experts recommend waiting six months before getting another cat; others recommend periodic blood tests to monitor antibodies against coronavirus and introducing a new cat only when the test is zero.

Can cats recover from peritonitis?

Unfortunately, feline infectious peritonitis is a lethal disease with no effective longterm treatment. However, available treatments may help improve a cat’s quality of life for a limited period of time. For cats with other causes of peritonitis, as many as 50–70% of patients may survive with prompt treatment.

Is FIP vaccine effective?

II. There is no effective treatment for FIP, and once classical disease occurs, mortality is nearly 100%. The only available commercial vaccine is less than 100% effective.

Can antibiotics help FIP?