Feline Infectious Peritonitis

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FIP Overview


Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a serious, nearly always fatal systemic viral disease of wild and domestic cats caused by a coronavirus, a type of virus that afflicts pigs, dogs, and in some forms, humans. However, the specific virus that causes FIP—the FIP virus—does not infect humans. The clinical name for the virus that causes FIP is feline coronavirus. (FcoV).



A common, relatively benign form of feline coronavirus is the feline enteric coronavirus (F...Read the full article