What is Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)?
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease that occurs worldwide in cats. It is caused by a type of virus called a coronavirus, which tends to attack the cells of the intestinal wall.
TWO FORMS OF FIP
Effusive (wet) FIP
The hallmark clinical sign of effusive FIP is the accumulation of fluid within the abdomen or chest, which can cause breathing difficulties. Other symptoms include lack of appetite, fever, weight loss, jaundice and diarrhea.
Non-effusive (dry) FIP
Dry FIP will also present with lack of appetite, fever, jaundice, diarrhea, and weight loss, but there will not be an accumulation of fluid. Typically a cat with dry FIP will show ocular or neurological signs.
Initial
Loss of appetite, Weight loss, Lethargy, Chest increased/tachypneic, Anemia, Fluctuating fever
Middle
Loss of appetite, Significant Weight loss, Lethargy, Chest increased/tachypneic, Malnutrition、Anemia, Jaundice, Fluctuating fever
Advanced
Loss of appetite, Significant Skinny, Lethargy, Chest increased/tachypneic, Malnutrition、Anemia, Jaundice, Fluctuating fever, Poor coordination, Inflammation of the eyes, Wobbliness
What is Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS)?
Feline stomatitis, known as Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS), is an inflammatory disease that occurs in the superficial or deep tissues of the mucosa of the cat's mouth.
The disease is long-lasting, difficult to cure, and prone to recurrence. With a 13.1% probability of developing stomatitis, it is one of the most frequent diseases in cats (second only to dental calculus in prevalence). The exact cause of feline stomatitis is still unknown.
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MORE INFOWhat is Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)?
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is the causative agent of feline AIDS (FAIDS). In its natural state, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus can infect more than 20 species of cats, including domestic cats, wild cats, lions, tigers and leopards.
At this stage, FIV has become widespread worldwide, and even the infection rate of stray cats in individual countries is 100%.
Similar to HIV infection in humans, FIV does not cause specific clinical symptoms in the host at the beginning of the infection process, but the process of virus replication in the body gradually causes immunosuppression in the host, resulting in opportunistic infections including other viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.
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MORE INFOWhat is Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)?
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) in cats , discovered decades ago, is a "long-standing" genetic disease. PKD is a clinically common chronic, progressive, genetic kidney disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cysts in the kidneys and other organs that can lead to kidney failure.
Worldwide, it is not uncommon that approximately 6% of cats may be affected by polycystic kidney. The disease has a 50% chance of being passed on to the next generation. The median survival of cats with polycystic kidney is approximately 7 years.
Currently, there are no medications available for effective treatment or long term delay of PKD in cats, mainly supportive treatments such as blood pressure control, pain relief, treatment of urinary tract infections and kidney stones, etc. There is no specific approach.
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