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by Diane D. Addie (Author)
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a major killer of pedigree/purebred kittens and cats from rescue shelters in the 21st century. FIP is one of the most enigmatic, and difficult to diagnose, feline diseases. FIP is caused by feline coronavirus (FCoV), but most cats infected with FCoV do not develop FIP. The key messages of this book are: 1.The most important way to prevent FIP is by preventing infection with feline coronavirus.2.Have any new kitten or cat tested for FCoV antibodies before bringing him or her into your home, if you already have cats.3.Most cats infected with FCoV eliminate the virus after a few months, and remain perfectly healthy.4.Cats become infected with FCoV by contact with cat litter (or cat litter dust particles) contaminated with virus laden faeces from an infected cat.5.Most cats suspected of having FIP actually have some other, often treatable, condition.
Author Biography
Dr Diane D Addie is a veterinary surgeon and virologist who, after 8 years in small animal practice, returned to the University of Glasgow, Scotland, to research into feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and feline coronavirus (FCoV). Her PhD thesis was entitled "Studies on the humoral immune response to feline coronavirus." The consequence of refusing to experiment on laboratory cats was that her studies were on animals who had become infected with FCoV, or sick with FIP, in the natural course of their lives. She is immensely grateful to all those cats and to their veterinarians and guardians who contributed samples from them, which made her research possible. Dr Addie has published over 50 refereed veterinary and scientific papers and has contributed chapters to many veterinary textbooks. She has spoken at international veterinary and scientific conferences. In 2003 she received the Amoroso award for outstanding contributions to small animal studies by a non-clinical member of university staff. She served on the council of Cats Protection for 20 years and is currently a patron of the Celia Hammond Animal Trust. She is author of a YouTube channel and the catvirus.com website. Her dream is to eradicate FIP. By becoming informed and spreading reliable knowledge you can help her to fight FIP and to save cats' lives. All of the essential information contained in the book Feline Infectious Peritonitis and Coronavirus can be found, for free, on the catvirus website.
