Interview with Dr. Pedersen 2008 – by Nancy L. Reeves

Understanding Feline Infectious Peritonitis Niels C. Pedersen, DVM, PhD Dr. Niels C. Pedersen is Director of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory and Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Pedersen is an international authority on infectious diseases and immunological disorders in small animals and in comparative genetics.Continue reading Interview with Dr. Pedersen 2008 – by Nancy L. Reeves

Second International FIP Symposium 2002 – by Jen Lacey

Second International Feline Coronavirus & Infectious Peritonitis Symposium – a report by Jen Lacey Intro —– The Second International Feline Coronavirus / Feline Infectious Peritonitis Symposium was held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK 4-7 August 2002. Like the hugely successful first FECV/FIP Workshop hosted by Prof. Niels Pedersen in UC Davis, the second welcomed scientists, VeterinaryContinue reading Second International FIP Symposium 2002 – by Jen Lacey

Second International FIP Symposium 2002 – by Jen Lacey

Second International Feline Coronavirus & Infectious Peritonitis Symposium – a report by Jen Lacey Intro —– The Second International Feline Coronavirus / Feline Infectious Peritonitis Symposium was held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK 4-7 August 2002. Like the hugely successful first FECV/FIP Workshop hosted by Prof. Niels Pedersen in UC Davis, the second welcomed scientists, VeterinaryContinue reading Second International FIP Symposium 2002 – by Jen Lacey

Is there any evidence for this?

A 1992 study found the following: 400 kittens were divided into 41 household with various FIP histories. In one group the kittens were allowed to freely associate with all the cats. In a second group the kittens were isolated only with their mother. In the third group, the kittens were isolated by themselves starting atContinue reading Is there any evidence for this?

So what does this all mean?

In sum, if you know your cats are seronegative, and they are older than 16 weeks, the vaccine is recommended by both the Cornell Feline Health Center and the consensus reached at the Winn Foundation sponsored FIP/FECV seminar. If your cat is already seropositive, there is not much evidence that the vaccine will help. TheContinue reading So what does this all mean?