FIP Information and Articles

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April 2018

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Evaluation of a commercial test for genetic resistance to Feline Infectious Peritonitis
A breeder/epidemiologist shares a Word about FIP
Feline infectious peritonitis: Newer findings from around the world (2)
An Interview with Dr. Pedersen about FIP
WHAT IS FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS?
HOW IS THE CORONAVIRUS SPREAD?
HOW DOES THE CORONAVIRUS TURN INTO FIP?
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF FIP?
WHICH CATS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FIP?
WHY ARE YOUNG CATS AFFECTED BY FIP?
HOW DOES STRESS PLAY A ROLE IN FIP OCCURENCES?
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF FIP?
IS FIP CONTAGIOUS?
IS THERE A DEFINITIVE TEST FOR FIP?
HOW TO CARE FOR A CAT WITH FIP
ARE THERE ANY TREATMENTS FOR FIP?
WHEN TO MAKE THE DECISION TO EUTHANIZE
WHEN CAN YOU BRING IN A NEW CAT AFTER FIP?
DOES THE FIP VACCINE WORK?
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO HELP PREVENT FIP?
WHY IS THERE HOPE NOW FOR FIP BREAKTHROUGHS?
HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH?
WHAT ABOUT OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTES THAT STUDY FIP?

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WHY IS SUPPORT NEEDED NOW?

Although there have been over 500 clinical and research publications on FIP since 1963, solutions to the disease have eluded researchers. However, that situation is now changing: the sequencing of the entire feline genome is almost complete and will provide researchers with a set of tools of unprecedented power to answer some of the important remaining questions about FIP.
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HISTORY OF SOCK

In 1974, Save Our Cats and Kittens (SOCK) was organized as a nonprofit group.It was founded by cat lovers from the San Francisco Bay Area to aid in much-needed feline leukemia virus (FeLV) research at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.FeLV infection was the cause of death of up to one-third of all sick cats during the 1960s and 1970s.
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SOCK FIP MISSION

Save Our Cats and Kittens from Feline Infectious Peritonitis (SOCK FIP) is a volunteer non profit organization dedicated to eliminating Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) through advocacy, community education and financial support for UC Davis-CCAH FIP Research.