SOCK it to FIP

Save Our Cats and Kittens from Feline Infectious Peritonitis

 

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SOCK FIP CORE TEAM MEMBERS
Perk Bell Original SOCK Member
Claudia Dechow Cat rescue
Kathie Dreher Cat rescue
Art Graafmans Burmese breeder
Erin Hauge Cat lover
Carol Horace Cat lover
Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM Director of Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Kathleen Lawton British Shorthair breeder
Hongwei Liu UC Davis FIP researcher
Leslie Lyons, PhD UC Davis Genetics researcher
Heather Malamisura Cat lover
Sally Morgan-Welch Cat rescue
Niels Pedersen, DVM, PhD CCAH Director, FIP researcher
Patty Pesavento, DVM, PhD U.C. Davis pathologist
Nancy Reeves Burmese breeder
Heather Reynolds Birman breeder
Claudia Sanchez Cat lover
Jane Sykes, DVM, PhD U.C. Davis, infectious disease researcher
Sue Weitendorf Founder Toby’s Friends, Scottish Fold breeder
Lisa Woodard-Mink Cat Lover
Dorothy Woodruff Cat lover
 

Newsflash

LEGACY OF COMPASSION: SALLY MORGAN-WELCH AND HER FAMILY FOUNDATION ENGAGE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST FIP

Sally Morgan-Welch noticed that her rescued cat Jakey was lethargic and losing weight. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)—a nearly always fatal systemic viral disease caused by a mutation in the coronavirus—was suspected. But it wasn’t until he continued his rapid descent and had to be euthanized that the veterinarians were able to determine without a doubt that Jakey had been suffering from the disease.

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INTERVIEW WITH DR. NIELS C. PEDERSEN AND FIP ARTICLES WIN CAT WRITERS' ASSOCIATION AWARDS

Interviews with Dr. Niels C. Pedersen on feline infectious peritonitis and feline husbandry, along with other articles on FIP, helped SOCK FIP volunteer Nancy L. Reeves and the United Burmese Cat Fanciers (UBCF) newsletter win four awards from the Cat Writers' Association at their annual conference in November 2009.

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