Understanding FIP

Principal Natural Treatments: Glycoproteins such as acemannan, orthomolecular therapy

Feline infectious peritonitis is a disease caused by systemic infection with a feline corona virus. FIP can occur in any cat; most are less than one year of age. Two forms of the disease occur, the dry form and the wet form. The dry form causes the formation of pyogranulomas (abscesses) in various organs of the body. Clinical signs depend upon the organ affected (seizures if the brain is infected, paralysis if the spinal cord is affected, blindness if the eyes are affected, kidney failure if the kidneys are affected, and so forth). The wet form, which is the form usually seen in younger patients, causes fluid to leak from the blood vessels and accumulate in the chest (causing difficulty breathing) and/or abdomen (creating a pot-bellied appearance). Once infected, most cats with the wet form die or are euthanized. Cats with the dry form can potentially live a normal life depending upon the organ involved.