Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Flashcards
1
Q
What virus causes FIP?
A
Feline coronavirus
Mutates to become FIPV
2
Q
What are the clinical signs of wet and dry FIP?
A
Ascites - wet only
Depression, weight loss, jaundice, dyspnoea, pyrexia, hepatomegaly. - wet and dry
3
Q
What does feline coronavirus cause (before mutated to FIP)?
A
Mild enteritis and diarrhoea
4
Q
How is FIP diagnosed definitively?
A
Histopathology
5
Q
What is the prognosis of FIP?
A
Always fatal