Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Flashcards

1
Q

What virus causes FIP?

A

Feline coronavirus

Mutates to become FIPV

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2
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What are the clinical signs of wet and dry FIP?

A

Ascites - wet only

Depression, weight loss, jaundice, dyspnoea, pyrexia, hepatomegaly. - wet and dry

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3
Q

What does feline coronavirus cause (before mutated to FIP)?

A

Mild enteritis and diarrhoea

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4
Q

How is FIP diagnosed definitively?

A

Histopathology

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5
Q

What is the prognosis of FIP?

A

Always fatal

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