Cat owner aimed webinar: Feline Infectious Peritonitis – A new era in diagnosis and treatment (2021)
Overview
This webinar is aimed at cat owners
Until very recently, potential cases of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) made my heart sink. This heart-breaking disease has long been frustratingly difficult to diagnose and, once suspected, was almost invariably fatal. That remains the case in many parts of the world—unless you’re willing to use unlicensed drugs with unknown contents.
However, in the UK (and Australia), legal access to Remdesivir is now available—a silver lining from the Covid pandemic. This treatment offers hope, but it’s not without drawbacks: discomfort for the cat and significant cost. Therefore, accurate diagnosis is essential.
This webinar will explore the current diagnostic options and their limitations, equipping participants to work alongside their vet to develop pragmatic and realistic diagnostic plans.
In addition to discussing how to best use Remdesivir—including the supporting published data, unpublished findings, and legal considerations—we’ll also explore alternative treatment options such as interferon omega, polyprenyl immunostimulant, and the 3C-like protease inhibitor GC376, examining their potential roles in managing this complex disease.
Presenters
Professor Danièlle Gunn-Moore
Danièlle Gunn-Moore graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, with the Dick Vet Gold Medal in 1991. After a year in small animal practice, she joined The Feline Centre at the University of Bristol—initially as the Feline Advisory Bureau Scholar, then as the Duphar Feline Fellow—completing a PhD on Feline Infectious Peritonitis in 1997.
Following a brief period as Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology at Bristol, she returned to Edinburgh to establish the Feline Clinic and was appointed Professor of Feline Medicine in 2006. She is internationally recognised as an expert in feline medicine, with over 130 peer-reviewed research papers, numerous reviews, and book chapters to her name.
Danièlle has received multiple accolades, including:
- BSAVA Woodrow Award (2009) for outstanding contribution to small animal veterinary medicine
- ISFM/Hill’s Award (2011) for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine
- Voted “The clinician I would most like to be” by Royal Dick students (2012)
- FECAVA Award (2016) for most original paper in the European Journal of Companion Animal Practice
- Elected Fellow of the RCVS in 2017
She lives with her husband Frank, a 20-year-old black cat named Sheba-Ardbeg, and Brora, a charming 8-month-old Maine Coon kitten.
