What You Should Know About FCoV-23 And The Outbreak Of FIP In Cyprus (2023)
Overview
Bova Sponsors Webinar Vet Podcast on FIP
Joining Anthony for this episode of VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Danielle Gunn-Moore, Professor of Feline Medicine at The University Of Edinburgh.
In this episode, Anthony and Danielle discuss feline medicine, particularly focusing on mycobacterium and feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Danielle shares what got her into feline medicine, the current prevalence of mycobacterium in cats and how much the treatment for this has improved. They then move on to discuss the current outbreak of FIP in Cyprus, including how quickly the new variant is spreading, how it differs from traditional FIP and how it’s found in all ages of cats. Danielle talks about the research team she has helped put together with FIP specialists across the world, to try and help with this outbreak, and how they have labelled this new feline coronavirus variant FCoV-23. Touching upon the current treatment for FIP, Danielle shares her relief of the new legal medication in the UK and she emphasizes the need for awareness and proactive measures to prevent the spread of FIP.
Presenters
Danielle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist
Danielle Gunn-Moore graduated from the R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, with the Dick Vet Gold Medal in 1991. After a year in small animal practice, she joined The Feline Centre, University of Bristol, initially as the Feline Advisory Bureau Scholar, then the Duphar Feline Fellow, and completed a PhD study into Feline Infectious Peritonitis in 1997. After a short period as a Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology, the University of Bristol, she returned to Edinburgh to establish the Feline Clinic and became a Professor of Feline Medicine in 2006. She is interested in all aspects of feline medicine; she is an internationally recognised expert in her area, has lectured extensively and published over 130 peer-reviewed research papers, plus many reviews and book chapters. In 2009 she was awarded the BSAVA Woodrow Award for outstanding contribution in the field of small animal veterinary medicine, in 2011 she was awarded the International Society for Feline Medicine/Hill’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine, in 2012 the Royal Dick students voted her “The clinician I would most like to be”, and FECAVA awarded her “Increased Vocalisation in Elderly Cats” the most original paper in the European Journal of Companion Animal Practice award in 2016. She shares her home with her husband Frank and a 12-year-old Maine Coon boy called Mortlach (named after a Scottish single malt whisky).