Meet Buffy Age: 8 months Breed: Domestic longhair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form I’m a veterinary nurse and adopted a kitten from a local rescue. She started having diarrhoea with blood in it. We thought it could have been stress from starting a new life in a new home with dogs. We sent her faeces off for testing and came back…
Meet Momo Age: 5 years Breed: British Short Hair Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Our lovely cat, Momo, was diagnosed with FIP in late February 2025. Before that, we noticed that Momo was showing less interest in his food and treats, and his weight dropped by 500 grams to 3.2 kg in just one month. He was also less active than…
Meet Oliver Age: 14 months Breed: Bengal Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form Oliver became suddenly fat and off his food.. after xrays he was found to be full of fluid. My vet had never seen a case of fip before and sent oliver to lort smith for treatment. He was given a slim chance of survival and I given an incredible…
Meet Henrik Age: 5 months Breed: Birman Diagnosis: Effusive (wet) form I got Henrik from a Breeder at 4.5 months old, he was very quiet and withdrawn, I put it down as being in a new home, as time progressed I noticed he wasn’t eating much, he was very lethargic, warm to the touch and his belly was huge, feeling…
Meet Squeak Age: 2 years Breed: Domestic Shorthair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form I am a Veterinary Nurse at Ulysses Vets, and Squeak is my foster fail from a local rehoming group that we work with. She is such a special girl, I fell in love with her instantly and just knew I couldn’t rehome her. I had her for about…
Meet Ziggy Age: 2 years Breed: Mixed Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form We noticed one day that Ziggy had been off her food for a few days and normally she was so keen for it. She’d also been a little “off” (low energy) and eventually started hiding rather than being her mischievous self so we knew something was up. We took…
Meet Ducky Age: 12.5years Breed: Domestic Shorthair Diagnosis: Non-effusive (dry) form Ducky presented to Ashley not feeling well and was found to have several groths in the abdomen. He was referred to Ryan at Greencross for further investigation. After many tests and exploratory surgical procedures it was finally determined He had non-effusive FIP. He was placed on a course of…