FIP Diagnosis: Now we can treat it, how sure do we need to be?

This on-demand webinar discusses practical tips and strategies for diagnosing FIP while proving the importance of lab results, the necessity of definitive tests like PCRs, and the appropriate timing for treatment trials.

Dr Samantha Taylor BVetMed(Hons) CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MANZCVS FRCVS

Sam is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine, European Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the RCVS. She has worked in both University and private referral practice and currently works at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists as a medicine clinician and for International Cat Care as the Veterinary Specialist Lead. She is an Honorary Lecturer in internal medicine at the University of Surrey and set up the FIP advice email service with other specialists which has answered over 2000 emails about the novel treatments from around the world. She recently published a report on over 300 cats treated for FIP and continues to be involved in FIP research. 

• EBVS^® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
• RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine
• Associate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
• Specialist Lead for The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)
• Honorary Lecturer at the University of Surrey (Internal Medicine)

4:25 GS-441524 drug details & ordering
6:18 Bova’s background with FIP
12:14 FIP and coronavirus reminders & factors
19:00 What is FIP?
20:07 Making a confident diagnosis of FIP
32:00 The many presentations of FIP
33:37 Common clinical signs
36:10 Less common clinical signs
40:46 Importance of your examination
42:43 Clues in the lab results
50:15 Tips for imaging & other testing options
59:23 Coronavirus serology limitations
1:01:31 Putting the puzzle pieces together
1:02:22 When is a treatment trial acceptable
1:03:36 Identifying coronavirus
1:10:41 Summarizing the value of each test
1:15:25 Q&A about FIP diagnosis