Feline Medicine, Session 3

FIP – What`s new? What`s hot?

Since treatment options for feline infectious peritonitis have been introduced we certainly see and treat more feline patients with FIP. Even in countries where medication is not readily available. But what about the diagnosis? Is it that simple? How efficient are new PCR tests and how to interpret test results correctly? An additional challenge is that some cats present with atypical signs. There are FIP cases that might be missed. And then there are others that might look like FIP but aren`t. Let`s have a detailed look into this together.
What you will learn:
– How to diagnose FIP in a typical case with focus on serum protein electrophoresis, acute phase proteins and pcr testing
– Be aware of atypical FIP presentations and how to diagnose them
– An overview about treatment regimens, medical support and monitoring
Preparation material:
• Recent journal article on FIP diagnostic tools
• Recent journal article on atypical FIP
• Recent journal article on treatment outcome
Live workshop:
Cases with typical FIP, cases with atypical FIP and cases with „look-a-like“ but not FIP are presented and you are deciding which is which – based on the diagnostics you choose. After having identified the true FIP cases we will briefly talk about treatment, medical support and monitoring.