Articles: FIP

I am thankful to all of you who read my blogs, hear me on the radio and/or see me on TV and in videos….And thankful if my work has made a difference, both legislatively and to individual pet owners. It really is the reason I do what I do….Here’s a snapshot of how I have…

Susan Gingrich has raised upward nearing a million dollars for FIP or feline infectious peritonitis studies since she launched the Bria Fund with the  non-profit funder of cat health studies, the Winn Feline Foundation. Not only has Gingrich provided pet parents resources for help, she has personally been an empathetic ear for people to lean on…

Imagine having a kitty diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis or FIP, it’s totally heartbreaking. When young filmmakers Aly Miller and Peter Castro Jr.’s newly acquired kitty, Aeris, was diagnosed only a couple of years ago, FIP was still a death sentence. Miller and Castro made a film, called Aeris, about their experience. The movie opened…

It’s not where you start but where you finish, goes the old adage. Laura Coffey is the author of “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts”, HEAR my WGN Radio interview with my Dog Writers’ Association of America colleague and producer for TODAY.com. November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month, and both Coffey and…

Brenda Andresen and Catherine Haskins founded The Bridge Club to banter about a wide variety of issues in veterinary medicine, and to celebrate the profession, veterinary news or just about anything they can find an excuse to toast. Clearly, they are all about celebrating and connecting people together. In this special issue, the celebration is…

PURRsuing FIP and WINNing is a unique Symposia in veterinary medicine. Never before has a coalition experts like this come together to discuss a feline disease. And you can participate three different ways: Attend in person (Register HERE) Attend virtually (Register HERE) Ask a question in advance for a panelist or moderator:email [email protected] The Winn…

It’s mind blowing to even think about, a cure for feline infectious peritonitis. It’s really within out grasps, and kittens are actually being cured. I talk on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show about feline infectious peritonitis or FIP with the immediate past president of the Winn Feline Foundation, Dr. Glenn Olah. This…

Winn Feline Foundation President Dr. Drew Weigner talks on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show about Pursuing FIP and WINNing: A Winn Feline Foundation Symposium, November 16-17 at University of California Davis. Winn Feline is a non-profit that funds cat health studies, and has focused on supporting FIP research for decades, most recently…

2019 FIP Symposium: PURRsuing FIP and WINNing might be the most significant event in feline health, ever! I realize, that’s a mighty powerful statement to make – but it’s likely true. No matter, for me, this is one of the most important functions I’ve ever been involved with. I rarely talk about this, but I…

Distinguished professor University of California, Davis Dr. Niels Pedersen is responsible for so much of what we have learned regarding infectious disease in cats, including feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). It took Pedersen decades to fully understand FIP, that’s just how complex this once fatal disease is. FIP occurs when the common otherwise benign corona virus…