Articles: Winn Feline Foundation

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…

Winn Feline Foundation FIP Symposium was a success on so many levels. Mostly because there have been so many developments in just the past couple of years, all discussed. Not only did the top researchers on the planet studying this disease come together for the first time ever, all was led by Dr. Niels Pedersen,…

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…

When Dr. Vicki Thayer resigned as the Executive Director of the Winn Feline Foundation to return to her role as a member of the Board of Directors, and to be my co-chair of the Winn Feline Education Committee, we honored her at a Board Meeting. Now is a good time to show these videos, before…

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…

The Winn Feline Foundation 2019 Cures4Cats campaign focus will be an extension of last year’s campaign focus, chronic kidney disease (CKD). This year, the emphasis is on feline high blood pressure or hypertension, which related to kidney disease in cats. Feline Hypertension is quite common in cats but as in people it’s termed a “silent killer.”…

Registered veterinary technicians are the backbone of veterinary medicine. And through the 19th of October you can celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week. The term veterinary nurse might better describe what registered technicians do. Technician or technologist makes it sound like they’re computer programmers. Fact is that vet techs actually do more than most human nurses.…

There ain’t no mountain high enough for Janette Lapointe Biehler.  On September 28, she will begin her ascent to benefit cats! Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks of New York State is the 5th highest peak in NY with an elevation of 4,867 feet. Janette has managed to climb 45 of the Adirondack high peaks; this…