FVE/FECAVA webinar in FIP challenges and opportunities

The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) were delighted to host a joint webinar on the challenges and opportunities of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) treatment, which gathered scientists, practitioners, competent authorities, pharmaceutical industry and policymakers alike. FVE Past Vice-President Thierry Chambon welcomed the 150 participants and shared his very personal experience of the dilemma and burden of FIP. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is caused by a mutation of the commonly seen feline coronavirus (FCoV) and cats either succumb to the disease or had to be euthanised within a few days after the detection. Though very promising research results provide much hope for a decade, in the meantime, curing this former lethal disease is now possible. Unfortunately, most countries still have no authorised medicines for the treatment of FIP nor vaccine! This poses a massive dilemma for veterinarians trying