Internal & hormonal
FIP in Cats
From a frightening diagnosis to the 12-week treatment course and the watchful months after.
6 stages · 29 guides from PetsLikeMine
Who can help near you
- Your vet1 kind
- Specialists2 kinds
- Emergency care1 kind
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Something's really wrong
Stage 1 · 2 guides from PetsLikeMine
What FIP is: the coronavirus connectionIf you have just heard the letters FIP, whether in the consult room, down the phone, or read off a lab report while you sat in the car park, I want to say the most…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Wet, dry, ocular, neuro: the four faces of FIPYou are probably here because you are watching one particular thing and trying to work out what it means. A belly that has swelled up over a few days. An eye that has…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Is it FIP?
Stage 2 · 7 guides from PetsLikeMine
Is it FIP? Why there's no single testIf you are here because a test came back saying "consistent with FIP" rather than a clean yes or no, I understand exactly how maddening that is. You wanted an answer and…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Breeders and FIP: what responsible breeders doWhether you are a breeder who has just lost a kitten, or an owner whose beloved pedigree cat has been diagnosed and you are now wondering hard about where they came…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Can you prevent FIP? The coronavirus-is-everywhere realityIf you are reading this, there is a fair chance you have already lived through an FIP diagnosis, and the question you are really asking is "how do I make sure this never…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine
The decision to treat
Stage 3 · 7 guides from PetsLikeMine
What FIP treatment costs in the UK, 2025-26: an honest lookIf you are reading this at the kitchen table with a calculator and a knot in your stomach, sick with the fear that money is going to decide whether your cat lives, I…8 min read · on PetsLikeMine FIP is treatable now: the legal UK route via your vet and BovaIf you have just been told your cat has FIP, and you have spent the last few hours reading that the only cure is something you have to smuggle in from abroad or buy from…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Does pet insurance cover FIP antivirals?When you are staring at the cost of FIP treatment, the next question comes fast and hard: will my insurance actually pay for this? It is a question with real weight…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine
The 84 days
Stage 4 · 7 guides from PetsLikeMine
The daily dosing routine: pills, injections, timing, missed dosesThe medicine is on the kitchen counter. Your vet has explained it, you nodded along, and now it is just you, a small cat, and eighty-four days stretching ahead of you…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Weigh weekly, re-dose weekly: the growing-kitten trapThere is one habit that quietly decides more FIP outcomes than almost anything else you will do across the eighty-four days, and hardly anyone warns owners about it. It…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Bloodwork checkpoints: day 30, 60 and 84A recheck appointment is coming up, blood is going to be taken, and you would rather not walk in blind. You want to know what your vet is actually looking for, what…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
The observation window
Stage 5 · 4 guides from PetsLikeMine
Relapse: the signs, the timing, and what to doIf you're reading this while your cat is well, doing the daily checks and quietly terrified that the disease is going to come back, I want to start with the thing that…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine The 84-day observation windowYou imagined the last day of treatment would feel like a finish line. You'd give the final dose, exhale, and finally let go of the fear you've been carrying for twelve…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine "Is my cat cured?" What remission really meansYou have almost certainly been waiting a long time to ask this question out loud, half afraid that saying it will jinx it. After 84 days of daily medicine and weeks more…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
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Cured, or the hardest outcome
Stage 6 · 2 guides from PetsLikeMine
When treatment doesn't workIf you're here because treatment isn't working, or because you've already had to say goodbye, I'm so sorry. I want to sit with that for a moment before anything else…9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Life after FIP: your cured cat's futureThere is a particular quiet that arrives after FIP treatment ends well. The daily medicine is done, the observation window has passed, your vet has used the word…10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
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Your fip in cats care team
These are the practitioners this condition can call for, from your everyday vet to specialists and therapists. Enter your postcode to see who's near you at each step.
- Your vet (primary care)
Internal-medicine specialist ·Referral hospital
Emergency / out-of-hours vet
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Every fip in cats guide, in order, sits in its own space on PetsLikeMine, written by owners and vets who have been through it. We show the first few here and link to the rest.
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