FIP Advocates and Champions
Providing Resources & Support for FIP
FIP Advocates and Champions Canada is an organization dedicated to providing help, support and hope for those facing this diagnosis. Though once a completely fatal disease, there is now a highly effective treatment and cure!
Partnered with veterinarians, researchers worldwide and pet parents, we are committed to providing support for pet parents, advocating for effective and affordable legal treatment, advancing knowledge on FIP and supporting research.
About FIP
What Is FIP?
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease that affects domestic and wild cats. It is caused by a type of coronavirus, called feline coronavirus (FCoV), which attacks the immune system and causes inflammation in various organs such as the liver, kidneys, lungs, and intestines. FIP affects cats of any age, breed, or gender, but it is more common in young cats and those living in multi-cat environments. The symptoms of FIP include fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, weight loss, difficulty breathing, and abdominal swelling.
There are two types of FIP: wet and dry FIP. Wet FIP is the more common and severe form of the disease, which is characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen and/or chest cavity, leading to breathing difficulties and organ failure. Dry FIP can affect various organs, such as the eyes, brain, kidneys, or liver, and the symptoms depend on which organ is affected. Dry FIP progresses more slowly than wet FIP, and cats can survive for several months to a year after diagnosis.
Recently Diagnosed? Join Our Facebook Group
If your cat has been diagnosed with FIP, our group can help connect you with treatment resources and support. What was once a 100% fatal disease now has an incredibly effective treatment and cure! Canadian veterinarians can now legally prescribe GS-441524 through compounding pharmacies. Get in touch with us today to access resources worldwide and all you need to set your kitty up for success. You do not have to have a FIP kitty to join. All are welcome!
There Is A Cure For FIP
FIP Resources and Studies
What was once a lethal disease in cats is now treatable through a well-documented and studied treatment regimen from research around the world.
Ever since 2017, cats have now had a fighting chance at beating FIP. Read more about FIP, diagnosing and treating, and explore the research papers on our FIP Resources section.
Diagnosing FIP
FIP is a very elusive disease, oftentimes presenting differently depending on the type (dry/wet/neuro/ocular). More information can be found here: https://www.fipvetguide.com/diagnosing-fip
GS-441524
GS-441524 is an antiviral drug developed by Gilead Sciences. Unfortunately because Gilead Sciences will not release the patent, the formula has not yet been approved for FDA usage in cats with FIP. However, compounding pharmacies can compound GS for veterinarians to legally prescribe for their patients. Regulated treatment options are now available in Canada, the USA, UK and Australia and many other countries.
UC Davis Studies
Multiple studies have been done at UC Davis and other research institutions around the world for treating FIP in cats. We provide our parents with research materials, and keep up to date with the latest research.
Treating FIP
In our years of experience, we have helped guide hundreds of cat parents through the treatment process. Research is advancing quickly with multiple antivirals. Learn more on FIP treatment protocols here: https://www.fipvetguide.com/protocols
Testimonials
Treatment Stories
Here are a few treatment stories from parents in our Facebook group sharing their experiences with their cats who have undergone FIP treatment, and come out on the other side.
This is Tiki. She’s in the observation phase and is doing great. She was diagnosed with Ocular FIP in December. The gals from this group were fantastic in answering questions and provided me with the help I needed to help Tiki recover! She was not an easy patient and it was very hard for her to take injections but we persevered and she’s living a full life with her kitty friends. I’m optimistic she will be graduating in a couple months 😀
Yesterday Oliver got his graduation cap! Six months ago he was diagnosed with dry FIP. With the help and support of the admin team, my boy will now see his 6th birthday this august 🥰🥰
I cannot believe it’s been 2 years since we first started treatment on Roxy and and Dan (yes I had the unfortunate news to have not one but two cats diagnosed with FIP different forms two months apart). With the help of Krista and the FIP community we are not almost two years cured. Roxy had relapsed briefly and completed 120 days and Dan completed 84 days. Not a single health incident since. My love, my gratitude is endless for all of you. Without your constant guidance and support I would have given up. 2 years 🥳🥳🥳🥳 of living their best life.
Questions? Contact Us
Has your cat recently been diagnosed with FIP? If you'd like to learn more about curing your cat of FIP, get in touch with FIP Advocates and Champions today. We help provide parents with options for FIP treatment resources across Canada, and connect parents with a global network of treatment options for FIP cats outside of Canada.
