Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Disinfection

The feline infectious peritonitis virus can be disinfected with ultraviolet radiation. It takes about 15 days to disinfect the virus, and ultraviolet radiation should be used every day. People should leave the room during ultraviolet disinfection to avoid skin cancer. Every day, you can use disinfectant products for pet viruses at home, such as Detol or DuPont Virkon. Feline infectious peritonitis is transmitted through contact. Items used by sick cats should be disinfected and eliminated.

Cure Rate of Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Once feline infectious peritonitis is discovered, it is difficult to cure. There is a drug called GC376 on the market, which is said to have ideal effects on some cats with feline infectious peritonitis. However, generally speaking, only a few cats can recover after persistent treatment among a dozen cats. Moreover, the treatment cost is relatively expensive. Domesticcats can only be purchased through agents because the drug is produced abroad. Apart from this, traditional treatments include using prednisone and dexamethasone, but the effects are usually not very satisfactory.

Survival Time of Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Usually around one to two months, which means starting from the time when symptoms of feline infectious peritonitis appear. Feline infectious peritonitis can be divided into dry and wet types. If the cat suffers from wet feline infectious peritonitis, the typical symptom is an increase in abdominal circumference, while the manifestations of dry feline infectious peritonitis are not very typical. Some cats may show symptoms such as uveitis and encephalitis.

Do Cats Have a Vaccine for Feline Infectious Peritonitis?

There is no vaccine for feline infectious peritonitis. Because feline infectious peritonitis is actually a mutation of the coronavirus infection, its mutation points cannot be traced, so there is no feline infectious peritonitis vaccine on the market. To prevent feline infectious peritonitis, you can only reduce cats' stress and increase their resistance. In addition, feline infectious peritonitis generally occurs in young cats.