Do cats with feline infectious peritonitis need to be isolated?

Yes, cats with feline infectious peritonitis need to be isolated. Feline infectious peritonitis is a disease caused by coronavirus infection, which causes abdominal pain and swelling as the disease progresses. In many cases, abdominal drainage is required to reduce pressure. Cats can become infected by contacting infected cats or their abdominal fluid, so if a cat in your house has feline infectious peritonitis, other cats should be isolated for breeding.

Methods of checking for feline infectious peritonitis

Feline infectious peritonitis is relatively easy to diagnose. To confirm the disease, several examinations are needed, such as the Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) test, blood routine examination, and biochemical tests to comprehensively judge the disease symptoms. The most effective method is to extract contents from the cat's abdominal fluid, then send it for examination and cytology testing to determine if it is feline infectious peritonitis.

Transmissibility of feline infectious peritonitis

Feline infectious peritonitis is contagious. Although its resistance to the external environment is weak and it can lose activity at room temperature within 1 day, the disease can still be transmitted through the digestive tract or media insects, and can also be vertically transmitted through the placenta. Cats are more susceptible to infection when their resistance is low, so regular disinfection and strengthening their immune system at home are necessary if a cat is infected with feline infectious peritonitis.

Treatment for feline infectious peritonitis

Feline infectious peritonitis is a major worldwide problem. Once diagnosed with infectious peritonitis, the disease is almost always fatal. Traditional treatments mainly include supportive therapy and symptomatic treatment, such as using dexamethasone and oral prednisolone, but these only provide temporary relief and have little substantive effect. Currently, a foreign drug called GC376 and another drug have been introduced, which have a certain cure rate for feline infectious peritonitis. If treatment is persistent, the survival rate may be about 30%, but the cost is expensive, and the drugs are unlicensed, with serious counterfeiting issues.