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An Update of FIP and its Treatment

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About the webinar

There have been 2 stunning paradigm shifts in our understanding of FIP in the last 4 years:

  1. “FIP is invariably fatal” – this is now not true The world of FIP has changed completely since drugs to treat it became progressively more available over the last 2 to 3 years. Some countries are lucky enough to have >3 licenced drugs, while others have to work with unlicenced ones of unknown content. We are all still learning how best to use these drugs most effectively; that said, most studies show >85% success rates. Thankfully, shorter courses have now been shown to be as effective as long courses (6 v 12 weeks). Therapeutic drug monitoring, where we monitor the exact concentration of the drug (e.g., GS-441524) in the serum can help us to taylor the exact dose for individual cats. While the rate of improved understanding is impressive, the global picture is not at all consistent, so everywhere has to adapt their treatment protocols to the drugs and tests they have available in their country.

  2. “FIP is not directly transmissible” – sadly, this is also not true The massive outbreak of apparently directly transmissible FIP that has devastated the cats in Cyprus for ~18 months is caused by a new recombination – a type 1 FCoV spike plus the Spike gene from pantropic canine coronavirus. It has killed thousands of cats, and is causing twice as many neurological cases compared to ‘traditional’ FIP. What other legacies it is leaving are still to be determined. It does appear to be harder to treat than ‘traditional’ FIP.
This lecture will cover both of these paradigm shifts in detail, presenting the most up to date information and how best to use it, including practical tips for successfully treating cats with FIP.
You will be able to join the live webinar directly from this page.

When is it?

Note: This webinar is being recorded. If you are unable to attend the live lecture, a link to the recording will be shared with you a few days following the lecture.

Speaker

Dr Danielle A. Gunn-Moore

BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS (Feline), FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine

Danielle Gunn-Moore graduated from the R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, with the Dick Vet Gold Medal in 1991.

After a year in small animal practice she joined The Feline Centre, University of Bristol, initially as the Feline Advisory Bureau Scholar, then the Duphar Feline Fellow, and completed a PhD study into Feline Infectious Peritonitis in 1997. After a short period as Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology, University of Bristol, she returned to Edinburgh to establish the Feline Clinic and became Professor of Feline Medicine in 2006. She is interested in all aspects of feline medicine; she is an internationally recognised expert in her area, has lectured extensively and published over a 130 peer-reviewed research papers, plus many reviews and book chapters. In 2009 she was awarded the BSAVA Woodrow Award for outstanding contribution in the field of small animal veterinary medicine, in 2011 she was awarded the International Society for Feline Medicine/Hill’s award for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine, in 2012 the Royal Dick students voted her “The clinician I would most like to be”, in 2016 FECAVA awarded her “Increased Vocalisation in Elderly Cats” the most original paper in the European Journal of Companion Animal Practice that year, and in 2017 she became a Fellow of the RCVS. She shares her home with her husband Frank, a 16 year old Maine Coon boy called Mortlach (named after a Scottish single malt whisky), and a tiny little 16 year old black cat called Sheba-Ardbeg.

Live Webinars

This webinar starts at 19:30 AEST
on July 17, 2024.

1 Structured CE Credit

Race Approval Pending

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Dr Philip Judge

BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Clin Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
Philip graduated from Massey University in New Zealand in 1992, and spent 7 years in small animal practice before undertaking a 3-year residency in veterinary emergency and critical care at the University of Melbourne in 1998.

Following his residency, Philip worked for nearly 6 years at the Animal Emergency Centre in Melbourne, becoming the Senior Veterinarian at the centre in 2004. In 2006, Philip undertook a 1-year surgical externship before moving to Townsville to take up the position of Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care at JCU.
Philip is also co-founder, and director of Vet Education Pty Ltd (www.veteducation.com) – one of Australia’s leading providers of online continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary nurses.

Philip has published numerous manuals and guides concerning emergency medicine, including a CRI manual, haematology and biochemistry interpretation guide, emergency anaesthesia guide, and a ventilation therapy manual for small animals, in addition to being published in peer reviewed literature.

Philip’s key interests in veterinary science include respiratory emergencies, ventilation therapy, envenomations and toxicology.