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Also known as: '''''FIP'''

Also known as: '''''FIP'''

==Description==

==Introduction==

A progressive disease of the cat caused by feline [[Coronaviridae|coronavirus]]. FIP arises from a mutation of '''Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FECoV)''' in 5-10% of chronically infected cats and not directly from cat to cat. Two forms of the disease exist the '''wet''' or '''exudative form''' and the '''dry''' or '''non exudative form'''.

A progressive disease of the cat caused by feline [[Coronaviridae|coronavirus]]. FIP arises from a mutation of '''Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FECoV)''' in 5-10% of chronically infected cats and not directly from cat to cat. Two forms of the disease exist the '''wet''' or '''exudative form''' and the '''dry''' or '''non exudative form'''.

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|flashcards = [[Small Animal Abdominal and Metabolic Disorders Q&A 13]]

|flashcards = [[Small Animal Abdominal and Metabolic Disorders Q&A 13]]<br>[[Feline Medicine Q&A 22]]

|literature search =[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Feline+Infectious+Peritonitis%22%29+OR+title%3A%28FIP%29+AND+od%3A%28cats%29 Feline Infectious Peritonitis publications]

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==References==

==References==

[[Category:Coronaviridae]][[Category:Cat Viruses]]

[[Category:Coronaviridae]][[Category:Cat Viruses]]

[[Category:Enteritis, Granulomatous]]

[[Category:Enteritis, Granulomatous]]

[[Category:Hepatitis,_Viral]]

[[Category:Hepatitis,_Viral]]

[[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Cat]]

[[Category:Peritoneal Cavity Diseases - Cat]]

[[Category:Expert_Review]]

[[Category:Expert_Review - Small Animal]]

[[Category:Lymphoreticular and Haemopoietic Diseases]]

[[Category:Lymphoreticular and Haemopoietic Diseases]]