Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease of cats caused by certain strains of a virus called the feline coronavirus.-American Association of Feline Practitioners and the Cornell Feline Health Center, Cornell UniversityFeline coronavirus (FCoV) is all over the place. It's mostly harmless. But it's prone to mutation, and when that happens it can cause FIP.
We took in a homeless kitty last year. She died this spring. We really don't know why, because we couldn't afford a veterinarian, but FIP is my best guess. I'm not sure how much good it will do to share the story, since there's not much that can be done about the virus, but I did find a couple of snippets of information that would be good to know. I'll be sure to point them out when we come to them.
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