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hamsterjill

(15,525 posts)
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:05 PM Dec 15

Has anyone here used the new treatment for FIP in cats?

Have a kitty with suspected FIP.

GS442525 became legal for vets to dispense as of June, 2024. Before that time it was administered “back alley” on Facebook groups. I’m not comfortable with that route.

Anyone here actually used the meds, etc.?

Appreciate it. Stressing “bigly” over this until vet visit tomorrow.

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Has anyone here used the new treatment for FIP in cats? (Original Post) hamsterjill Dec 15 OP
Not specifically, but I have a FIV+ cat & just bought a ton of supplements SheltieLover Dec 15 #1
FIV and FIP are not the same disease hamsterjill Dec 15 #2
No, I know they aren't the same, but cats need L-Lysine and probiotics when distressed from diseease(s) SheltieLover Dec 15 #3
I have a friend who used it spinbaby Dec 16 #4
So happy to hear there's now a treatment for FIP Freddie Dec 16 #5
Our rescue cat supposedly has FIV. Aussie105 Dec 17 #6
Again, FIV is not the same as FIP. hamsterjill Dec 17 #7

SheltieLover

(60,248 posts)
1. Not specifically, but I have a FIV+ cat & just bought a ton of supplements
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:30 PM
Dec 15

Here is one:

Vetoquinol Viralys Powder Immune Supplement for Cats, 3.5-oz

It has over 1,000 reviews on Chewy, with a 4.7 star rating. My order of this should be arriving today. (It appears to be on sale right now on Chewy for $20 vs the regular price of $33 or so. Not advertising for Chewy, simply informing you of a great deal. I just paid the full price. LOL)

Apparently L-Lysine is critical to their good health.

Best of luck to you and your previous kitty, my friend!

hamsterjill

(15,525 posts)
2. FIV and FIP are not the same disease
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:49 PM
Dec 15

FIV is Feline Immunodediciency virus and is now known not to be as deadly as once thought.

FIP is feline infectious peritonitis and had been until recently a death sentence for cats.

There is a new treatment protocol that had been on the black market for a couple of years but is now (as of June, 2024) available for vets to legally prescribe. It is GS-442525 and is a form of Remdesvir that was used in COVID-19 patients.

As a long time rescuer - my gratitude to you for loving an FIV cat and taking such good care of him.

SheltieLover

(60,248 posts)
3. No, I know they aren't the same, but cats need L-Lysine and probiotics when distressed from diseease(s)
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:59 PM
Dec 15

Oh i love all of Nature. I feed outdoor ferals as well.

I'm not familiar with FIP so thank you for enlightening me.

Our FIV+ boy lived outdoors for nearly 6 years. We'd tried to bring him indoors a couple of years ago, but my (then) senior rescue girl absolutely was not sharing her "territory." She departed peacefully of old age for the Rainbow Bridge in July, after a wonderful life with us for 14 years, so he is back inside now and doing very well.

Thank you for your rescue work and for sharing the information.

spinbaby

(15,210 posts)
4. I have a friend who used it
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:06 PM
Dec 16

Right before it became legal, she was meeting her dealer in a Walmart parking lot. The cat was on death’s door, but pulled through and is now healthy. The treatment was expensive, but it worked.

Freddie

(9,740 posts)
5. So happy to hear there's now a treatment for FIP
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:48 PM
Dec 16

Lost my beloved Freddie to this horrible disease in 2015. At the time it was inevitably fatal.

Aussie105

(6,467 posts)
6. Our rescue cat supposedly has FIV.
Tue Dec 17, 2024, 05:00 AM
Dec 17

Vet told us so, when we first got him. (Actually, cat chose us. No negotiations at the time, done deal as far as he was concerned.)

Vet gave us the bad news just before he said 'shall we put him down?'

Wife and I went NO! at the same time.

Anyhow, 7 years later, he is still with us.

FIV does kill them early, from experience with previous FIV positive cats.
But not today.

hamsterjill

(15,525 posts)
7. Again, FIV is not the same as FIP.
Tue Dec 17, 2024, 10:16 PM
Dec 17

But I’m happy to hear that you saved an FIV+ kitty. They are usually very sweet and loving. We have several in the sanctuary that I run.

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