New approaches in treatment of feline infectious peritonitis virus infection

Feline Infectious Peritonitis is currently considered to be a fatal disease of cats caused by mutated feline coronavirus. The most frequent symptoms are mild febrile and abdominal effusions, but also the occurring ‘dry’ forms of the disease with more diverse symptoms. The life expectancy of cats with the diagnosed disease varies from a week to several months. The quality of life is generally low. Currently, there are no recommended Feline Infectious Peritonitis treatment protocols, but immunosuppressive measures that improve quality of life are commonly used. However, these immunosuppressive medications have no effect on life’s duration. In this review, modern drugs, which are used, recommended for using or may be effective in the treatment of Feline Infectious Peritonitis will be considered.