Cats that are most at risk of FIP are those that live in multicat households, animal shelters and overcrowded breeding catteries.

By Tom Ewing

Among the dreadful illnesses that can bring an end to your cat’s life, none is more lethal than a viral disease called feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which primarily affects young cats (less than two years of age) and cats that are 10 years of age and older. While the name of the disease suggests an inflammation solely involving the peritoneum — the membrane that lines the feline abdominal cavity and covers the organs that lie within it — the condition can ravage an affected animal’s entire system. …

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