Over the past decade, the role of commissioning, as a key driver of quality, efficiency and outcomes for patients, has become increasingly important to the health system in England.
Feline infectious peritonitis. FIP-infected kidney showing inflammatory response. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal, incurable disease that affects cats. It is caused by Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV), which is a mutation of Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FECV) â (Feline coronavirus FCoV). Experts do not agree on the specifics of genetic changes that produce the FIPV.
FIP is caused by a virus and can be fatal to cats. Learn how to prevent FIP. Feline Infectious Peritonitis -- or FIP -- is a viral infectious disease that affects wild and domesticated cats around the world. The disease is caused by certain strains of a virus called the coronavirus. Most strains of the coronavirus do not cause disease, but in a small percentage of affected cats the virus may progress into clinical FIP, which can be fatal. Here weâll look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment of FIP in cats.