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SOCK FIP CORE TEAM MEMBERS
Perk Bell Original SOCK Member
Claudia Dechow Cat rescue
Kathie Dreher Cat rescue
Art Graafmans Burmese breeder
Erin Hauge Cat lover
Carol Horace Cat lover
Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM Director of Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Kathleen Lawton British Shorthair breeder
Hongwei Liu UC Davis FIP researcher
Leslie Lyons, PhD UC Davis Genetics researcher
Heather Malamisura Cat lover
Sally Morgan-Welch Cat rescue
Niels Pedersen, DVM, PhD CCAH Director, FIP researcher
Patty Pesavento, DVM, PhD U.C. Davis pathologist
Nancy Reeves Burmese breeder
Heather Reynolds Birman breeder
Claudia Sanchez Cat lover
Jane Sykes, DVM, PhD U.C. Davis, infectious disease researcher
Sue Weitendorf Founder Toby’s Friends, Scottish Fold breeder
Lisa Woodard-Mink Cat Lover
Dorothy Woodruff Cat lover
 
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WINNing the FIP Fight: Veterinarians Reveal the Latest at Winn Feline Symposium

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) might be the most dreaded diagnosis for cats.  That's because it usually happens to babies, little kittens. FIP - up 'till now - has always been considered a fatal disease. Finally, it seems, there may be hope - at least for some cats with FIP.

To announce new directions in FIP research, and actual successes, world renown researchers Dr. Niels Pederson, director for the Center of Companion Animal Health at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis and Dr. Al Legendre, professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville headline the 2011 Winn Feline Foundation Symposium, WINNing the FIP Fight, June 23, 6:45 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Reston Town Center (1800 Presidents Street), Reston, VA. The seminar event, includes Q & A time, and dinner for $45. Proceeds benefit the Winn Feline Foundation Bria Fund, which provides funding for FIP research.

To read the complete article, please go to Steve Dale's Pet World website here.



 
LEGACY OF COMPASSION: SALLY MORGAN-WELCH AND HER FAMILY FOUNDATION ENGAGE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST FIP

Sally Morgan-Welch noticed that her rescued cat Jakey was lethargic and losing weight. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)—a nearly always fatal systemic viral disease caused by a mutation in the coronavirus—was suspected. But it wasn’t until he continued his rapid descent and had to be euthanized that the veterinarians were able to determine without a doubt that Jakey had been suffering from the disease.

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