Davis – General

15 Dec INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING TISSUE SAMPLES FOR FIP RESEARCH

UC Davis researchers are especially interested in cats that have FIP for its FIP genetics study. Samples are also welcomed from random bred cats dying from the disease..  

15 Dec INSTRUCTIONS FOR SENDING FIP FLUID SAMPLES

Cat with wet FIP usually have very large amounts of a yellow-tinged, mucinous fluid in their abdomen and/or chest cavities. This fluid is high in protein and contains a variable number of white cells made up of macrophages, lymphocytes and neutrophils. It will often form a partial clot on setting. There is virtually no other disease than FIP with this type of fluid, especially in a younger cat (two thirds or more of cats with FIP are under one year of age) that comes from a shelter or cattery environment (70% of total cases). Combined with history, physical findings, and common laboratory abnormalities, these findings should be sufficient to make the diagnosis.

03 Nov SOCKFIP Vet Breeder Cat Lover Letter

Dear Veterinarians, Breeders and Cat Lovers, Your help is needed for FIP research at U. C. Davis.  New tools and technology, coupled with sequencing   of the feline genome, have provided an important window of opportunity to study a genetic basis for FIP susceptibility. As you...

03 Nov GUIDELINES FOR FIP GENETIC STUDY GROUPS 1 – 3

There are three study groups for study samples:  Group 1 is for cats affected by FIP; Group 2 is for cats closely related to cats who have been affected by FIP; Group 3 is for cats who come from lines that have no history of FIP.

14 Sep UC DAVIS FIP STUDY FORMS FOR DOWNLOAD

If you have previously submitted samples to UC Davis for other tests, please click on  "Previous Samples" on the left side menu for an online form you can complete. When you have the questionnaire completed and the samples ready, this document will tell you where...

24 Aug WHAT ABOUT OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTES THAT STUDY FIP?

Though SOCK FIP is trying to focus funding on U.C. Davis for greater impact, the scientific community is very collaborative and pedigree/disease information and DNA samples will be useful for meaningful collaborations. UC Davis researchers are also aware that other groups are raising money to...

24 Aug HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED FOR FIP RESEARCH AT UC DAVIS?

All funds given to SOCK FIP for the CCAH will go right into FIP research. Some of this research will be clinical in nature, and some bench top. $50,000 - 75,000 a year supports a single technician or graduate student, and the more such people...