feline infectious peritonitis
- feline infectious peritonitis
feline infectious peritonitis n an almost invariably fatal infectious disease of cats caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus
Coronavirus (
species Feline coronavirus) and characterized by fever, weight and appetite loss, and ascites with a thick yellow fluid
abbr. FIP
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a usually fatal contagious viral disease of domestic cats and other felines, caused by a coronavirus; characteristics include slow onset, persistent fever, and varying effects of peritonitis such as pleural or peritoneal effusions and granulomas.
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