Feline infectious peritonitis virus

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a rare but fatal feline coronavirus infection. While this fatal cat disease only occurs in approximately 1-2% of cats worldwide. FIP associated mortality is reported to be as high as 96% in some countries. A breakthrough in veterinary science when Dr. Niels Pedersen and a team of researchers at the University of California Davis, doing FIP research, decided to use antiviral drugs to treat FIPV infection. The idea worked and desperate cat owners around the world finally had an answer for the FIP virus. The drug they used is called GS-441524. GS-441524 antiviral therapy is equally effective treating effusive feline infectious peritonitis, commonly called wet FIP as it is for non-effusive feline infectious peritonitis, commonly called dry FIP. This discovery is a giant leap in veterinary medicine. Subsequent clinical trials around the world, conducted both on naturally acquired FIP cats and experimentally infected cats, reconfirmed UC Davis's results. A global awareness is now growing amongst cat owners and medical practitioners of nucleoside analog GS-441524 and its effectiveness in treating feline infectious peritonitis in cats.

GS-441524 is administered through subcutaneous injections. It inhibits FIPV replication in naturally occurring feline infectious peritonitis infections. Treated cats begin to show visible signs of recovery within as little as 3-4 days. In addition to elimination of common clinical signs of fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and abdominal swelling, Gs-441524 has proved equally effective in eliminating neurological signs of physical paralysis. Suspected FIP cases can use GS-441524 as a diagnostic tool.

Feline infectious peritonitis can occur in young cats and older cats alike. In the most basic medical terms, this drug is a nucleoside analog. It inhibits feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) replication. It is still pending FDA approval for animal or human use. Cat owners who can't wait that long have taken matters into their own hands forming online groups to source this antiviral treatment on their own. Thanks to the internet, this feline medicine, antiviral drug GS441524 can now be obtained almost anywhere in the world. Below are some places to look for supply.

GS-441524 For Cat FIPV

Buying FIP Treatment: 3 things you should know

Choose reputation, not price.

Doctors don't buy the cheapest medicine, neither should you. Few months ago the news broke across self-help groups across the world that many cats died while undergoing GS-441524 treatment using budget brands GS from unknown suppliers in China.

Given the proven effectiveness of GS-441524, this was highly unusual. After investigating and testing, reports began surfacing that these brands overstated their GS concentration. The claimed concentration of 15mg/ml was in actuality only between 7-8mg/ml according to some posts. We did not test these brands ourselves, and are only quoting posts we have read from self-help groups.

Furthermore, their formulations were not stable, with observable changes in pH and viscosity from one production batch to the next. Making quality medicine requires knowledgeable chemists, precise equipment, and high quality chemicals, and consistent protocols. None of which can be had cheaply. So how can the final product be cheap? DON'T choose cheap GS if you don't want to gamble with your cat's life.

Buy directly from the brand's website or its authorised reseller whenever possible.

Don't know if the person you are buying from is an authorised reseller? Email the brand and verify. If you can't find the brand online, then it is best to avoid it altogether. Because GS is an expensive treatment, there is incentive for a few unscrupulous resellers to dilute with water, or switch from one brand to another during delivery. It doesn't happen often. But it has happened in the past.

Talk to sellers who are knowledgeable about FIP

You are not buying just a treatment, you are buying knowledge. Does the seller you are dealing with give you a confidence feeling that she knows about the disease and treatment. Does she care to help you save your cat? Does he/she make the effort to understand your cat's situation and answer all your questions in a transparent manner? Does he/she understand all the potential complications and pitfalls during the treatment? Most importantly, does what he/she says make sense?

While selling GS is a business, sellers who do it should also care about the cats and cat owners they serve. If a seller seems to only care about money, then there is a good chance that he/she will do unscrupulous things for money.