Molnupiravir treatment of 18 cats with feline infectious peritonitis: A case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease in cats, caused by certain strains of coronavirus and has a high case fatality rate.

Objective

This case series reports the outcomes of treatment of cats with FIP using molnupiravir.

Animals

Eighteen cats diagnosed with FIP at the You-Me Animal Clinic, Sakura-shi, Japan between January and August 2022, and whose owners gave informed consent to this experimental treatment.

Methods

For this prospective observational study, molnupiravir tablets were compounded in-house at the You-Me Animal Clinic. Owners administered 10-20 mg/kg PO twice daily. Standard treatment duration was 84 days.

Results

Among 18 cats, 13 cats had effusive FIP and 5 had noneffusive FIP. Three cats had neurological or ocu

SUBMITTER: Sase O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472991 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature