KOMPAS.com – A post that shows cat named Loki suffers FIP disease dry, viral on social media Twitter on Friday (20/1/2023).
The upload was shared by the Twitter account @barudakspapi and has been rebroadcast 71,000 times as of Saturday (21/1/2023).
https://twitter.com/barudakspapi/status/1616301945110794242?t=b_IML6VdHGvoBRv8MZas5g&s=08
“Dry FIP positive loki,” wrote the uploader while attaching a photo of the grayish-white cat.
Unfortunately, the owner reported that Loki lost his breath and was declared dead on Saturday (21/1/2023) around 16.26 WIB.
On uploads thisLoki is said to have died after undergoing emergency action due to seizures and loss of breath.
Then, what is dry FIP disease in cats?
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Causes of FIP in cats
According to a veterinarian from Nusa Cendana University, Aji Winarso, Feline Infectious Peritonitis or FIP is a peritonitis disease in cats caused by a virus.
Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the inner abdominal wall and covers the organs in the abdomen.
Aji explained that the feline coronavirus (FCoV) will spread through the blood to various organs of the body, causing the cat to be FIP positive.
“This virus attacks the epithelial cells in the lining of the internal organs and the cat’s stomach wall,” he explained to Kompas.com, Saturday (21/1/2023).
He said, FIP has two types, namely dry and wet. The difference between the two lies in the symptoms shown.
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Cat those who experience dry FIP will have lumps on their internal organs.
Meanwhile, wet FIP will cause the cat to experience edema or a bloated stomach cavity filled with fluid.
“So the fluid comes out of the virus infection sites. Over time it accumulates and causes the stomach to bulge,” he explained.
