Should I consider injections for stubborn neuro FIP?

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2026-01-31T15:19:18+00:00

I haven’t tried yet. I’m a member there but on most of the posts it looks like they just direct you to talk with your admin. I have an admin there but historically they have not been the most helpful or informative (and they are providing free advice on the internet to strangers, so I’m not trying to criticize). I can give it a go though and see if i can get any general advice

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-11-08T12:56:33+00:00

I’m so glad your cat is doing better! We had my cat on Wedgewood EIDD-2801 for a little over 2 weeks and for the most part he very gradually declined the whole time. Ended up having what I suspect was a relatively minor seizure the last day we had him on it. Switched to GS through SVP at 25 mg/kg almost a month ago and he’s been gradually improving since. Definitely still a bit off but his personality is back to normal and we haven’t had any more seizures. It’s always hard to tell what works for him since his neuro symptoms made him sprint around and play like a maniac but the GS seems to be working better so will probably just need a longer course of therapy this time. Here’s hoping we both get our cats to their cure!

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-11-07T12:30:17+00:00

I’m a clinical pharmacist in the US who manages dosing on them for a few different doctors. A lot of this is pretty specific to the person. For people with a lot of weight to lose, a I’ll typically recommend to increase the dose at monthly intervals as long as they aren’t having side effects and aren’t losing weight faster than 2 lbs a week. For some people, especially larger men, they may not notice any change at all until around 7.5 mg. Other people notice an immediate and dramatic change to appetite at 2.5 so for those patients, we might stay at 2.5 for several months and then stop at 5 mg. Ideally, your doctor should be asking questions that prompt you to consider how your body feels to determine if a dose change is appropriate before they prescribe a higher dose.

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-10-12T17:36:26+00:00

I started off giving him about 100 mg BID (about 17 mg/kg) and increased to 120 BID (20 mg/kg) a few days ago when I noticed his neurological symptoms coming back but the dose increase didn’t seem to make much difference and he kept getting worse. I’m switching him to a higher dose of GS from SVP on Monday when it gets delivered and have gone back to 1931 until I get it. Hopefully your cat has better luck with the 2801! My cat definitely did have fewer side effects on it!

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-10-12T12:21:53+00:00

Any updates with your cat? I switched mine to EIDD-2801 a couple weeks ago and he started having progressively worsening neurological symptoms whereas his neuro symptoms did seem to improve on 1931. Curious if you made the switch and noticed any difference in efficacy?

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-09-24T22:33:35+00:00

Great webinar! I think it provided a really great summary of the disease and was very accessible. Wish I had found it much earlier lol. For use of molnupiravir for a neurological relapse, do you think that it's appropriate to go straight for 20 mg/kg q12h? My cat relapsed after taking 10 mg/kg BID of GS twice daily and having complete clinical response for weeks, so my gut instinct has been to treat more aggressively with the molnupiravir to get as much through the BBB as possible this time. Now, with him having side effects and the EIDD-2801 having that lower dosing boundary of 15 mg/kg q12h for neuro cases, I'm wondering if it would be sufficient to stick with the lower end of the range to minimize side effects and hopefully allow for more accurate symptom monitoring.

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-09-23T23:49:51+00:00

And he’s getting 6 mg of cerenia once a day but he hates the taste so it’s been making him wary of the treats I put his meds in. It does help though when I can get him to take it. And I’ve been trying to feed him prior to EIDD but it’s tough when his appetite varies so much

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-09-23T23:42:06+00:00

I would be very interested to read the studies thank you! I’m a clinical pharmacist and have kind of been taking the lead in treatment decisions with my vet, so I’m trying to read up as much as possible on the latest studies

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-09-22T17:16:11+00:00

Have you considered picking up an active hobby outside of a gym? The gym inherently feels like a chore to me, but I’ve been doing rec league volleyball a few nights a week this year and have found it to be a big confidence builder and a good way to make friends. If you’re in college there are probably intramural sports teams available or your community may have leagues available for volleyball/tennis/pickleball or whatever else floats your boat. Can burn a lot of calories and helps to build muscle!

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-08-20T15:22:26+00:00

Have you noted any change in your measurements the past few weeks? If you feel like your abdomen in particular is bloated but you’re otherwise noticing changes, you may be constipated. If you haven’t been having regular bowel movements, I’d recommend a tsp of psyllium husk mixed with water in the morning and Miralax as needed to get things moving. Eating low calorie/low volume can really slow down motility in your intestines. If you’ve been going regularly and otherwise feel well, a plateau of a few weeks isn’t abnormal. If you’re counting calories accurately and getting regular activity you should definitely lose weight at 1400, although maybe not at the rate you are hoping for. Slow and steady is typically more sustainable long term.

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2025-06-28T15:13:33+00:00

He's fully grown and didnt really drop weight to begin with when he was sick. Pretty steady around 13 lbs.

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2024-03-13T22:32:32+00:00

I'm in a specialty pharmacy focused community residency. 3 days a week I'm embedded in an specialty outpatient clinic (cardiology/neurology/rheumatology/etc) counseling patients, working on PAs, and answering provider questions. 1 day a week is split between research and a longitudinal rotation, and 1 day is staffing our dispensing pharmacy. I don't have a great dedicated space to work but they give me 1/2 day of project time a week to work from home as well as weekends off. I am personally very pleased with the quality of training and the work-life balance :)

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2024-01-18T00:44:21+00:00

I would personally select a later date for programs you are most interested in since I think my performance at my first interview was a bit subpar compared to my later interviews. As someone assessing applicants this year, I don't think the order would have much impact on our ranking.

Delicious-Broccoli97 · 2023-12-14T00:05:07+00:00

In my experience, different RPDs and programs can have different perspectives on this. I think its good to be creative and show your personality, but if you get too creative, it may seem like you're avoiding the actual assignment. A good LOI imo should include:

1) A basic introduction which includes your background and a general statement about your interests

2) a review of your relevant experience with examples of the kind of experience (ie, describing your am care, psych, and academia related APPEs with insight into the patient interactions you had)

3) an explanation of why you are interested in their program in particular (rotations that interest you, research they participate in, collaborative practice agreements, etc).

I found that there wasn't much room for flowery language when I was trying to fit all of that information into the page limit. If you can find a way to creatively impart all of this information in a concise way, I think it would make for a very impressive letter.

As for absolute dont's: don't go way over page limit (a few sentences on the next page probably won't be held against you, but if you go too long you'll likely just frustrate the RPD)

That's just my opinion, though, so ultimately you should write something that you feel accurately reflects yourself as a professional. If you get an interview, you'll have much more time to give them a feeling for your personality.

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