Questions, answered.

We treat three separate feline viral infections, and each one has its own antiviral. Feline Infectious Peritonitis is treated with GS-441524 or EIDD-1931. Feline Calicivirus is treated with CaliciX. Feline Herpesvirus is treated with HerpX.

They are not interchangeable. Which one applies is decided with your veterinarian, and our specialists can talk it through with you before you spend anything.

Yes. Everything we supply is given under veterinary guidance. Your veterinarian confirms the diagnosis, watches for complications and checks your cat as the course goes on. We support the treatment, we do not replace the examination.

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Injections are usually recommended for the first 30 days, or whenever symptoms are severe.

Oral capsules are usually recommended once your cat is eating and passing stool normally and is no longer showing neurological or ocular symptoms.

Read the full Feline Infectious Peritonitis treatment guide for the detail behind that.

Three: 20 mg/ml, 30 mg/ml and 40 mg/ml. Higher concentrations suit larger cats and more severe cases, so that the volume injected each day stays small.

By your cat's body weight. Start with the dosage calculator to get a figure, then confirm it with a specialist before the first dose.

Do not reduce the dose part way through the course. Under-dosing is one of the ways the virus develops resistance.

Weigh your cat once a week. As appetite returns and weight goes up, the dose has to be recalculated to match.

We have a step by step video for subcutaneous injections: watch the injection tutorial.

If you are not comfortable doing it, your veterinary clinic can, or talk to us about the oral option.

Capsules come in three weight classes. Choose the one that matches your cat's current weight.

• Under 2.5 kg, pink capsules
• 2.5 kg to 4 kg, green capsules
• Over 4 kg, blue capsules

Absorption differs from cat to cat, so some cats need the class above their weight. Ask a specialist before choosing on that basis rather than deciding alone.

GS-441524, EIDD-1931, dicalcium phosphate and magnesium stearate.

Thirty, which is 30 days of treatment at one capsule per day.

One capsule a day, at roughly the same time each day. There are three ways owners usually do it:

1. Place the capsule at the back of the mouth
2. Press the capsule into a wet cat treat so it goes down with the food
3. Open the capsule over wet food, making sure the whole portion is eaten in one sitting

There is a demonstration here: watch the oral capsule tutorial.

If a day is going to be off schedule, keep it within about an hour and a half either side of the usual time.

Hold off on the oral route, and speak to a specialist first, while any of these apply:

• Ocular or neurological symptoms are still present
• There is on and off vomiting or diarrhoea
• Your cat is not eating on its own and needs assisted feeding or subcutaneous fluids

Feline Infectious Peritonitis often affects the stomach, intestines, liver and kidneys, and a gut that is not working well absorbs less of the active ingredient. Starting oral too early can mean a longer course.

84 days is the standard length. The actual length can differ depending on how your cat responds and how advanced the infection was when treatment began.

Finish the full course, and speak to a specialist before making any change. A cat can look completely well long before the course is complete.

Yes. Move up to the class that matches the new weight, so the dose keeps pace. A cat that goes from 2.4 kg to 2.8 kg moves from the pink capsule to the green one.

Talk to us and to your veterinarian, and do it early rather than waiting.

Do not increase the dose on your own. Lack of improvement has more than one possible cause, and the right response depends on which one it is. It may be a question of absorption, of the weight class, or of the route itself, and injections deliver a known amount where capsules do not.

That is a decision to make with a specialist and your veterinarian, not from a page on the internet.

Yes. The dose has to be recalculated when you do, because the capsule and the injectable are not the same concentration. Ask us for the figure before you switch rather than converting it yourself.

Usually yes, and many cats are on supportive treatment at the same time. Tell your veterinarian everything your cat is taking, including supplements, so anything that needs to be spaced out or paused can be picked up before it becomes a problem.

Side effects are uncommon in our experience, but no medicine can be promised to have none, and every cat is different.

If you notice anything that concerns you during the course, tell your veterinarian and tell us. Do not stop the course on your own first.

Freshly cooked fish, chicken and other plain natural food work well. If your cat has diarrhoea, switching to dry food for a few days until it settles often helps.

Speak to us and to your veterinarian before restarting anything. Relapse cases are handled differently from a first course, and the dose is not the same.

The terms are set out on the Relapse Programme page.

Vials keep at ambient temperature for up to a year. Capsules keep at room temperature for up to a year, out of direct sunlight.

A common virus in cats that mainly affects the mouth and the upper airway. It spreads easily wherever cats live together.

• Ulcers in the mouth
• Drooling
• Sneezing
• Loss of appetite

Cats often go quiet simply because eating hurts. Full detail is in the Feline Calicivirus treatment guide.

Two strengths of the same oral antiviral, EIDD-1931. CaliciX is 15 mg per capsule and CaliciX Max is 30 mg per capsule.

That depends on your cat's weight and on how severe the case is, so it is decided with a specialist and your veterinarian rather than picked from the shelf.

By mouth, at home, under veterinary guidance. No injections are involved.

That depends on the individual cat and on how it responds. Your veterinarian and our specialists set the course with you rather than to a fixed timetable.

It spreads between cats through saliva and nasal secretions, so separate bowls and good hygiene help. It does not infect people.

Eating can be genuinely painful with mouth ulcers. Soft or slightly warmed food is usually easier to manage. If appetite does not come back, tell your veterinarian, because appetite is one of the things they will want to track.

A common feline virus that mainly affects the eyes and the upper airway.

• Watery eyes or discharge
• Sneezing
• A blocked nose
• Squinting

Owners usually notice the eyes first. Full detail is in the Feline Herpesvirus treatment guide.

HerpX, a 180 mg famciclovir tablet supplied in packs of 60.

No. HerpX is given by mouth only.

By your cat's weight, confirmed with a specialist before you start.

Do not work it out from a human dose. Famciclovir is used in people at completely different amounts, and cats do not process it the same way.

That depends on the individual cat and on how it responds. It is set with your veterinarian rather than to a fixed timetable.

It spreads between cats. It does not infect people.

Speak to your veterinarian or to us before doing anything. Do not restart a course on your own.

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We cannot accept packs that have been opened or partly used, for the same reason no pharmacy can.

If you are left with unopened capsules you no longer need, you are welcome to pass them to your veterinary clinic or to another owner going through the same thing. Our full terms are on the refund policy page.

Yes. The terms are set out on the Relapse Programme page.