Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study of the Effect of Propentofylline on Survival Time and Quality of Life of Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis

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Yvonne Fischer · Japan Small Animal Medical Center

Susanne Ritz · Japan Small Animal Medical Center

Karin Weber · Japan Small Animal Medical Center

Katrin Hartmann · Japan Small Animal Medical Center

Abstract

This study did not detect an effect of PPF on the survival time, the quality of life, or any clinical or laboratory parameter in cats with FIP. Therefore, PPF does not appear to be an effective treatment option in cats with a late stage of the disease FIP.

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Animal Virus Infections Studies Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Virus-based gene therapy research

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Published in: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volume 25, Issue 6, pp. 1270-1276

DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00806.x

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Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study of the Effect of Propentofylline on Survival Time and Quality of Life of Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis

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