A Guide to Diagnosis of FIP, FIV, and FeLV in 2023

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This session will comprise an update on best practices for diagnosing three major feline viral infections of clinical significance: feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), and feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). We will focus on outlining ABCD guidelines and diagnostic algorithms with special emphasis on the benefits and limitations of new testing modalities for FIP, and the recently elucidated challenges with single-test FeLV diagnosis.

Learning Objectives

After attending this webinar, participants should be able to:

  • Effectively and efficiently diagnose FIV.
  • Describe the best methods used to diagnose FeLV and the challenges with relying on results from a single point in time.
  • Use both traditional and virus-specific testing strategies to build a presumptive diagnosis of FIP.
  • List new and upcoming methods available to support a diagnosis of FIP.

Speaker Bios

Samantha Evans, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP

Dr. Evans grew up outside of Boulder, CO and attended Colorado State University for her undergraduate degree. She completed a combined DVM/PhD program at the UC-Davis, where she studied FIV for her dissertation research. She then completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Michigan State University, followed by a residency in clinical pathology back at CSU. After being on faculty at Ohio State University for four years she joined the faculty at CSU where she is an assistant professor of clinical pathology and studies FIP diagnostics and therapy. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband and 1 dog, 2 cats, and 3 babies.

RACE Credits 

This program 20-1117894/20-1117892 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 1.00 CE Credits (1.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 1.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (1.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categorie(s) of: Medical using the delivery method(s) of: Non-Interactive Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements.