Rapid Resolution of severe feline infectious peritonitis using natural products

Abstract This is the first report of a successful treatment of a severe feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) case using Lianhuaqingwen (LH) capsule, a Chinese patent medicine （natural products）and it has been used for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019. A 1-year-old cat was diagnosed FIP and presented with severe ascites, aphagia, inflammation, breathing difficulties and weight loss. Within 22 days of LH capsule treatment, all indicators of the cat eventually returned to normal, and the ascites gradually disappeared. This case report is the first description of the clinical recovery features of a cat with a systemic FCoV infection using LH capsules.