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Shelter treats, adopts cat cured of FIP, official says
Summary
Kelly Baker said a Queen Anne's County shelter obtained a newly approved FIP treatment, administered it to a cat called Tiny for 16 weeks and the animal was cured and adopted; Baker said Tiny was the first cat treated in a Maryland shelter with this medication (attributed to Baker).
Kelly Baker, chief of animal services and animal control, recounted a case in which a kitten named Tiny was diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and treated with a medication that had recently been approved in the United States.
Baker said the shelter obtained an MRI and an internal medicine team helped secure the medication. "Tiny had an MRI and was diagnosed, with FIP, which is, essentially, it's almost 100 percent fatal," Baker said. She told hosts the shelter obtained the treatment and, after 16 weeks of therapy paid for in part by community donations and with clinical support, "Tiny was cured."
Baker also attributed another notable fact to the shelter's experience: she said Tiny was "the 1st cat treated in a shelter in the state of Maryland" with the newly approved medication. That claim is presented as Baker's account in the recording and was not independently verified in the episode.
Tiny was adopted by a staff member who worked in internal medicine after recovery, Baker said. The department cited the case as an example of how advances in veterinary medicine and community contributions can enable care that previously might not have been possible in a shelter setting. For verification about clinical firsts or broader prevalence of the treatment in shelters, county officials or veterinary records would need to be consulted.
