E-ISSN 2218-6050 | ISSN 2226-4485
 
2026, Vol: 16, Issue: 7
16 / 7Current Issue ArchiveAims and ScopeAbstracting & IndexingMost Accessed ArticlesMost Downloaded ArticlesMost Cited Articles
Required files to be uploaded

OVJ Manuscript Submissio Form
Title Page
mainarticle_template

Case Report


Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma

Ilse Beekhuis, Goncalos Serrano, Angel Almendros, Antonio Giuliano.


Abstract
Background:
Feline lymphoma is often a fatal disease and the possibility of achieving a cure with chemotherapy is questionable. A diagnosis of FIP was historically associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality, but with the newly available treatment, remission is possible. Long-term follow-up data on treated cases remain limited.

Case description:
A 3.9-year-old neutered male cat was presented with hyporexia and lethargy lasting several days. An abdominal mass was palpated on clinical examination and confirmed to be a renal mass on a computed tomography angiography (CTA) scan. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirates were performed, and cytological evaluation revealed a large-cell renal lymphoma. A modified COP protocol with the addition of vinblastine (COVP protocol) was started, resulting in a complete response. Twenty weeks after starting chemotherapy, the cat developed anorexia, fever, and pleural effusion. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) was diagnosed based on a positive RT RNA PCR test from the pleural effusion. Subcutaneous GS441524 administration led to FIP resolution.

Conclusion:
The cat did not receive any further treatment for both FIP and lymphoma and is still alive and well, almost 5 years after the diagnosis. To the author's knowledge, this is the first case of renal lymphoma in a cat that subsequently developed FIP. Further studies on the potential correlation of lymphoma, chemotherapy and FIP are needed.

Key words: CHOP protocol; FIP; Remdesivir; Renal lymphoma.


 
ARTICLE TOOLS
Abstract
PDF Fulltext
HTML Fulltext
How to cite this articleHow to cite this article
Citation Tools
Related Records
 Articles by Ilse Beekhuis
Articles by Goncalos Serrano
Articles by Angel Almendros
Articles by Antonio Giuliano
on Google
on Google Scholar


How to Cite this Article
Pubmed Style

Beekhuis I, Serrano G, Almendros A, Giuliano A. Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Vet. J.. 2025; 15(10): 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56

Web Style

Beekhuis I, Serrano G, Almendros A, Giuliano A. Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=239304 [Access: June 26, 2026]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Beekhuis I, Serrano G, Almendros A, Giuliano A. Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Vet. J.. 2025; 15(10): 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Beekhuis I, Serrano G, Almendros A, Giuliano A. Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Vet. J.. (2025), [cited June 26, 2026]; 15(10): 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


Harvard Style

Beekhuis, I., Serrano, . G., Almendros, . A. & Giuliano, . A. (2025) Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Vet. J., 15 (10), 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


Turabian Style

Beekhuis, Ilse, Goncalos Serrano, Angel Almendros, and Antonio Giuliano. 2025. Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (10), 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


Chicago Style

Beekhuis, Ilse, Goncalos Serrano, Angel Almendros, and Antonio Giuliano. "Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma." Open Veterinary Journal 15 (2025), 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Beekhuis, Ilse, Goncalos Serrano, Angel Almendros, and Antonio Giuliano. "Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma." Open Veterinary Journal 15.10 (2025), 5383-5390. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Beekhuis, I., Serrano, . G., Almendros, . A. & Giuliano, . A. (2025) Successful treatment and long-term follow-up of a young cat with feline infectious peritonitis and renal lymphoma. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (10), 5383-5390. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i10.56


Author LoginReviewer LoginAbout PublisherOpen Access PolicyEditorial PoliciesEditorial Review PolicyEditorial & Peer Review ProcessPublication Ethics and Publication Malpractice StatementConflict of Interest PolicyPlagiarism PolicyProtection of Research Participants (Statement On Human And Animal Rights)Corrections, Retractions & Expressions of ConcernSelf-Archiving PoliciesDigital Archiving & Preservation PoliciesStatement of Informed ConsentAdvertising PolicyTerms of UseLicense InformationCopyright Information

About Open Veterinary Journal

Open Veterinary Journal provides high quality peer review process for original research articles, review articles, short communications and case reports i ... Read more.



For best results, please use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.

Contact Information

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Prof. Ibrahim Eldaghayes

Editor-in-Chief

Open Veterinary Journal

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli

P.O. Box 13662, Tripoli, Libya

Email: ibrahim.eldaghayes@vetmed.edu.ly