Project Fight FIP in South Africa

17/03/2025

Good news ... but now how long before it is available in ZA 🇿🇦?! Always remember that a Section 21 Permit can be requested for a direct import. Speak to your vet about this.

Today, we conditionally approved a new drug for the management of a common type of heart disease in cats, called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – the 1st product approved for use in cats with HCM for any indication. https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/cvm-updates/fda-conditionally-approves-drug-management-ventricular-hypertrophy-cats

26/10/2024

FeLV is a disease that cats can live with successfully for many years. There are things we as cat guardians do need to do to keep then healthy, and their immunity strong. Depending on the progression of the disease, it can even go into remission.

11/10/2024

From Cornell Univeristy Feline Health Centre - new and interesting advancement in FeLV vaccine technology :

"NOBIVAC NXT FeLV becomes the only vaccine against FeLV to be built on Merck Animal Health’s RNA-particle technology platform. The vaccine uses the same technology that was used for the June 2024 launches of NOBIVAC NXT Rabies and NOBIVAC NXT Canine Flu H3N2 in Canada and the US, respectively.1 The vaccine is intended to be administered in 2 doses, separated by 3 to 4 weeks, according to the label and the recommendation of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP).1,2 The product has a proven duration of immunity (DOI) of 2 years, as recommended by the AAFP." - DVM360 article.

Read full article here:

The technological innovation is an expansion of the NOBIVAC NXT platform, and a breakthrough achievement against one of the most common feline diseases