What We’ve Funded

EveryCat-supported health studies have helped veterinarians improve the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases and conditions, changing the way feline medicine is practiced. Read about the grants we’ve funded below.

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Name of Grant

Description

W13-029: Phenotypic characterization of feline cardiomyopathy in Norwegian Forest cats using echocardiography, plasma biomarkers and histopathology

Norwegian Forest cats (NFC) are at risk of an inherited form of heart muscle disease (NFC cardiomyopathy) that can result

W13-020: In vivo efficacy study of virus protease inhibitors against feline coronaviruses in a mouse model

Despite the importance of FIP as the leading infectious cause of death in young cats, there is no specific treatment

W13-019: Host immune response of feline kidney cells to pathogenic and non-pathogenic feline coronavirus strains: Developing biomarkers for FIP

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a devastating disease cause by a coronavirus that is almost always fatal, especially in young

W13-012: Detection of dermatophytosis in cats by PCR

Ringworm is a condition affecting cats that is caused by a fungal infection. Humans and pets can acquire ringworm from

W13-002: Longitudinal evaluation of effects of mesenchymal stem cells in feline chronic allergic asthma: Phase II

Asthma is a common breathing disorder in cats, decreasing quality of life and sometimes causing death. Currently asthma is managed

MT13-010: 9 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative

Recent genetic tools for the cat, namely a DNA array with 63,000 genetic tests that could be assayed at one

MT13-008: Transduction of hematopoietic stem cells to stimulate RNA interference for treatment of feline infectious peritonitis

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection is ubiquitous in domestic cats, and while most FCoV-‐infected cats are healthy, or display only mild

MT13-006: Pharmacokinetic and toxicity testing of novel feline coronavirus protease inhibitors in laboratory cats

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a disease caused by a coronavirus that kills 1 in 300 cats in the US

MT13-002: Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior in Cats, “Wool Sucking” in Siamese and Birmans

This study is a continuation of work previously funded by the Winn Feline Foundation. “Wool sucking” is a behavioral condition

MT13-001: Effects of neurokinin-‐1 (NK1) receptor antagonism on acute and chronic airway inflammation and airflow limitation in experimental feline asthma

Asthma is a common breathing disorder in cats, decreasing quality of life and sometimes causing death. In cats with certain

W12-042: Development and in vitro optimization of hydrogels for the delivery of FHV specific siRNAs encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles

Feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) typically causes respiratory disease in cats; however, chronic recurrent infections can cause severe eye disease often leading

W12-040: Obsessive-compulsive, “Wool sucking”, behaviour in Siamese and Birman cats

“Wool sucking” is a behavioral condition that involves the repetitive searching, suckling, chewing and ingestion of non-food items. While items

W12-039: Administration of pimobendan to cats with chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most common reasons geriatric cats present to the veterinarian. CKD is considered

W12-037: The efficacy of Bosentan, a mixed ETa ETb receptor antagonist, in cats with arterial thromboembolism

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a very common heart disease in cats. One of the most devastating complications of heart disease is

W12-034: Decontamination of household textiles exposed to Microsporum canis spores

Ringworm is a superficial fungal skin disease that affects all animals, including cats. In cats, the most commonly isolated pathogen

W12-027: Development of outcome assessment instruments for chronic pain in cats

Cats are unique. They cannot benefit from the same pain fighting medications used in dogs, because they may cause serious

W12-026: Anti-immune evasive therapy in the treatment of FIP -‐ a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Feline coronavirus exists in two forms: a less harmful (avirulent) strain that can cause mild enteritis and a highly pathogenic

W12-009: Fine mapping for Sphynx cat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy gene

Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cause of heart disease in the adult cat. Affected cats are at

W12-005: Immunohistochemical quantification of the transcobalamin II protein (TCII) and receptor (TCII-‐R) in naturally occurring feline tumors

Cancer affects 4 million cats annually in the United States, and accounts for approximately 32% of disease-‐related feline deaths. There

MT12-011: Utilization of an in vitro luciferase assay to determine efficacy of novel 5-nitroimidazole derivatives and proton pump inhibitors against ronidazole-resistant and susceptible feline Tritrichomonas foetus isolates

Tritrichomonas foetus is an important and common parasitic infection that primarily affects purebred cats living in catteries and shelters worldwide.

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