Mo Thuairim
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I agree. Cyprus is an EU country so there should be an EU-wide effort to provide this medication to Cyprus and contain the outbreak and save as many cats as possible.I would hope that animal organizations and others would share the cost in providing the antiviral drug they need in Cyprus to treat the cats, but also given that Cyprus is an island, I woFld think that they would be able to prevent FIP from spreading. They can stop animals from entering Cyprus and stop animals from leaving. I know there are quite a few countries that don't allow dogs or cats into their countries as they are rabies-free countries and are closed to dogs and cats entering (e.g. Australia). And some countries have very strick laws about dogs and cats leaving the country and require vet checks, etc. IIRC, Cyprus is partially Greece and partially Turkey, so both these governments could pass immigraton and emigration laws to keep current cats in Cyprus and prevent other cats from entering.
I hope international veteranarian groups are getting together on this to help these cats with both costs and other issues.
Ireland (where I live) is rabies-free and cats, dogs, etc. brought into this country must be vaccinated against it before travel. As far as I know there is an FIP vaccine although I'm not sure how effective it is against this new strain, but I imagine additional controls will be put in place regarding the movement of animals across borders.