ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Listen "COS 122: Is There Really a Black Market Cure for FIP?"
Episode Synopsis
Is there really an effective treatment for FIP that’s illegal for veterinarians in the US to recommend, prescribe or even discuss? Is there a Facebook group saving the lives of FIP cats in a way that veterinary professionals aren’t able to? In this episode, Dr. Andy Roark sits down with Dr. Julie Levy to discuss the facts and fiction around GS-441.
LINKS
A Much-Hyped COVID-19 Drug Is Almost Identical to a Black-Market Cat Cure - https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/remdesivir-cats/611341/
Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida: https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/
Every Cat Foundation: https://everycat.org/
FIP Warriors Veterinarian FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2422765211310743
UNCHARTED APRIL CONFERENCE:
https://unchartedvet.com/uncharted-april-2022/
March 9 Strategic Planning #4 https://unchartedvet.com/planning4
March 13 Client Curation with Saye Clement: https://unchartedvet.com/client
Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/
What’s on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/
Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop
All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dr. Julie Levy is the Fran Marino Distinguished Professor of Shelter Medicine Education at the University of Florida, where she focuses on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, and humane alternatives for cat population control. She founded Operation Catnip, a nonprofit university-based community cat trap-neuter-return program that has spayed, neutered, and vaccinated more than 70,000 cats in Gainesville since 1998. In 2008, she joined Dr. Cynda Crawford to found Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine, an educational and discovery initiative with a global impact on the care of homeless animals. In 2014, she joined Dr. Kate Hurley to launch the Million Cat Challenge, a shelter-based campaign that saved more than 3.5 million cats in shelters across North America. In 2022, she helped launch Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge to create transformative “communities of practice” that deliver access to care through humane, community-centric programming—inside and outside of the shelter—to achieve the right outcome for every pet.
LINKS
A Much-Hyped COVID-19 Drug Is Almost Identical to a Black-Market Cat Cure - https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/remdesivir-cats/611341/
Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida: https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/
Every Cat Foundation: https://everycat.org/
FIP Warriors Veterinarian FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2422765211310743
UNCHARTED APRIL CONFERENCE:
https://unchartedvet.com/uncharted-april-2022/
March 9 Strategic Planning #4 https://unchartedvet.com/planning4
March 13 Client Curation with Saye Clement: https://unchartedvet.com/client
Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/
What’s on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/
Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop
All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dr. Julie Levy is the Fran Marino Distinguished Professor of Shelter Medicine Education at the University of Florida, where she focuses on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, and humane alternatives for cat population control. She founded Operation Catnip, a nonprofit university-based community cat trap-neuter-return program that has spayed, neutered, and vaccinated more than 70,000 cats in Gainesville since 1998. In 2008, she joined Dr. Cynda Crawford to found Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine, an educational and discovery initiative with a global impact on the care of homeless animals. In 2014, she joined Dr. Kate Hurley to launch the Million Cat Challenge, a shelter-based campaign that saved more than 3.5 million cats in shelters across North America. In 2022, she helped launch Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge to create transformative “communities of practice” that deliver access to care through humane, community-centric programming—inside and outside of the shelter—to achieve the right outcome for every pet.
More episodes of the podcast The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast
365 - How to Know A Person
06/11/2025
364 - Fear and Honesty in Vet Medicine
30/10/2025
363 - What’s Next After Years in Practice?
27/10/2025
360 - The Evolving Vet Tech Profession
13/10/2025
359 - The Neuro Examination (HDYTT)
09/10/2025
358 - Fear of the Unknown
02/10/2025
In God we trust