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Owners administered 10-20\u2009mg\/kg PO twice daily. Standard treatment duration was 84\u2009days.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 18 cats, 13 cats had effusive FIP and 5 had noneffusive FIP. Three cats had neurological or ocular signs of FIP before treatment. Four cats, all with effusive FIP, died or were euthanized within 7\u2009days of starting treatment. The remaining 14 cats completed treatment and remained in remission at the time of writing (139-206\u2009days after starting treatment). Elevated serum alanine transaminase (ALT) activity was found in 3 cats, all at Days 7-9, and all recovered without management. 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