Cypriot Cats Saved by Human COVID-19 Medication After Deadly Outbreak
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Unused COVID-19 medication for humans will be repurposed to treat cats in Cyprus, where a deadly outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) has been decimating the cat population. The government has approved the use of anti-COVID pills, which will be supplied through veterinary services. Animal activists have raised concerns about the high number of cat deaths, estimating it to be in the hundreds of thousands, while the veterinary association argues the number is under 10,000.
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