Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis, a feline coronavirus. He was part of a clinical trial at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine that cured him of the disease.
Study Finds Viruses May Hide and Persist in Immune Cells
January 13, 2026 – By Amy Quinton – Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have uncovered new details about how a once-deadly coronavirus disease in cats spreads through the immune system. The findings may help scientists better understand long COVID and other long-lasting inflammatory illnesses in people…