How To Clean My House After Fip?

As some of you may know we lost our baby Coco due to FIP. I was wondering which cleansing supply should I use to clean my house thurley, and to be sure that no new cat ( I am planning to adopt in future ) would get this illnes from hell.
Any advice?

Hello and welcome to TCS. I'm so, so sorry for the sad reason that brought you here. I hope you found some comfort in the replies to your threads about Coco. FIP is such a cruel illness, and my heart is breaking for you. And for darling Coco. RIP sweet baby girl.

About cleaning your home, here are some older TCS threads that might have some helpful tips for you. You could probably also ask your vet for their advice.

Cleaning After Kitten With Fip
cleaning after cat passed of FIP
Cleaning up after FIP

FeebysOwner said:

Research has shown that the feline corona virus that causes feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) can live for up to two weeks in a laboratory. It likely cannot live as long as that in your home, especially since most common household detergents will quickly inactivate the virus. If you are very concerned, you can clean any places that Coco spent a lot of time with a detergent of your choosing. Litter boxes and dishes can either be replaced or soaked in a bleach solution, and then thoroughly cleaned before using them again.

I didn't do any of the above, especially since I was really not planning on getting a cat that quickly after Tawny passed. However, a ~6 month old kitten "showed up" in my backyard the very same day Tawny died, and she was in my house within hours thereafter. I had cleaned Tawny's dishes and litter box, so that part was already accomplished, but I had done nothing else.

Gracie succumbed to cancer at the age of 12 but even with her weakened immune system from cancer, if she had the corona virus, it never mutated to FIP.

Your best bet is to have any new cat you are considering to adopt tested to see whether or not they have the corona virus - so, you at least know in advance whether they could ever possibly fall victim to FIP. It is actually a relatively low percentage that do in comparison to the overall number of cats who have the corona virus.

You could always consider adopting a cat that is beyond the kitten stage, as it is typically the very young that tend to fall prey to mutation. The other most common age range for the mutation to occur is older cats - like Tawny - whose immune systems are weakened by other illnesses/diseases.

I hope some of this helps. ​

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Thank you, you were very helpful as always. I threw away toilet and cups and plates, I just need to clean places where she slept and spent most of her time...