This may sound really stupid but what makes them think that Cobra-Venom will cure Feline Leukemia? Hurrah if it does! Sue ---- Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
============= Just received this from *www.10thlife.org *newsletter, dare we hope???* * > > *Pilot Study Will Help Determine If New Cobra-Venom Drug Cures Feline > Leukemia* > > For more than a year we’ve been waiting for the federal government to > approve a license application to use a new cobra-venom based drug in a > large placebo controlled double blind research study that will > scientifically determine if the new drug cures feline leukemia (FeLV). > The manufacturer has already received approval from the State of > Florida to proceed, but – if the drug cures the disease – sales would > be limited to Florida veterinarians and Florida cat owners. Federal > approval would allow sales anywhere. > > Because of the federal delay, Dr. Julie Levy of the University > of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine suggested we conduct a > smaller 18-30 cat, four month, placebo controlled double blind “pilot > study” using the Florida license. The pilot study will follow the same > procedures and be conducted in the same manner as a larger follow-up > study using 100+ FeLV positive cats. The larger study will be > conducted if the pilot study shows good results. Good results from the > pilot study could expedite federal approval for a larger study – which > Dr. Levy would supervise. The larger 100+ cat study will prove > conclusively that the drug cures, or does not cure, FeLV. > > The drug’s manufacturer will supply the drug to us for both > studies (at no charge) and will supervise the pilot study (with the > results forwarded to Dr. Levy). > > No harm will come to the cats. The drug is safe and there are no > known side effects. > > For the last two weeks I’ve been looking for a location to > conduct the pilot study (we can’t do it at the sanctuary). Once we > find a place, I can put a final budget together. > > We will need to raise money for the pilot study and if we > proceed to the bigger study, we’ll have to raise money for that, too. > Donors to either study will receive a tax deduction. If the drug does > cure FeLV, /10th Life /will receive a royalty on each sale of the drug > because (1) we are raising the necessary research funds (the > manufacturer’s research budget is for human - not animal – trials), > and (2) we will be supplying the FeLV+ cats. > > We will probably need more FeLV+ cats. In a few days I’ll know > if we need more FeLV+ cats and will ask you, then, if you have, or > know someone who has, FeLV+ cats that could participate in the pilot > study. Most FeLV+ cats are routinely put down by their owners... this > research is necessary because, if the drug cures FeLV, many lives will > be saved. > > In the meantime, please continue to support us with a > donation... I spend most of my time raising operating funds and now > that I’m spending a lot of time trying to get this study underway, I > am not out there raising operating funds. Please, we need every > donation to continue providing for our 1,200+ sanctuary cats and for > these potentially life saving studies. All donations are tax deductible. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
