"here, snakey snakey snakey" On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Rosenfeldt, Diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, it's small, but hopefully enough to at least show a trend one way or > the other. And if this small a sample means it can get under way quickly, I > think it's worth a shot. The results might nudge interest in a larger study > at the very least. > > LOL, I can see a huge black market in cobra-venom drugs for cat owners in > the rest of the company. That's OK, Florida is really good at black-market > stuff. ;-) > > Diane R. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kelley Saveika > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:55 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Is Cheesecake On The Horizan?! > > I would eat cheesecake even if it weren't true...sure hope it is > tho....just remember than 18-30 cats is a really small sample size... > > On 3/18/08, 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. 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