On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM, gary <gcru...@centurytel.net> wrote:
> I haven't heard that anyone is presently doing any research on felines with > Staph Protein A. What would really be frustrating would be to find someone > to do it and have great success and then not be able to get Staph Protein A > because it is not authorized as a drug or treatment for anything. Maybe we > could get the USDA to give a provisional license like LTCI has if we can > get > someone to do a research project. As you know, LTCI did not have a LOT of > data when they got the license for that. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaryChristine > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 10:08 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A > > wow, hebert, thank you for these great posts! (and your english is better > than many who claim to be native speakers.) > > i have always been under the impression, tho, that FIV, not FeLV, was > considered by researchers to be more analogous to HIV/AIDS (an early > hypothesis which i believe has been adequately disproven), even tho it > appears to those of us who aren't scientists but have done the best reading > they can that FeLV is much closer in manner of transmission, manifestation, > and course. > > gary, have pedersen or levy done any work with this? they're the two folks, > off-hand, that i can think of who have consistently continued actually > researching FeLV--susan little, as well, seems to have been fairly on top > of > what research is going on..... might they know about any researchers > currently working on this? > > i remember when i first got involved with FeLV, from living at a sanctuary, > and i was asking why no one was doing safe, minimally invasive research on > the three main populations of FeLVs in the countries, at that time Best > Friends, us, and Angel Wings (in terms of population size)--i was told then > that answering the questions that folks on this list and others were > already > asking would probably require catching the interest of a drug company, as > private or academic researchers wouldn't likely have the funding..... (back > to my usual comment about how difficult it is to do research on a > population > that is regularly treated by immediate euthanasia.) > > i'm not sure how many folks here really realize that a great deal of > research on genetic conditions in cats could not have come about without > the > involvement--and fundraising--on the part of breeders, determined to > eradicate killers in their own breeds (HCM in maine coons and bengals > immediately comes to mind.) FeLV owners aren't as identifiable an entity as > cattery owners, and while their emotional investment is just as great, i'm > not sure how to mobilize "us" to perhaps do the same for this illness..... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
