am forwarding this to my vet. he is open minded and could use this for other patients. i have a couple who get respiratory infections off and on and want to try this for them. it certainly is easier on them than antibiotics. dorlis ---- Tower Laboratories Corporation <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy to help, Gloria. If you need any information at all > about the protocol, please keep my numbers (below) and call > me any time. You may have guessed by now that I am very > passionate about this and beyond anxious to start seeing pet > owners trying this safe and effective protocol for their own > sick cats. I hope to have a Web site with more information > online soon. > > In the meantime, I can't tell you enough how important it is > to read Dr. Fred Klenner's Clinical Guide to the Use of > Vitamin C (full text available online at > http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/198x/smith-lh-clinica > l_guide_1988.htm), and Dr. Wendell Belfield's paper > Megascorbic Prophylaxis and Megascorbic Therapy: > A New Orthomolecular Modality in Veterinary Medicine (full > text available online at > http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int > _assn_prev_med-1978-v2-n3-p10.htm). > > I have seen IV vitamin C work a miracle for three of my cats > with lymphoma, upper respiratory and recently FIP, and > though far from an expert on the subject, I am certainly an > expert at trying. :-) > > > > Sally Snyder Jewell > Tower Laboratories Corporation > Manufacturers of Pauling Therapy Formulas for Coronary Heart > Disease Since 1996 > http://www.HeartTech.com > E-mail: [email protected] > Toll Free: 1-877-TOWER-LABS (1-877.869.3752) > Voice: 502.368.2720; 502.368.2721 > Fax: 502.368.0019 > > Pauling Therapy Information Web site: > http://www.HeartTech.com > Pauling Therapy Order Link: > http://www.PaulingTherapyStore.com > > The products manufactured by Tower Laboratories Corporation, > Inc. are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent > disease in the United States. Without prejudice to the > generality of the contents herein, this message is not meant > nor intended to diagnose, treat, or otherwise mitigate any > health related condition. This message does not attach any > legal liability onto the originator thereof. This > communication may also contain information which is > confidential, and therefore privileged. It is for the > exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you have > received this message by error, please delete the email and > destroy any copies of it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:felvtalk- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 1:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Help - I can't get LTCI in > Georgia! > > > > Thanks again, Sally. I'm a great believer in vitamin C, > have taken > > megadoses of it myself with good results. I haven't used > it > > methodically in cats like you have, although I have used > Belfield's > > Vitamin C. When I get another cat with early FIP or FELV > like > > you're > > talking about, I'll see about finding a vet who'll do an > IV drip - > > wish I'd done it with some of my cats who've now passed > on. > > > > Gloria > > in Arkansas > > > > > > > > On Dec 11, 2009, at 10:44 AM, S. Jewell wrote: > > > > > Gary, > > > > > > I used the Mega C Plus on a feral FeLV cat for six > months > > > but ultimately he did not seroconvert because it was > already > > > in his bone marrow. Had I the opportunity to start > > > megadoses of oral vitamin C at the beginning stages of > his > > > virus he would likely still be alive, because like > taking C > > > for the common cold, timing is key in stopping the > > > progression of viruses. > > > > > > Ascorbic acid is critical for prevention and optimal > health > > > in cats and dogs, but it is nearly impossible to get > enough > > > of it into a cat orally to eradicate an aggressive, > > > life-threatening virus once well-established. Cats and > dogs > > > make very little vitamin C in the liver compared to most > > > animals, hence the reason they succumb to these > diseases. I > > > talked with Wendell Belfield, DVM about his use of this > > > protocol and he confirmed that if the > > > infection/disease/virus is too advanced a more > aggressive > > > approach is necessary through sub-Q or IM injections or > > > intravenous infusions. > > > > > > Though an excellent formula, his oral Mega-C Plus > contains > > > iron, which can limit the amount than can be used > > > therapeutically. Otherwise, there is no toxic limit for > > > pure ascorbic acid and the more you can get into the cat > up > > > to bowel tolerance, the more beneficial. When the body > is > > > under stress (animal or human) and fighting illness, > more > > > vitamin C is tolerated and necessary to eradicate the > > > disease/virus. The myths about kidney stones, peeing > > > expensive urine, etc., are just that - myths, propagated > by > > > those who would stand to lose huge money were ascorbic > acid > > > widely accepted and used for eradicating disease. > Vitamin C > > > has been known to fight 30 major diseases for over 50 > years, > > > and as Wendell Belfield DVM knew well and practiced from > the > > > 1960s on, it also cures cat and dog viruses, infection > and > > > disease. > > > > > > Giving high doses of sodium ascorbate intravenously to > an > > > FeLV cat in the early stages of the disease should > > > permanently eradicate the FeLV virus as it did with FIP > in > > > my kitten, and in fact, ANY virus. I am preparing to do > > > just such a trial on the next newly diagnosed FeLV > kitten > > > that comes into my care. The key is catching it early > and > > > administering enough to permanently destroy the virus. > > > > > > With my two FIP kittens, Chuckie was the first to become > > > symptomatic. We administered IV sodium ascorbate > (vitamin > > > C) at 1 gram per pound of body weight (5,000 mg daily) > for > > > five days. We stopped the drips when he appeared > better, > > > though he soon took a nose dive and by the time my vet > > > opened again he was too far gone from a neurological > > > standpoint. The virus had not been totally eradicated > in > > > those five days at that low dose, and when the C was > stopped > > > the virus replicated and killed him. > > > > > > When his sister Angelica began to manifest with the same > > > chronic high fevers, weight loss, lack of appetite, and > > > transient neurologic symptoms, a passage in Klenner's > > > Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C grabbed my > attention, > > > to wit: ". . . failure to benefit from Vitamin C use is > > > usually due to inadequate amounts being used for too > short a > > > period of time." Newly armed with this information, we > > > doubled Angelica's IV C to 2g per pound of body weight > so > > > that she was getting 10g daily. We continued the drips > > > daily and on day 7 her 105 fever came down. We > continued > > > for 4 more days to make sure the virus was killed and we > > > didn't have a repeat situation as with poor Chuckie. > Her > > > fevers remained down through day 11 and then we tapered > her > > > off of the C and gave it orally to avoid rebound scurvy. > It > > > has been 3 weeks and she is eating well, gaining weight, > and > > > totally asymptomatic. Needless to say, she now gets C > in > > > her food every day. > > > > > > The difference between the two treatment scenarios is > that > > > Chuckie received too many immune-destroying antibiotics > and > > > steroids before his official FIP diagnosis returned and > by > > > the time we started the IV C drips he was terribly > > > compromised, though he probably would have survived had > I > > > only realized that we were administering too little > vitamin > > > C for too short a time. When Angelica became sick I > went > > > straight to the IV vitamin C as my first line of defense > and > > > apparently that, and the proper dosage amount and > > > administration length, were the keys to curing her. > > > > > > I hope this helps some of you. I posted much of this > > > information before but it seemed to be dismissed a > priori > > > with few appearing to consider it legitimate or worthy > of > > > greater investigation. This is sad, because while > everyone > > > continues to talk of what to do for these poor FeLV, > FIV, > > > FIP and other sick cats, with a little effort this > treatment > > > is available, safe, effective, and inexpensive compared > with > > > the typical outlay for these diseases. Is it not worth > > > trying for these cats before accepting that there is no > > > viable cure? > > > > > > Personally, I would much prefer to attempt this protocol > to > > > eradicate a virus than to simply treat a cat's immune > system > > > just to give it a few extra months before the virus > kills it > > > anyway. It's really a no-brainer. You will do your vet > a > > > favor by asking him or her to undertake this for your > cat. > > > In fact, my vet now calls me to inquire about what other > > > conditions she should be using the vitamin C treatment > for > > > and how much to use. In turn, another vet I had spoken > with > > > is now implementing this treatment in his practice. And > > > even today as I write, a Mississippi vet is trying IV > > > vitamin C for a cat with advanced histoplasmosis because > his > > > owner saw one of my posts and contacted me for the > protocol. > > > > > > > > > Skepticism and dismissal of oral, injectable and > intravenous > > > vitamin C as viable treatment options in dogs and cats > with > > > FeLV, FIV, FIP, panleukopenia, cancers, respiratory > > > infections, parvovirus, urinary tract infections, etc. > is > > > costing them their lives. For a decade I have witnessed > the > > > miracle of Linus Pauling's high dose vitamin C/lysine > > > protocol for reversing coronary heart disease in very > sick > > > people who were willing and open-minded enough to try > it. > > > Can we afford to be any less willing and open-minded > when it > > > comes to our cherished animal companions who have no > > voice? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sally Snyder Jewell > > > Tower Laboratories Corporation > > > www.HeartTech.com > > > 1-877-TOWER-LABS > > > Practicing Medicine Without a License? The Story of the > > > Linus Pauling Therapy for Heart Disease, by Owen Fonorow > > and > > > Sally Snyder Jewell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele > ukemia.o > > rg > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele > ukemia.o > > rg > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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