LCTI has been around for quite awhile, and still hasn't produced the hoped-for results. it's imulan's marketing and testing behaviors that i object to, NOT the product. as you say, the basic mechanism SHOULD work. which makes it even more disturbing that Imulan ended the clinical trials that were ongoing when they purchased the product--if what is needed is more investigation, then do trials that will provide usable information to the entire veterinary field--don't make grandious promises, and charge a great deal of money just to raise people's hopes.
and don't know if you've seen the protocol for the 4-week "trials" they were doing with sanctuaries and vet's offices with FeLVs, but asymptomatic cats need not apply. they want cats on their last paws--one of the questions asked is whether or not the cat can be expected to live to the end of the trial..... (tho i'm not supposed to have a copy of the protocol, i do, somewhere--just don't know where. anyone with vets who are participating--tho i HOPE they've changed this whole procedure--should be able to supply a copy. unless they are afraid that someone might try to enforce the, "in case of disclosure, we have the right to repossess your first-born," clause. i'd love to see what's happened with other veterinary meds, tho LCTI not being a drug might keep companies with big research & development funds from caring, where real research goes on, and there's a reputable concerned-citizens group in the background raising additional monies to fund the research. many veterinary drug therapies have been funded by groups of responsible breeders who've wanted to eradicate genetic conditions/diseases/predispositions in their own breeds. if there were an ethical, professional organization doing valid research on FeLV, i'm thinking that we probably COULD get a group of folks to contribute, tho probably not at the level of breed groups. (and if most of this already was sent, i apologize, my puter is NOT doing well.) MC -- 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 [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
