best of luck--it makes a lot more sense to work with symptoms than without, then claim that a continued lack of symptoms proves the product. (here, let me sell you my special shampoo: none of your asymptomatic cats will get sick if you use it! really.)
i would LOVE for LCTI to work...... MC On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:37 AM, <ladydi...@frontiernet.net> wrote: > Clear Day > > We're not participating in any official clinical trial, but we have decided > to use LTCI on our Romeo. We've tried other treatments to raise his platelet > and RBCs, but nothing has worked. We're going to start out with 3 doses, > then run a blood test to see if any improvements can be seen. He received > his first dose this past Friday. My vet has a colleague that's used LTCI and > has had promising results. We're hopeful, but also know that Romeo's time > with us may be very limited. > > > > > > Just a little background on Romeo, he's a beautiful orange and white Maine > Coone that appeared at our house in the country about 8 years ago. Romeo > remained a reliable fixture at our place for the first couple years with us. > He was always waiting for me in the morning to bring him his breakfast and > always waiting for his supper when I came home from work. About two years > after his arrival, Romeo up and disppeared. We figured that he'd met his > demise. About a week later, Romeo came home. He gingerly walked up to me and > right away I knew something was wrong. Our vet hospital confirmed the worst. > Romeo had most likely been hit by a car. His pelvis was shattered and his > left hip socket was in pieces. Because of the substantial injuries, surgery > was not an option for the little man. His fate was in his own hands. Our vet > recommended keeping him in a very inclosed area for 6-8 weeks and see how > well he healed up on his own. Then we could make a final determination as to > his fate. In order to do that, we'd have to take him into our home. We > tested Romeo for FeLV/FIV and found him to be negative. We believed he was > safe to bring him into our home, where we already had 4 cats. Long story > short, Romeo healed up beautifully! We had him neutered, gave him all his > shots, and allowed him to stay in the house with us. However, due to the way > his pelvis healed, Romeo would need to use a kitty laxative for the > remainder of his life. Occassionally he was also have a low dose of Metacam > for the arthritis he later developed in his back. > > > > > > Flash forward to 2010. I took Romeo in to have his teeth cleaned. Because > he's at least 7 years old, our vet requires cats to have their blood tested > prior to anesthia. It was a shock when I received a call from them to find > Romeo was anemic. Further blood tests revealed that he was FeLV positive. We > can only assume that Romeo had been positive the whole time and that the > virus was hiding out somewhere within him. He still went outside > occassionally for little walks, but he'd received the FeLV vaccine on a > regular basis just in case he would come into contact with another stray. > Living in the country, there are plenty of stray cats wandering through. > Since Romeo tested postivie for the virus, we off course had to test our > other fur babies. Sissy, our 16+ kitty tested positive. We were already > treating her for renal failure so we're not sure if that's a result of her > age or because of the FeLV. Fortunately, our other two girls, Alexandra and > Jezzebelle, tested negative! We have no idea why they both came up negative > but we're very, VERY thankful! We also lost another little lady March of > last year. Sophie passed away after becoming very ill with AIHA (autoimmune > hemolytic anemia). We don't know if there was a possibility that she would > also have tested positive for FeLV. Sophie was only 6 when she passed away. > > > > > > Sorry to drone on about our kids, but we love them all dearly and are doing > what we can to help them. Sissy and Romeo are both on Interferon, 7 days on, > 7 days off. We know the LTCI may not work, but at least it's something. > Having lost one of our fur babies just over a year ago, then having Sissy > diagnosed with renal failure last fall, and now a double whammy with the > FeLV is really taking it's toll on our emotions . . . at least mine. Romeo > never gave up on us all those years ago and struggled to make his way home > with a shattered pelvis. He knew we'd help him. I can't give up on now. If > the LTCI truly works, then great! But if not, then I guess the final chapter > has been written for Romeo. > > > > > Diane > > > > > > > > >Re: [Felvtalk] Is this a real legit cure for feline leukemia? > >Message-ID: > > < p2i810264f51005071053g4c7b5f3ezc23b427c3d56e...@mail.gmail.com > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >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 > 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
