I'm making drugs for cats

Post by gkop » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 7:52 PM UTC

jjtheblunt wrote: post #53

VyseofArcadia wrote: post #14

My beloved calico who passed away near the beginning of the pandemic suffered from stomatitis. I opted for full dental extraction after pharmaceutical intervention proved ineffective. She eventually passed away from an aggressive mouth cancer, which is not uncommon in cats with stomatitis. I loved that cat, she got me through grad school, and losing her was miserable. My gratitude to anyone working on stomatitis trea…

aggressive mouth cancer? my calico ten years ago succumbed to a horrible oral bone cancer's complications. to hell with cancer, and it's kinda retarded (literal meaning of the word) how slowly progress is made.

Post by hycaria » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:20 PM UTC

potatosalad1 wrote: post #23

My cat got bartonella which caused this condition and had to have all his teeth removed. Prior to the surgery he was in absolute misery, and the only treatment was steroids that did little and aren't meant for longtime use. The surgery was several thousand dollars, out of reach for a lot of families. An effective treatment for this condition would be great!

Post by hycaria » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:27 PM UTC

codewiz wrote: post #27

If this was published on Medium, I would have highlighted this paragraph: "On the human side, the FDA mostly considers their responsibility to be to stop unsafe or ineffective drugs from entering the marketplace, and believes that allowing safe and effective drugs to enter the marketplace is a secondary goal."

Post by gkop » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:32 PM UTC

gnulinux wrote: post #66

gkop wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh? Retarded just means "slow" literally. So, if I get your meaning, it's absolutely not "kinda" retarded, it's depressingly/horribly/saddeningly/hopelessly retarded. And I do not recommend putting "kinda" together with "retarded" if you want to be received positively. (I'm sorry for what you and your calico endured. F cancer)

I mean, it depends on the accent, but some people use "kinda" as a filler word without any strong meaning. I didn't perceive "kinda" to qualify "slow" in that sentence to imply it's "a little slow", given the sentence was written to assert that progress is slow.

Post by krsw » Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:44 PM UTC

krageon wrote: post #4

carride wrote: post #2

Easier regulatory environments. Not only do you not need to talk to the FDA before testing your drug in animals, cats are way less likely to sue you if they get sick from your drug. Of course, we’d still do our best to make sure they didn’t, but it’s less likely to sink the entire company if they do.

I thought this is paraphrased, but this is lifted straight from the article. This is so incredibly wrong I simply couldn't get past this statement.