Discussion on Warts and Cimetidine and Aural Plaques?
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Chris Mills in NC
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Username: chrism
Post Number: 1249
Registered: 4-1999
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 - 3:48 pm: |   |
In Joe and Terry Graedon's Peoples Pharmacy column in today's paper, there was a discussion of two different people taking cimetidine and successfully causing their warts of assorted types to gradually disappear.
The thought I had (and a nurse friend I saw later in the day had the same thought) was whether cimetidine would be helpful for aural plaques or other wart like things warts in horses.
Has this been considered/tried? Is cimetidine okay to give horses? What would be a reasonable amount to try?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Chris |
Corinne Candice
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Username: corinne
Post Number: 1462
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 - 5:13 pm: | |
I am not sure about warts, which are viral, but there is anecdotal evidence that in lab conditions Cimetidine slowed cancer cell line growth in petri dishs. My horse has been on it for almost two years, 2GM's daily from Smart pak in Apple flavor. He has developed a few small lesions since being on the meds that we use cryo therapy on (proximal to his rectum) but they have not grown past a few millimeters in length. I can't say whether or not it has prevented new outcroppings or whether or not it has prevented the existing lesions from growing larger, but we will keep him on it in conjunction with diligent checks for new growths that change in appearance.
Some individuals use human grade in powder form but it's not palatable to say the least.....I tasted is once and it's likely to put a horse off the feed it's presented with. My guy is 950lbs.
Hope that helps a bit. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 23148
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 - 8:44 am: | |
Hey guys,
we are in the middle of a server upgrade and ran into a bit of a glitch on article display that we hope to have worked out by this afternoon. At that time you can read our article on cimetidine, which answers many of your questions.
However it does not address the use in wart-like conditions of horses. Cimetidine is a type of antihistamine that blocks the H2 receptors. To the degree that a particular type of wart uses a H2 receptor for functioning you might find a response. I am not aware of any trials of this use in horses or whether particular type warts have these receptors.
DrO |
