Why is it that a dog product containing zinc gluconate gets approved by the FDA, but a human nasal spray containing the exact same ingredient is accorded protection behind the homeopathic glass wall?
At least dogs get their zinc gluconate neutralized with something.
allourpets.com
Neutersol® (Zinc Gluconate Neutralized by Arginine)
is First Approved Non-Surgical, Injectable Sterilant
for Safe, Effective Neutering of Male Puppies Ages 3 to 10 Months
(Columbia, Missouri, May 19, 2003)--- Puppy owners will now be offered
a choice for neutering their male puppies. The Federal Food and Drug
Administration has approved Neutersol® (Zinc Gluconate Neutralized by
Arginine) as the world's first injectable neutering drug for puppies 3
to 10 months of age.
taca.org Excerpt Pertaining to Neutersol
The behavioral effects of zinc gluconate neutralized by arginine have
not been adequately studied and consequently Neutersol® has not been
submitted to the FDA for an indication of behavioral modification. It
has been widely believed that with surgical castration, where the serum
testosterone levels are reduced by approximately 96% (4% being of
adrenal origin), unwanted behaviors will be modified. However, the
package insert for Neutersol® approved by the FDA states, "As with
surgical castration, secondary male characteristics (roaming, marking,
aggression or mounting) may be displayed."6 The behavioral modification
effects of surgical castration have demonstrated only modest effects on
a limited set of unwanted behaviors and are far from absolute. Fears
and aggressiveness have consistently demonstrated little or no effect
as the result of surgical castration. This is consistent with the
research that has been conducted assessing the behavioral effects of
surgical castration.8 |
