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Gold pellets inserted into Lion

They could use a shotgun to insert some lead pellets from a safe distance, and then an alchemist could turn them to gold
 
Gold implants have also been reported to have a positive effect on human atrhitis, I even think we had a thread about it. Obviously, the gold does not react chemically with the body, but the body may react to its physical presense, and this may have some effect (good or bad, or irrelevant).

Like an old friend (now absent) used to say: "Something can be there" :roll:

Hans
 
Why's it always gold, or precious metals that have miraculous effects? Why not a bit of plastic or some common old iron. Even magnet therapy seems to shun plain old iron magnets for haematite and other things with fancy names.
 
steenkh said:
The placebo effect works better if you have dished out a fortune on it ...
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Is that becuase the pain of wasting all that money overshadows any physical pain you had before? Or because "I spent so much money it's going to work dammit!" :)
 
There is a much easier way to insert 50 gold pellets into a lion. It's called a shotgun.
 
First of all I don't see how a placebo can work on a Lion considering he probably has no knowledge of the supposed healing properities of his treatment. Isn't that required for placebo?

Second of all...How did they get away with endangering the animals life in this type of surgery with methods that are questionable?
Surely there were alternatives...My Dog takes medication for his arthirtis which works great. Did they even try medications before pumping gold into his body?
 
Placebo in animals of course do not work directly, but through the handlers. They interpret the symptoms ("The Lion really moves a lot better than before") or they give extra care to their pets that may ultimately make their pets feel better - for a while.
 
Ask BSM about the video he saw about the wonders of acupuncture in a dog. He said the "before" footage was shot on a hard surface, while the "after" was on soft grass or something, making it less likely the dog would look lame. The voice-over was hailing the amazing improvement, while as far as BSM could see, the dog could still hardly hobble.

Rolfe.
 
Spandau Ballet were in on the gold pellets...

"Gold
Always believe in your soul
You’ve got the power to know
You’re indestructable
Always believe in, because you are
Gold"
 
About the choice of gold: Obviously, if it is the presense of a foreign body that does the trick, gold is a good choice because it is chemically inert.

However, the problem with all this is that we are talking about ailments where the effects are extremely subjective. If you are in pain from arthritis, and you really believe this or that treatment is going to help you, you will to feel better. Pain is a very relative thing.

Hans
 
MRC_Hans said:
About the choice of gold: Obviously, if it is the presense of a foreign body that does the trick, gold is a good choice because it is chemically inert.

However, the problem with all this is that we are talking about ailments where the effects are extremely subjective. If you are in pain from arthritis, and you really believe this or that treatment is going to help you, you will to feel better. Pain is a very relative thing.

Hans
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Then the Lion probably won't get much effect from it. Since I highly doubt he has a clue about what they did to him when they operated on him or knows the medical benefits to such a procedure.
 
Dustin said:
Then the Lion probably won't get much effect from it. Since I highly doubt he has a clue about what they did to him when they operated on him or knows the medical benefits to such a procedure.
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Well yes but the lion isn't the one evaulating the pain, the handler is. This is just like my dog friends who swear that Bach's flower remedies are making their dogs calmer or that the doggie chiropractor is helping their joints! Of course they also ascribe to the powers of the animal communicators (read doggie psychics!).
 
Dustin said:
Second of all...How did they get away with endangering the animals life in this type of surgery with methods that are questionable?
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I think the lion is, in medical terms, utterly f***ed, so they were more or less willing to try anything to help him out, even pseudoscience. Of course, the claims made by the practitioners of bunkum are always much more positive than any proper doctors/vets. The lion's age makes a fantastic `out', too, as if he keels over "it was just his time" etc.
 
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