Re: Study Casts Doubt on Homeopathy


Rene wrote:
> I use classical homeopathy on my dogs and it works. I do not believe
> placebo effect is a concern when animals are involved.


COMMENT:

If the affect is assessed by a non-blinded owner, then it certainly is.
The placebo "effect" doesn't just "affect" the subject. It affects
everybody involved who *thinks* some effective remedy has been
employed. If YOU feel better about the medical care (or even about
something else entirely), you will rate your dog as feeling better.
Even if the dog doesn't (and an independent rater would say the dog
doesn't). Ask any vet how many basically healthy animals he or she has
seen, brought in by depressed or anxious or stressed-out owners. Ask
the same question of any pediatricion. LOL.

Come on--- do you want me to quote you those studies in which they
randomly picked out kids and labeled them as being gifted or mildly
developmentally delayed, and put them in classes where only the teacher
was aware of the IQ test "score"? Guess what? The kids' scores
amazingly rose or fell according to what they were supposed to be
capable of, even though the kids were totally unaware of their
"labels." That's a variety of placebo effect. The general form of is:
we see what we expect to see. Yes, it happens with what we see in our
pets too.

SBH

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