How crazed Putin ‘bathes in blood of DEER ANTLERS to boost his sex drive’ amid mystery health problems

VLADIMIR Putin bathes in deer antler blood to boost his sex drive and general health, reports have claimed.

The barbaric ancient ritual, dubbed a "natural viagra", is said to boost male potency, despite being condemned by animal rights groups.

Russia's president is said to have been introduced to antler baths by the current Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, in the early 2000s according to Proekt, a Russian investigative journalism outlet that has since been banned by the country.

An extract is taken from the antlers of red deer which are brutally removed with a saw in the spring when they are full of fresh blood.

Clinics advertising the treatment, including one in the Altai Mountains in Siberia said to be frequented by Putin, claim it has a number of health benefits, including "male potency".

One Alta farm - which exports antlers for use in Chinese medicine, claimed: "Extract from red deer antlers acts as a strong tonic, especially for men's potency.

"It strengthens the body's bones, muscles, teeth, eyesight and hearing, cures pleurisy, pneumonia, asthma, joint pain, osteoporosis, and problems with the spine."

The report from Proekt says: "An acquaintance of the president claims that he had been warned that there is no conclusive evidence of the benefits of antler baths.

"But Mr Putin liked it, and since then he has revisited Altai multiple times."

The Russian leader's bizarre habit for blood baths was first reported on in 2017.

Ahead of Putin's visit to Altai in 2016, at least 70kg of stag horns were prepared for him to take baths in, according to local media outlet kapitalist.tv.

He is even alleged to have introduced former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi to the gruesome tradition.

Animal rights groups have long condemned the practice as "barbarian", while disturbing accounts from deer farms describe how each animal is "herded into a special cutting chamber" where it is clamped in a press with its head on a ledge.

Observers say the creatures are "bewildered" and "shell-shocked", with their eyes "bulging with fright".

One said: "Two or three stand on the stag's back from above, one holds the prized antlers, his trainer on the animal's muzzle, immobilising the head.

"One cuts the antlers, his foot on the back of the neck, preventing the beast moving a centimetre until it is divested of its valuable trophy."

CANCER RUMOURS

The report from Proekt also alleges that Putin took a cancer specialist with him on regular trips away from Moscow.

Yevgeny Selivanov, from Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital, is claimed to have flown to Sochi with the president 35 times, with hotel bills reportedly proving his visits.

The Russian leader remains tight-lipped about his health but recent public appearances where he seemed "bloated" and "weakened" have sparked rumours about his physical state.

The appearance of the 69-year-old who has long prided himself on his "strong man" image, has changed dramatically in the past years causing speculation that he may be suffering from a severe physical illness.

And now a new investigation has revealed the tyrant is "constantly" accompanied by a doctor specialising in thyroid cancer.

The discovery backs recent theories that Putin declared war when he was suffering medical problems hidden from the Russian people. 

Back in November 2020, political analyst Valery Solovei revealed the cancer and Parkinson's theory claiming that Putin also needed to have emergency surgery.

He said at the time of Putin's health issues: "One is of psycho-neurological nature, the other is a cancer problem.

"If anyone is interested in the exact diagnosis, I'm not a doctor, and I have no ethical right to reveal these problems.

"The second diagnosis is a lot, lot more dangerous than the first-named diagnosis as Parkinson’s does not threaten physical state, but just limits public appearances.

"But there is a fatal diagnosis.

"Based on this information people will be able to make a conclusion about his life horizon, which wouldn’t even require specialist medical education."

He added that the Russian President had undergone surgery with another source claiming it was an abdominal cancer operation.

Video footage showed Putin's leg moving constantly and his fingers twitching, backing the Parkinson's theory.

Putin also suffered a coughing fit during a televised meeting but the claims about his health were disputed by Kremlin.

The report continues to identify medics who regularly travel with Putin on trips, especially in Sochi which he prefers to Moscow. 

Alongside Selivanov the Russian leader is also followed by a neurosurgeon.

Another surgeon Dr Alexey Shcheglov "follows Putin so relentlessly that during public events he allegedly gets into joint photographs with the head of state".

He is seen as "the doctor who, among other things, can be the first to detect problems with the thyroid gland, including oncological ones," it is claimed. 

There has been widespread speculation in the West that Putin had serious medical issues when he launched a war in Ukraine that estimates say killed 17,000 Russian troops plus many Ukrainian defenders and civilians. 

It's believed the  on February 24 may have been sparked by his failing physical condition.

[Putin] had been warned that there is no conclusive evidence of the benefits of antler baths

ProektRussian investigative journalism outlet

Intelligence sources previously suggested that the bloated face of the Russian dictator as well as his lust for violence may be caused by steroid treatment for cancer.

Additionally, the report stated that Vladimir Putin has "publicly shown interest in the problem of thyroid cancer" after meeting with the head of the National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology, Ivan Dedov in 2020.

The report states: "Dedov told the president about the high prevalence of thyroid cancer and spoke about the new hormonal drug Tyrogin, which fights metastases after surgery. 

"'Recovery of 95-98%?' Putin asked and heard an affirmative answer."

The report continues that in early autumn last year Putin year, "behaved especially strangely" when after a long stay in isolation due to Covid he met with the Paralympians.

"That is how, standing in a crowd of people, Putin suddenly announced that he had to go into isolation because there were too many people around who were sick with the coronavirus.

"The news came as a surprise even to the president's entourage."

It adds: "Whether the president was then undergoing some kind of medical manipulation is unknown, but after that, he began to communicate with people at a very great distance - sitting on opposite sides of huge tables."

The abnormally large meeting table used by Putin in his public appearances has been widely mocked.