The dumbest thing I’ve read today.

[AndyPanda]

https://www.newsweek.com/meow-1-trial-starts-what-to-know-about-cat-ozempic-11207609

 

[ThatNextGril]

Yeah, I'm going to say no to that. Cats notoriously have kidney issues (glancing over at my ginger dude who had to have one of them removed last year) so I can't imagine really any version of these drugs being truly safe for feline use. I mean, crap, 90% of everything on the planet is toxic to cats to some degree. (OK, maybe not, but my god it sure feels like when I check the use/application of waves hands around house in relation to cats)

 

[indolent]

Cats should try a little willpower instead of cheating. Diet and exercise and self-discipline. It works for dogs.

 

[Ragnar]

My ginger used to be obese and eat nonstop. The simple solution was just to feed him separate from my other cat and don’t leave food out. Turns out he lost weight. I get that some people don’t want to tell their cat no but it’s not that deep. The idea of an implant for glp1 in cats sounds extreme but I imagine some people don’t like the idea of giving their pets injections once a week.

 

[PopTart]

Okava Pharmaceuticals (private company) collaborates with Vivani Medical (publicly-traded) to develop their cat/dog glp-1 therapies. I would have shorted Vivani’s stock, based on that article, but the downside potential is too limited.

 

[tubby]

Something to consider is that there will be times when humans have a hard time getting prescriptions for meds and then will then turn to veterinary meds as an unofficial source. Doubt that applies here, but who knows.