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Re: Anti-aging drug for dogs moves closer to gaining FDA approval

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Post by drakonka »

ornornor wrote: post #54
drakonka wrote: post #14

If anyone here has any anti-aging resources for cats, I'd love to see them. I have two 9-year-old Maine Coons whom I'm supplementing with glucosamine for joint and urinary health, and wonder if there's more I could be doing. Edit: Getting some great tips on core diet and health down below! Luckily we're already doing most of those, and I guess I'm largely wondering about advancements in supplementation or preventativ…

We just lost our cat last week. She was 18 and got a tumor in her nose which became too big. Her kidneys were mostly fine and it wasn’t a concern the last time we checked (about 6 months ago) I think she lived so long because she was allergic to most commercially available food (chicken and beef allergy) so we had to feed her higher quality food with 95+% meat. We also put her water in a different spot or the house (…

Thank you, these are great tips. Sorry for your loss, sounds like you gave her a long and happy life.

Luckily I already do all of these! (Except for dry food; we do wet and raw only here)

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Post by carstenhag »

ornornor wrote: post #54
drakonka wrote: post #14

If anyone here has any anti-aging resources for cats, I'd love to see them. I have two 9-year-old Maine Coons whom I'm supplementing with glucosamine for joint and urinary health, and wonder if there's more I could be doing. Edit: Getting some great tips on core diet and health down below! Luckily we're already doing most of those, and I guess I'm largely wondering about advancements in supplementation or preventativ…

We just lost our cat last week. She was 18 and got a tumor in her nose which became too big. Her kidneys were mostly fine and it wasn’t a concern the last time we checked (about 6 months ago) I think she lived so long because she was allergic to most commercially available food (chicken and beef allergy) so we had to feed her higher quality food with 95+% meat. We also put her water in a different spot or the house (…

Isn't it very important to have at least 2 cats, when they are indoors? I was told this by a vet.

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Post by boppo1 »

ornornor wrote: post #59

Several vets have all told my parents to get mutts rather than purebreds because they have so much less problems. The genetics are just healthier and stronger because they’re a mix, instead of inbreeding for generations. Ditto for cats.

Good move unless it includes pit bull. Pitbull mixes are not appropriate for family pets and anyone who says otherwise is lying to you or themselves.

Please protect your loved ones and stay away from pitbulls and pitbull mixes. They are total sweet hearts, right up until they're not.

Edit: I too was once a 'how it's raised' apologist. After a number of experiences and some research, my mind is concluded. Someone in the replies was kind enough to post papers, but if you don't have time for reading, this will express the overall point that these dogs are land-mines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ZGEvUwSMg

If you think you can readily find 10+ reports of 'unprovoked lethal violence with no prior history of violence' for another breed, please, be my guest.

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Post by hnbad »

ornornor wrote: post #59

Several vets have all told my parents to get mutts rather than purebreds because they have so much less problems. The genetics are just healthier and stronger because they’re a mix, instead of inbreeding for generations. Ditto for cats.

This may vary by country but where I live cat breeders have actually started taking measures to avoid inbreeding even when this means foregoing "pure breeds". Inbreeding tends to be a bigger problem for dog breeds because they're usually more formally established historically.

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Post by j4yav »

mikestew wrote: post #48
jurassicfoxy wrote: post #4

In addition, if anyone has an older dog, they should also immediately look into Librela: https://www.zoetisus.com/products/dogs/librela/ This is a miracle drug that pretty much instantly changed both my (older) dogs' lives. Every vet tech I've spoken to (it's a monthly injection) agrees it is amazing.

+1 on the Librela. "Fine, I'll blow $99 on your snake oil injection. Who knows, maybe it might actually work!" 36 hours later, the limping stops and the dog wants to walk further than he has in years. We take him to doggy daycare once a week since his housemate passed, and daycare staff commented on how he was like a new dog. Not every day is a great day, but most of them are.

These are pain medications?

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Post by verve_rat »

jurassicfoxy wrote: post #4

In addition, if anyone has an older dog, they should also immediately look into Librela: https://www.zoetisus.com/products/dogs/librela/ This is a miracle drug that pretty much instantly changed both my (older) dogs' lives. Every vet tech I've spoken to (it's a monthly injection) agrees it is amazing.

My 19 year old cat is on the feline equivalent, Solensia (Frunevetmab). It is a once a month injection that relieves his joint pain. We don't have to give him other pain relief and so can save the stress on his kidneys.

He isn't back to being a kitten, you should have appropriate expectations, but he wasn't able to jump on or off the couch before, now he can. He is walking around more than he used to, before he would spent most of the day in his box. The effect of getting him more exercise is compounding his good health.

If you have an older cat/dog you should definitely talk to your vet about it.

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Post by AlgorithmicTime »

virgildotcodes wrote: post #41
balls187 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Until you’ve owned a Great Dane and see how much joy they bring you and your family, I don’t think you could understand why there is a desire to help their longevity.

Would a mutt have brought you and your family any less joy?

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Post by carstenhag »

HEmanZ wrote: post #34
wiz21c wrote: post #31

After transhumanism, here comes transanimalism. I understand one may really like its dog/cat/... but, why not just accept time passes ? (I've lost a goldfish and I was not happy, proper burial helped a lot)

Comparing a family dog to a goldfish is such utter nonsense that you have to be a troll.

On the other hand the absolute majority here (and most in western culture) eat at least something with meat every 1/2 days, and that meat comes from animals that are as intelligent and/or cuddly as dogs.

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Post by verve_rat »

mhb wrote: post #43
jurassicfoxy wrote: post #4

In addition, if anyone has an older dog, they should also immediately look into Librela: https://www.zoetisus.com/products/dogs/librela/ This is a miracle drug that pretty much instantly changed both my (older) dogs' lives. Every vet tech I've spoken to (it's a monthly injection) agrees it is amazing.

What does it cost?

Looking at the other replies, interestingly the cat version is about NZ$100. Definitely priced to the market it is selling in.
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