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)
Why just accept that time passes?
Anti-aging drug for dogs moves closer to gaining FDA approval
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#92Really wish this wasn't fox news ...
It doesn't matter. It doesn't make it any less true. I really wish politics didn't dominate everything lately.
But Fox News is an untrustworthy source known for intentionally spreading misinformation, even if it mostly reports true things. This piece probably is true but I actually wouldn't take anything from them without a second (ideally, primary) source.
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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.
Chickens are not nearly as cuddly or intelligent as a dog.
Pigs are.
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#94After 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)
We accept death because we have to, not because it's actually a good thing.
If you were enslaved with no expectation of freedom, you'd do your best to make peace with it just to survive. But you might also spend your free time secretly trying to find a way out.
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+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?
Pain medication, specifically for arthritis. I hesitate to post a marketing page, but it does specify what the product is for and how it works, and better than I could do:
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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)
Thanks. It’s hard for people who haven’t gone through it to understand the pain it can cause. But even then, euthanasia is an act of compassion no matter how difficult it is rather than letting the animal suffer and slowly die.
For dry food, vets told us some cats like it better but it also helps with oral health as it removes some of the plaque by friction and keeps the gums healthier by stimulating ligaments holding the teeth from the crunching.
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#97In 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.
This was the same experience for me too, except that it really took after the 2nd shot to be really apparent.
My girl has had shoulder arthritis for years and walked with a limp. We had her on daily pain medication and we tried multiple kinds because they weren't very effective. It always was a chore because she hated the pills and would literally eat around them in placed inside a treat (she wouldn't even take the flavored ones). She was in pain and would basically just lay down all day.
Now? No limping anymore. No pills. She isn't scared to go up and down the stairs. Jumping on and off the couch without missing going up or being scared to hop down. Running around with my other dog.
It's really been night and day.
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+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.
I'm so happy to learn this exists, and I'm also feeling deep heartbreak that I didn't learn about it a year ago before we lost our dog. He had an almost inoperable tumor, so I don't know that we would've gotten a whole lot more time, but watching his decline and increasing pain was horrible. If we could've had even one more month of walks with him I would have paid a lot more than $99.
In case it helps you feel any better, it wasn't available a year ago. I think it was just 3 months ago today that it was available in the US.
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Isn't it very important to have at least 2 cats, when they are indoors? I was told this by a vet.
I think this depends more on your lifestyle. If you're never home and can't play with your cat, there is nothing to watch out of the windows (birds, nature...), no toys, etc then I guess two cats make sense because they can entertain each other. But otherwise, it's fine. We were feeling guilty about keeping our cat indoors after the incident (it's not in their nature, etc) but every (North American) vet told us that…
Shorter life of freedom and enjoyment is better than a long life stuck in a box. The real reason why they incentivize cats to stay indoors is to spare bird populations. Anything else is a cope.
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#100Several 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 t…
I'll say it again and again - Pitbulls are black coded dogs and thus are treated like the black people of the dog world.