What affects us affects cats
Alternative title: The Quick Fix for Fat Dogs. A Mirror of Human Decline The latest frontier of pharmaceutical innovation is not aimed at curing cancer, nor even at solving human obesity. Instead, drug companies are now developing Ozempic-style appetite suppressants for dogs and cats. On the surface, this sounds compassionate — tackling a growing …
In recent decades, both humans and domestic cats have seen rising rates of obesity, often within the same households. While much has been written about the health crisis facing humans, the parallel issue among our feline companions is frequently overlooked. Yet veterinarians are sounding the alarm: domestic cats, particularly those living indoors, are becoming …
This example feline weight-loss diet comes from a study about obesity in animals and humans and how it alters the gut biome which in turn impacts overall health. Researchers can learn a lot about the effect on human health of obesity in reference to gut biome by studying cats; on this occasion a group …
Flabby labradors suffer from a genetic mutation that affects 25% of the breed making them obsessed with eating and burning less energy in their metabolism. Why do the dog associations and clubs allow this to happen? It can be fixed by culling (removing from breeding/blood lines) those breeding dogs that carry this genetic mutation …
