US EditionChonky Kitties Beware: Ozempic for Cats Is on the Way
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More than half of the world's domestic cats are overweight, and now a new treatment, similar to the famous Ozempic, could offer an alternative to help them have a healthy weight.According to ScienceAlert, the OKAVA Pharmaceuticals company started its first clinical trial to test OKV-119, a subdermal implant (under the skin) that continuously releases a GLP-1 receptor agonist.That is, it is a drug similar to Ozempic: it mimics hormones that tell …
Chonky Kitties Beware: Ozempic for Cats Is on the Way
If your cat has reached a size best described as “majestically chonky,” science may soon have a solution that spares you from micromanaging every scoop. A weight-loss drug for cats, modeled after human medications like Ozempic, is now being tested in veterinary clinical trials. More than half of pet cats worldwide are estimated to be overweight, according to researchers. That extra “fluff” puts cats at higher risk for diabetes, arthritis, heart …
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