Slentrol/Dirloapide (Got a fat dog?)

Wow. It's not just anticancer drugs for dogs, there are also "lifestyle" drugs. They think they're people!

i-788d3d69b73f6f5a880a29b65bce63fa-slentrol.png

Just like people obesity drugs, they're intended for short-term use, coupled with a diet and exercise plan.

I really don't understand. It's not hard to put your dog on a diet. See here if you are interested in reading some dog forum chatter (including a first-person owner account) about the drug.

Tags

More like this

We have a lap dog. She is bred to be a companion to people and she excels at it. We were going to name her "EPA" after her function (lapdog), but chose a more human name instead. After all, she's a dog. Despite the fact that she doesn't get much exercise, she isn't fat. But obesity is a problem for…
In a scathing attack on what he calls "gunpoint medicine", Mike Adams attacks the medical establishment for their supposed ability to imprison patients, force treatments on people against their will and generally be very very evil. Health officials in Lawrenceville, Georgia have arrested and…
Friday, the NY Times described the relatively paltry efforts in cancer prevention, compared to those for heart disease. Not that researchers haven't been busy figuring out how to prevent various cancers: Then, in 1999, he had a chance to do another breast cancer prevention trial, this time of an…
Razib mentioned here an article in the Boston Globe "which profiles researchers who suggest that variation in gut flora (the mix of bacteria) might be the cause of differences in body weight." The comments are somewhat skeptical, and I started to write a comment on the topic but it became a bit…

I love your blog. I am hoping that you post more often!

Are you coming back?

I read or heard the comment that 'If your dog is fat you need to exercise more' (or words to that effect)

Hey, i like this blog.. Where are the rest of the molecules of the days??? Please continue :)