Wow. It's not just anticancer drugs for dogs, there are also "lifestyle" drugs. They think they're people!
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.
- Log in to post comments
More like this
The other day I took my dogs to the vet for a checkup and saw a woman with her morbidly obese dog waiting to fill her prescription for Slentrol -- the first obesity drug for dogs -- which made me feel the need to resurrect this post below, which I wrote the day the FDA announced they'd approved the…
Because of the flood of responses I got to yesterday's post on The Insanity of the FDA Approved Obesity Drug for Dogs, I thought I'd start a series of follow up posts answering the many questions I got by email and in the comments here. The most common question was, Okay, so the drug is a bad idea…
I don't know how I feel about this new trend of giving household pets human anti-depressants. Here's James Vlahos in the Times Magazine:
The practice of prescribing medications designed for humans to animals has grown substantially over the past decade and a half, and pharmaceutical companies have…
Time for lighter fare. There are some really good movies out there...
Warning: A few minor spoilers ahead.
First up, of course, is The Dark Knight. Superhero movies just keep getting better and better, but this one is going to be hard to top. It's two and a half hours long, but I wanted to go…
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 :)