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Extending the life of big dogs

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    Good.

    https://www.sciencealert.com/a-radical-new-drug-is-poised-to-extend-the-life-of-dogs

    A new drug is currently in the works that could one day extend the lifespan of some large canine breeds.

    The medicine has been developed by the veterinary biotech company, Loyal for Dogs, and while it still needs to undergo clinical trials, officials at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have said in a letter to the company that its initial data is "sufficient" to show "a reasonable expectation of effectiveness," according to a copy of the letter supplied to The New York Times.

    "Today, I'm so proud to announce that Loyal has earned what we believe to be the FDA's first-ever formal acceptance that a drug can be developed and approved to extend lifespan," writes Loyal's founder and CEO Celine Halioua in a press release on November 28.

    "In regulatory parlance, we have completed the technical effectiveness portion of our conditional approval application for LOY-001's use in large dog lifespan extension."

    LOY-001 is the name of the first version of the drug, which is targeted at dogs 7 years of age and older, weighing at least 40 pounds (18 kilograms). It comes as an injection that can be given to dogs every three to six months by vets.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      BTW: I've never had a big dog. Our two dogs were <20 lb each.

      I would love to have had a big dog - but the short lifespan gives pause.

      Actually, I'd love to have a dog now (we're baby-sitting D3's dog tonight). But I'm in no mood for taking a dog for walks, etc.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        Right now, a 20 pound sheltie, a 45 pound pot-licker and a 68 pound lab/border collie cross.

        Years ago, I had a silver and black German Shepherd that went 100 pounds. That was the biggest dog I ever had.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • MikM Away
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          Mik
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          Love Danes, but the short lifespan.

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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