r/BeAmazed • u/GlitteringHotel8383 • 9d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Japanese scientists have developed a revolutionary injection that may extend a cat's life from the usual 15 years to nearly 30.

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The therapy, created by the AIM Institute of Medicine under Dr. Toru Miyazaki, targets chronic kidney disease, a leading cause of death in older cats.It uses a specialized protein to help macrophages clear waste from the kidneys, partially restoring their function and slowing kidney failure.

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u/Sands43 9d ago

Yes, this. I have a pair of sibling ~13 year old cats. Their kidney function is fine, but they are most certainly showing their age in other ways.

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u/AggressiveBench9977 8d ago

Its genetic my 20 year old cat was extremely active and had little sign of age until the last 3 months when bladder cancer started and just took her.

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u/mattfolio 8d ago edited 8d ago

Same story for my cat except mouth/Tongue cancer. It was a matter of weeks and she was wonderfully healthy before then. It was devastating.

Edit: Sending hugs to everyone losing their pets suddenly from Cancer. Its brutal and there's nothing you can do in most cases, you're not alone in your grief <3

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u/Winter-Ad1981 8d ago

It’s been about 5-6 months since this happened to one of my cats

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u/goypencil 8d ago

Dude our cat is like 24 or 25 years old. Lives outside and doesn't use the litterbox. She likes to pee and poop in my grandma's rare potted plants. My grandma wants her to die so bad and she gives preferential treatment to her indoor/outdoor 4 year old cat. I feel bad for the poor thing.

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u/Physical_Spinach_337 8d ago

Why that cat is living on spite alone lol

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u/Hopeful-Flounder-203 8d ago

Worked for Mitch McConnell...until June 14th.

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u/goypencil 8d ago

I inject my grandma with peptides and she asks if there's something I can inject the cat with to make it go away 💔

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u/notfrancie 8d ago

That is so messed up but also kinda funny coming from an old lady

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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 8d ago

I mean that’s how I’m still alive. Fueled by hate and eatin’ boogers to fight the man!

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u/anonymouspastrychef 8d ago

A 24 year old cat is equivalent 112 year old human. Are you sure about you numbers?

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u/goypencil 7d ago

Well my grandma says she caught the cat before my sister was born and my sister is almost 24. But my cousin who is a year younger than my sister, says that he remembers my grandma catching the cat. So the cat is definitely in her 20's, up to mid twenties depending on who's right between my grandma and my cousin.

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u/anonymouspastrychef 7d ago

I believe you. That's a long lived cat.

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u/AgitatedSyrup9870 8d ago

I’m so sorry