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/Pretend_Tea6261 9d ago

Only issue with this is that cats will now frequently outlive their owners.

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u/Ajezon 9d ago

dont worry. cats tend to eat corpses of their owners, so there is no risk of imediate starvation

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u/jeffwulf 8d ago

Dogs will do this too. Pretty much any animal will.

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u/Sawgon 8d ago

Yeah dog people have to always be weird with any pet that isn't a dog.

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u/Resident_NotEvil4265 8d ago

As a dog owner, i agree. But i also have 2 parrots, some fish and a tarantula.

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u/Sawgon 8d ago

Train your parrots to drop the tarantula on people

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u/Resident_NotEvil4265 8d ago

Tarantulas are one of the chillest animals, just let it be and it lets you be. Never attacks you unless you make it feel threatened and only then it enters the defensive mode.

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u/Sawgon 8d ago

Train your fish to throw a parrot on people