A biotech firm has announced trials for a dog implant that mimics the drugs taken by humans to help tackle obesity
Where humans lead, their dogs tend to follow – now it seems that might even apply to weight-loss wonder drugs.
Medications such as Wegovy have become ubiquitous among people hoping to shed pounds quickly. But businesses keen to cash in on the science behind the weight-loss jabs are now investigating other applications for the drugs, and our four-legged friends could be the next in line for a slimming solution.
The active ingredients in the drugs mimic a hormone called GLP-1, which makes people want to eat less. One biotech firm has just announced trials for an implant that reproduces the effect in dogs, with the aim of bringing it to the market as soon as 2028.
The hope is that the same science can be used to quell the voracious appetite of some dog breeds that can lead to them piling on the pounds.
