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Sunday, December 07, 2025

Okava Pharmaceuticals in San Francisco CA launched MEOW-1, a clinical study that will utilize tiny, under-the skin implants to release a GLP-1 medication drug into 50 cats for a period of six months or so.

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A cat on weight loss drugs? Pharmaceutical company Okava Pharmaceuticals is launching a clinical trial into weight loss drugs for cats, according to multiple reports, in the first trial of its kind. Read more: https://bit.ly/3KJYHWk

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-- ABC News 4 - WCIV (@abcnews4.com) Dec 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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This implant treatment allegedly has the potential to enhance cats' quality of life and promote healthy aging. Roughly six in ten American cats are overweight. The side effects of this drug on our feline friends are not known at this time.
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YouTube: Ozympec for Kitties ; https://www.okava.com

"Huh? Me? No, I'm good. But thanks for asking. Zzzzz...."

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-06 12:19 PM | Reply

I get it. Thinner cats mean less tasty. But that's not really true.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-06 01:25 PM | Reply

I get it. Thinner cats mean less tasty. But that's not really true.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-06 01:25 PM | Reply | Flag: Leave the poor kitties alone!

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-06 01:37 PM | Reply

Don't get me started about ----- eating, pal.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-06 03:46 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Kitty Chow Mein
Paw Paw Platter
Whiskers Wonton
Sweet and Sour Pussycat
Fried Mice
Pounce Rolls
Myan Myan Noodles
Meow Buns

#5 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-12-06 09:56 PM | Reply

Fat cats no more.

Probably already trademarked.

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-07 12:48 AM | Reply

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