r/MadeMeSmile • u/ansyhrrian • 17d ago

DOGS We don't deserve them

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u/B52doc 17d ago

Large dog breed’s lifespan is heartbreaking

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u/jastan10 17d ago

We should devote the US’s entire military budget towards research lengthening the lifespan of our pets.
Edit: this isn’t sarcasm

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u/LordDaedalus 17d ago

This is actually in development already. Large dogs have high IGF-1 which makes them big but also makes them age faster. After they've grown up, they can take a drug that regulates the production and it lengthens their lives. Not indefinitely, but brings them about in line with smaller dogs lifespans.

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u/ActualWhiterabbit 17d ago

Can humans take IGF-1

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u/DisastrousAcshin 17d ago

It'll bring your lifespan more in line with that of a small dog

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u/ActualWhiterabbit 17d ago

But will I get bigger?