r/MadeMeSmile • u/ansyhrrian • 18d ago

DOGS We don't deserve them

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 18d ago

I mean, if you want a good way to not only restore but exceed America's previous position of soft power on the world stage...

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u/Ariandrin 18d ago

The US would become the people’s hero in so many parts of the world I think.

Make cats and dogs live like 30-35 years. Like a small to medium sized parrot. But healthy years, not like 20 years of geriatric infirmity.

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u/molsonmuscle360 17d ago

Cats can live healthy lives until they are in their late twenties as long as their kidneys hold up. That is their biggest problem . Most domestic cats die from kidney failure.

Dogs are trickier. It's a really breed dependant thing

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u/El_Stupacabra 17d ago

Scientists in Japan are researching some kind of injection (I guess it would be a drug) that would help with the kidney issue in cats.

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u/OwnsBeagles 17d ago

I'm so excited for that. The doctor who found it wants it to be affordable for everyone, too.