Losing weight is hard. Anyone who has tried to lose weight and keep it off will describe how difficult it can be. If your pet is a little more rotund than is healthy, then helping them regain and retain their waistline can be even trickier.
Drugs such as Ozempic (the brand name for the drug semaglutide) and Mounjaro (brand name for tirzepatide), both originally intended for treating type 2 diabetes in humans, have become increasingly used to support human weight loss. Given that estimates suggest that at least 50% of dogs and cats weighed at the vets are overweight, it’s unsurprising that the future potential to use drugs to support pet weight loss is now being explored.
