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Cats => Caring For Your Cat => Kidney Disease (CKD, CRF) => Topic started by: DeeDee on August 12, 2015, 07:58:22 PM

Title: Bears, Kidney Disease, and Hope for New Treatment
Post by: DeeDee on August 12, 2015, 07:58:22 PM
I saw this floating around and thought it interesting:

Title: Re: Bears, Kidney Disease, and Hope for New Treatment
Post by: Pookie on August 13, 2015, 10:40:28 AM
I know this will sound cranky, and my apologies for that, but . . . it just irritates me that once again, they look at trying to find a treatment AFTER the damage is done instead of looking at the causes (inappropriate diet, anyone?) of the problem.  And there's something they're forgetting:  bears are omnivores.  So even if they figure out how the bear kidneys regenerate, there's no guarantee that it can be applied to carnivorous pets like dogs and cats.
Title: Re: Bears, Kidney Disease, and Hope for New Treatment
Post by: Lola on August 13, 2015, 10:42:06 AM
Interesting!
Title: Re: Bears, Kidney Disease, and Hope for New Treatment
Post by: Lola on August 13, 2015, 10:44:58 AM
You aren't alone in your "crankiness."  Honestly, the first time I read it... my eyes rolled a bit, due to similar thoughts. 
Title: Re: Bears, Kidney Disease, and Hope for New Treatment
Post by: DeeDee on August 13, 2015, 11:37:42 AM
I'm just concentrating on the last sentence.