“Paw-zempic”: Could GLP-1 medicine work for overweight cats?

Weight loss medicine for Americans have skyrocketed to success. Now, the GLP-1 frenzy may very well be heading to a brand new frontier: your pets. A San Francisco biopharmaceutical firm says it’s conducting a pilot examine on a GLP-1 drug for cats with weight problems. Okava CEO Michael Klotsman joins CBS News to debate.

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