Spoiled as ever, the cats won’t even need to receive regularly injections of the drug. “It’s like magic.”Originally intended to treat diabetes, GLP-1 agonist drugs mimic a gut hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar levels, but also your appetite. Now, we’re demanding our pets further conform to our idea of a trim body-type by foisting brand new drugs upon them. As the NYT notes, roughly 60 percent of dogs and cats in the US are obese, with hundreds of thousands of them suffering from diabetes as well, according to Gilor. Some veterinarians are already prescribing GLP-1 drugs intended for humans to pets, with one veterinary endocrinologist at Texas A&M telling the NYT he uses the drugs a “handful of times a year” in diabetic cats.