Barry

But as long as, you know, the tests are showing that the kidneys are functioning pretty well, there's not a need to necessarily do that.

I also have a thought, though, the blood pressure part.

But I'm thinking particularly about diabetes.

Because one of the things that I read about, this is interesting, is that people who have diabetes...

their pets are also more likely to develop diabetes.

And I'd have to think that, you know, that diabetes physiologically probably impacts kidneys in a negative way, the same way as humans.

I know numerous people, their dogs are on insulin and, you know, all kinds of things like that.

And some of that, you know, potentially gets back to some lifestyle things.

and diet and nutrition things.

Not that people give their dogs ice cream and candy and other things.

But again, it's not a causative thing, but they have, just like people who are healthier, their pets seem to be healthier.

And kind of that interaction gets people and pets hopefully in tandem living longer.

But people who have more chronic diseases, especially diabetes, it seems that their dogs develop it.

And I just don't know if that's a diet.

you know family members yes whether they're two-legged or four-legged exactly exactly that is just the best part of life yeah yeah thanks so much barry thoughts uh just you know when you get a group of people who love that yeah i mean it's just like wow just keep talking about it and there's uh

You know, I think just a lot to consider in terms of the pet health thing.

And I think most vets are much more attuned to especially the nutrition piece and some of the exercise piece.

And they're just they're a great resource.

And like I say, you develop a relationship with that the same way you would with your own primary doctor.

And so those kind of things are important.