For pet families

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Three selections — species, life stage, and the research area you want to understand. We organize the published literature for that area on screen, with every citation, every limitation, and everything it does not establish.

  • 1Select species and life stage
  • 2Choose a research area
  • 3Read the literature and its limits

Literature navigation only. No diagnosis, treatment, prescription, dosing, or veterinary recommendation is provided.

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No account. No health questions. Your results appear before we ask for anything.

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Who are you researching for?

An AI-assisted literature match is not veterinary advice or a recommendation to administer any substance.

The research categories

One format.Five researchcategories.

One format. Five research categories.

Each category collects the published literature for one area of research, with the active research ingredients already associated with it. For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

Investigational Options

Connective Tissue Research Pen

Movement & soft-tissue literature

The most-requested research category: the literature around stiffness after rest, stair use, and walk tolerance.

Active research ingredients

  • BPC-157
  • TB-500
What published research explores
Published rodent and ex-vivo models have examined tendon, ligament and connective-tissue repair signalling.
What the evidence does not establish
Controlled mobility outcomes in companion dogs or cats have not been established, and no dosing has been established.

Rodent and ex-vivo models · Dogs (clinical management literature)

For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

Translational Signals

Cellular Aging Research Pen

Cellular-aging literature

Coenzyme and aging-pathway research examined in model organisms, plus the first trials run in pet dogs.

Active research ingredients

  • NAD+ precursor
What published research explores
Published models have examined NAD+ availability across tissues with age and its relationship to mitochondrial measures.
What the evidence does not establish
Lifespan or healthspan effects in companion dogs and cats are not established by the current literature.

Mammalian models · Companion dogs (early trials)

For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

Investigational Options

Metabolic Signaling Research Pen

Body-condition & appetite-signalling literature

Body condition is the best-supported variable in companion-animal longevity research; this category covers the signalling literature around it.

Active research ingredients

  • Incretin-class research compound
What published research explores
The available literature describes appetite and body-condition signalling pathways, largely in species other than dogs and cats.
What the evidence does not establish
Incretin-class compounds have no established safety, tolerability, or dosing profile in companion animals.

Human and rodent studies · Dogs (body-condition cohort)

For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

Investigational Options

Skin & Coat Biology Research Pen

Barrier & matrix-biology literature

Copper-peptide and antioxidant research examined in cell-culture systems.

Active research ingredients

  • GHK-Cu
  • Glutathione
What published research explores
In-vitro work has examined matrix remodelling and antioxidant signalling in cell culture.
What the evidence does not establish
Dermatologic or appearance-related outcomes in companion animals have not been established.

Human and rodent cell culture

For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

Investigational Options

Recovery Biology Research Pen

Post-exertion literature

The literature on the window after hard activity — working dogs, sport dogs, long convalescence.

Active research ingredients

  • BPC-157
  • Glycine complex
What published research explores
Preclinical models have examined tissue-repair and inflammatory-signalling measures after injury.
What the evidence does not establish
Return-to-function timelines in companion animals have not been established by this literature.

Rodent and ex-vivo models · Dogs (rehabilitation literature)

For research purposes only. The presence of published research does not establish safety, effectiveness, or suitability for administration to a companion animal.

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Presentation

Considered enough to keep on the counter.

One consistent format
Every research category is presented in the same measured format, so records stay comparable from baseline onward.
Documented, not directed
Each category ships with its citations, its evidence tier, and a written statement of what the literature does not establish.
Research purposes only
No dosing instructions, no administration guidance, and no treatment claims are provided with any category.

For pet families

Species and stage guided

You select species, life stage, and the area of research you want to explore. An AI-assisted literature match organizes the relevant research category and its published sources on screen. You decide what to read next.

  • Three questions, no account needed
  • Results shown before any contact details
  • Research purposes only — no diagnosis, no prescription
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For veterinary & research partners

Framework-guided

The same research categories and the same citations, organized for structured observation: baseline records, interval notes, and a consistent record of what was examined.

  • Evidence tier stated on every category
  • Structured research documentation
  • Eligibility reviewed before access
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The reading list

What the researchsays aboutyour pet.

What the research says about your pet

Each entry states how the work applies to dogs and cats, the benefit it describes, and the line it does not cross. Follow any link to read the source yourself.

  • Metabolic Signaling Research PenJAVMA (Kealy et al.) · 2002

    Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs

    Labrador Retrievers, 14-year paired cohort

    The single strongest longevity finding in companion dogs: littermate pairs fed 25% less across life were followed to end of life.

    The benefit described
    Lean-fed dogs lived a median 1.8 years longer and showed later onset of visible osteoarthritis.
    Where it stops
    Body condition, not any injectable or supplement, produced the effect. One breed, one facility.
    Read the source
  • Cellular Aging Research PenDog Aging Project · 2021–ongoing

    TRIAD — Test of Rapamycin In Aging Dogs

    Companion dogs, ≥7 years, owner-enrolled

    The first large, double-blind, placebo-controlled longevity trial run in pet dogs living at home rather than in a laboratory.

    The benefit described
    Owners report a second benefit alongside the science: full cardiac, cognitive and blood screening surfaced conditions their dogs were not yet symptomatic for.
    Where it stops
    Results are not yet reported. Enrolment in a trial is not the same as an available product.
    Read the source
  • Cellular Aging Research PenGeroScience (Urfer et al.) · 2017

    Short-term rapamycin in middle-aged companion dogs

    24 middle-aged pet dogs

    A safety-and-feasibility trial asking whether an ageing-pathway intervention can be given to household dogs at all.

    The benefit described
    No significant adverse effects at the doses used, with echocardiographic measures trending in the treated group.
    Where it stops
    Ten weeks, 24 dogs, no lifespan endpoint. A safety signal, not an outcome.
    Read the source
  • Cellular Aging Research PenAging-biology literature · 2016–2024

    NAD+ decline with age and mitochondrial function

    Mammalian models; canine work emerging

    Explains why energy, recovery and cognition drift in older animals: NAD+ availability falls in multiple tissues with age.

    The benefit described
    Restoring NAD+ availability improves measures of mitochondrial output in model organisms.
    Where it stops
    No controlled healthspan or lifespan data in pet dogs or cats. Mechanism only.
    Read the source
  • Connective Tissue Research PenPreclinical orthopaedic literature · 2011–2023

    Pentadecapeptide BPC-157 and tendon-to-bone healing

    Rat and ex-vivo tendon models

    The mechanistic basis behind the most-requested research category — stiffness after rest, slower stairs, shorter walks.

    The benefit described
    Accelerated tendon fibroblast outgrowth and improved tendon-to-bone healing in the models studied.
    Where it stops
    Rodent models. No controlled mobility outcomes in pet dogs or cats, and no established dosing.
    Read the source
  • Connective Tissue Research PenVeterinary consensus guidance · 2018–2023

    Multimodal management of canine osteoarthritis

    Dogs, clinical population

    The established floor under any mobility research: weight, controlled exercise, rehabilitation, and veterinary-directed pain control.

    The benefit described
    Consistently improves comfort and function — the best-supported intervention available to a pet family today.
    Where it stops
    Does not reverse joint disease, and is not replaced by anything investigational.
    Read the source

Science & evidence

Science, with thevolume turned down.

Science, with the volume turned down.

Promising is not the same as proven.

Source library

Last reviewed: July 2026

MY ULTIMATE PET provides research information and research-use-only materials. Nothing on this platform is veterinary advice or is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent disease. We do not prescribe, provide dosing instructions, or provide individualized veterinary treatment. AI-assisted tools organize published literature and do not provide clinical opinions. Consult a licensed veterinarian regarding animal health and care. Research access and material availability may be restricted.