New Hope For Dogs With Hip Dysplasia, etc.?
A Dog's Stem Cell Life Golden Retriever Shows Quick Improvement After Being Injected With His Own Stem Cells http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4109559 Vet-Stem- http://www.vet-stem.com Note however they indicate the following-- Quote: Duration of the benefit from a single injection varies from several months to more than one year http://www.vet-stem.com/technologies/fa ... .php?id=45 Quote: Because of the ongoing nature of arthritic changes, regenerative stem cells may not permanently stop the degenerative processes. However, intra-articular regenerative stem cell administration may provide long-term anti-inflammatory effects, decrease pain, stimulate regeneration of cartilage tissue that slows the degenerative processes, and initiate healing in chronic and acute injuries. Some cases will require periodic treatment with stored (banked) doses of cells. |
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| Thanks for the information. It does sound promising.
Hopefully, it will become common practice in the very near future, common enough that the cells can be retrieved directly in the surgical room and injected at the spot.. This is definitely something I'd look forward to. |
| I dropped off the article and company info to our vets' office this afternoon. I got a call that doc saw the article this morning and had already emailed Vet-Stem for an application and information. I'll be eager to see if this might be a good option for Panda even though she still runs around like a crazy woman. |
| Wow, that is so exciting. The more research that is preformed, and the more tools they develop the less expensive it should become as well. I'm going to print off a copy and give it to my vet as well.
Thanks for the article. |
| I guess it's a 3 hour training session. My vet's office called back and asked if we were interested in having the procedure done... I told them I had questions FIRST so don't sign up just for us! I need to determine if it's something that would indeed help Panda. |
| If you have this done on Panda, can you start a thread to outline your questions/concerns/prepping/ect? It is something I would think about for Oliver, but I wonder what the benefit would be of this over the other procedures that are about the same/less price range, such as a FHO. I guess one benefit would be for older dogs, such as the lab in the article, who wouldn't be as good as candidates for actual surgery. I will have to do research on this as well. It is very exciting that your vet is so eager to investigate new technology. |
| Thanks for the info! |
Quote: X-rays show that Hunter has hip dysplasia, a common ailment in purebred dogs that causes the ball of the leg bone to loosen from its socket, causing painful wearing on the joint.
I received a call from Vet-Stem tonight. I had emailed them last night asking how I could find out if Panda might benefit from this treatment. I was told this is a treatment for the osteoarthritis that often accompanies hip dysplasia (along with treatment for tendon or ligament conditions) and below is the usual procedure... I'm to speak with my vet and ask him call customer service. They will put him in touch with the professionals there that will help determine if Panda is a good candidate for treatment. So the professionals at Vet-Stem help determine this and it's done on a on a case-by-case basis. The procedure is said to be pretty straight forward- the fat is usually taken from around the tail area... it's sent out, processed and returned within 48 hours in a ready to administer syringe... it's then injected upon receipt into the affected joints (while under anesthesia). That's all I know so far... |
| That is very interesting. I am very excited to give the article to my vet this evening at hydrotherapy. Thank you for the information! |
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