Nov 10, 2009
Relief for Dogs with Arthritis
Posted by Bob under concurrent therapies, dog arthritis, elbow arthritis & dysplasia, from the owner
Owners have sent us some great videos of their dogs that have been treated with their
own stem cells from fat. One video link is below, but more can be found at www.vetstem.
com
WKRG.com News
Results do vary, and not all are as dramatic as for Bear. While owner surveys showed
that over 80% of dogs treated did improve, that does mean that 20% had little or no change.
No matter what treatments are used, it is important to note that weight loss, a
personalized rehab and exercise program and good teamwork between you and your
veterinarian will help your pet get the most out of the treatment.
Do you take videos of your dog? This could help you to see if they are showing signs
of arthritis and pain.
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Wendy Said,
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John Holmes Said,
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Bob Said,
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Elise Said,
Such an exciting new way to help ease pain!
My dog Blue (a Rottweiler mix that looks like a black Lab) just had the injections, both in his hips and his elbows. He’s a wreck, having had his right ACL repaired 18 months ago and his left ACL repaired just weeks ago. One of the plastic ligaments failed after 7 weeks, so he had to have yet another surgery, and at that time they harvested his belly fat and had them made into stem cells.
This was something of a leap of faith, partly because this therapy is pretty new and partly because Blue was the first dog in the pipeline at Chuckanut Valley Vet (Dr. Jake Searle). But I figured that with OA in all of his joints at age 3, he wasn’t going to last very long if I didn’t do something.
It’s only been two weeks since the injections. I’ll post more when and if there are observable results.
Blue is lucky to have you standing with him through so much surgery. ACL rupture is very common and usually requires surgical repair. Sounds like he has been through a lot for such a young dog. We often see cases like Blue treated with stem cells because they are young and need regeneration help for the long haul. Sounds like he has both hip and elbow arthritis in addition to the stifle ACL problems. We do commonly see surgeons use stem cell therapy after joint surgery to help with the healing and regeneration, especially if there is arthritis already beginning. Best of luck with Blue and I will look forward to hearing how he recovers over the coming weeks.
We did the same type of thing. Nasty ED (elbow dysplasia) that led to 3 surgeries ~ arthroscopy last Dec then Sliding Humeral Osteotomy (like TPLO but for ED) in Oct 09 and Dec 09. We chose to add stem cell therapy in both elbows and inter-venus on the last surgery to help with healing and hopefully cartilage creation.
First dog in the area done by a brand new vet-stem vet (Dr Galligher in Ottawa ON). So far, her 2nd SHO recovery has been wayyy easier than her 1st SHO. I think teh stem cells have something to do with that
Cross our fingers for Blue and Whisper
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