New Stem Cell Treatment For Arthritic Dogs

[lizbud]

Exciting improvements being made every day. I wish that I had this option for my RB Buddy.:(
It sounds life changing for the dogs that had the treatment.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/arthritic-dogs-healed-stem-cell-therapy/story?id=18905289

[Karen]

How interesting! And the fact that the stem cells are harvested from the dog's own fat cells, instead of bone marrow, sounds much easier for the dog to handle!

[pomtzu]

Sure - if you can afford it! :(

[lizbud]

Sure - if you can afford it! :(


But Ellie, the price quoted is no more than the cost of surgery now available to correct torn muscle & tendons
that support poor joints.

[pomtzu]

But Ellie, the price quoted is no more than the cost of surgery now available to correct torn muscle & tendons
that support poor joints.

Well - I suppose if the dog is young enough, and the wallet is full enough...........:D

[Asiel]

I think I would need to see more studies made on this before trying it for my dogs. It does seem to work like a charm but so many things do until the side effects show up. Seeing some disastroius effects on humans makes me leery now...and I know these cells are taken from the animal's own fat cells but it still leaves me shaky for now. I really do hope they've finally found something that will prove to be miraculous, maybe they could try it for humans.