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Veterinary application of stem cells using HSC is way ahead of human trials...

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I talked to a veterinarian at the World Stem Cell summit in Madison and she was very optimistic less unregulated stem cell therapy in pets would eventually lead to treatments in humans. She also cautioned pet owners about jumping on just any treatment bandwagon as there are certain to be some bogus treatments out there and they tend to cost a lot (a couple grand at least).

Veterinary application of stem cells using HSC is way ahead of human trials...

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Of course they are, animals don't sue. Besides where's our Methuselah mouse?

Yet another example (mostly anecdotal) of stem cell therapy showing promise in pets

Charlie is one of 15 dogs that have undergone stem cell therapy at the Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital since June, and one of 1,000 around the country since May who have been helped by the procedure. Most of the animals were suffering from hip displasia or some other kind of arthritic condition that severly limited their mobility, and in most cases, about 87 percent nationally, the dogs became rejuvenated soon after receiving their injections.

“We’ve had some dogs who were pain free two or three days after the injection,” said Clement, who was been working at the BH facility for 18 years. “I understand the science behind it, but it’s still amazing to think that we can harvest these cells, inject them into a joint, and a couple of days later we have a dog that is running around and is pain free. It’s incredible that it works, and it’s incredible that it works so well.”

The Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital, established by Stanley E. Garrison of Burnt Hills back in 1950, is the only vet clinic in the Capital Region performing the procedure, having been accredited by Vet-Stem, a San Diego based company which earned the patent rights for the procedure from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005.

“The general public really isn’t aware yet of what’s going on,” said Robert J. Harman, a veterinarian who founded Vet-Stem, Inc., in 2002, and began using stem cell treatment in 2004 on horses, in 2005 on dogs, and in 2006 on cats. “They think all of this work is still in the research stage. Somedays I feel like an evangelist, and I have to continue to get out the word. There are places in the world where they’re doing this on humans, not dogs. It works, and it’s a dramatic new tool that we can all be pretty excited about.”

Not the greatest evidence that the treatment is absolutely effective - especially in the long term (a year or two), but certainly nice to see it being tested on a large number of animals. Kind-of expensive for treating a pet (averages $2,500), but less expensive than surgery options.

Yet another example (mostly anecdotal) of stem cell therapy showing promise in pets

Charlie is one of 15 dogs that have undergone stem cell therapy at the Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital since June, and one of 1,000 around the country since May who have been helped by the procedure. Most of the animals were suffering from hip displasia or some other kind of arthritic condition that severly limited their mobility, and in most cases, about 87 percent nationally, the dogs became rejuvenated soon after receiving their injections.

"We've had some dogs who were pain free two or three days after the injection," said Clement, who was been working at the BH facility for 18 years. "I understand the science behind it, but it's still amazing to think that we can harvest these cells, inject them into a joint, and a couple of days later we have a dog that is running around and is pain free. It's incredible that it works, and it's incredible that it works so well."

The Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital, established by Stanley E. Garrison of Burnt Hills back in 1950, is the only vet clinic in the Capital Region performing the procedure, having been accredited by Vet-Stem, a San Diego based company which earned the patent rights for the procedure from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005.

"The general public really isn't aware yet of what's going on," said Robert J. Harman, a veterinarian who founded Vet-Stem, Inc., in 2002, and began using stem cell treatment in 2004 on horses, in 2005 on dogs, and in 2006 on cats. "They think all of this work is still in the research stage. Somedays I feel like an evangelist, and I have to continue to get out the word. There are places in the world where they're doing this on humans, not dogs. It works, and it's a dramatic new tool that we can all be pretty excited about."

Not the greatest evidence that the treatment is absolutely effective - especially in the long term (a year or two), but certainly nice to see it being tested on a large number of animals. Kind-of expensive for treating a pet (averages $2,500), but less expensive than surgery options.

If treatments helped dogs 1-2 years it's great news is it not; 1 year for dogs is like 7 for humans?