Dog recovering after stem cell treatment

Many years ago, Susie and Tom Wiberg nursed one of their dogs through hip surgery.

The dog went through a long and extensive recovery period and the surgery cost more than $7,000.

When the newest addition to their canine family, Douglas, began limping a few weeks ago, the Wibergs knew something would have to be done, and they knew surgery...Read Full Story

Danville veterinarian treating horses with stem cells

A Danville veterinarian is delivering cutting-edge therapy to horses that may end up running at some of the most famous racetracks in the world. He said it is also helping man’s best friend.

Dr. Joe Yocum recently started the Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Salvisa where he provides stem cell and other therapies to horses. Yocum said the stem cell infusions also are having encouraging success on arthritic dogs.
“What scientists are learning about is how to harvest the body’s own way to heal itself,” said Yocum, who compares how stem cells...Read Full Story

Mid-State 9/11 rescue dog undergoes stem cell therapy

THOMPSON STATION, Tenn. - A Mid-State black Labrador that assisted with the events days after September 11, 2001 has found pain relief after undergoing stem cell therapy .
Bailey, underwent the procedure last November in an attempt to help alleviate severe arthritis.
Doctors removed cells from the 15-year-old dog's body, activated the cells and injected them back into her veins.
Since undergoing the procedure, Bailey's owner Keith Lindley, told Nashville's News 2 the results have been incredible...Read Full Story

Two months ago, Beau Pastor, a 14-year-old Lab-chow with severe arthritis, couldn't often get up from the floor. He needed help walking, and took a lot of pain medication every day.
His owner, Bill Pastor of Darlington, said the medication wasn't really helping, and he was at that crossroadsalmost every pet owner faces at one time or another: Continue treatment or put the animal out of its misery. That was before Pastor took Beau to see Dr. Noel Berger of the Animal Hospital and Laser Center of South Carolina in Pawleys Island...Read Full Story

Darlington dog doing well after stem cell surgery

GEORGETOWN - Bo paced impatiently next to hisowner, Bill Pastor, inside the waiting area of theAnimal Hospital and Laser Center of South Carolinain Pawley's Island on Tuesday morning.
It's a far cry from when Bo... Read Full Story

Special procedure for a special dog

Medical procedure may help 9/11 search-and-rescue dog

For nine years, Hoke served humans, heading into disaster areas to perform search-and-rescue missions. Now, humans have their chance to help the yellow Labrador, with a state-of-the-art stemcell procedure aimed at easing his arthritis. Read Full Story

A canine that helped find victims after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks got some help of his own on Thursday in recognition of his service Read Full Story

After an 11-year-old dog named Boris underwent stem-cell therapy treatment, his owner said the $1,500 procedure will be "money well spent" if it brings the animal relief from painful arthritis in its hips and knees. Read Full Story

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) - Boris the dog has arthritis. The 12-year-old Chow mix moves slowly and is in pain. But he underwent stem-cell therapy at a Walker animal clinic Tuesday, the first clinic in the area to offer this therapy for animals. Read Full Story

WALKER, Mich. (WZZM)- Boris, a 12 year-old Chow mix dog, is a pioneer. Tuesday he became the first dog in West Michigan to receive stem cell therapy.  It was performed by Dr. James Kelley, D.V.M. to treat Boris' arthritis and hip displasia.

"It actually is causing this cartilage to go back to its original state - that's what stem cells do - they're rudiment cells that things grow out of," said Dr. Kelley.

The procedure involved drawing some fat from the dog's shoulder. The stem cells are separated and activated, and then injected into the affected areas.

Noticeable improvement should be felt within two to six weeks, according to Medi-Vet America, which developed the treatment.

Medi-Vet says it's distributed the stem cell kits to 3,500 veterinarians across the country. Read Full Story & Watch Video

WALKER, Mich— It's the first procedure of its kind in West Michigan, an in-house stem cell therapy that happens in one place, in one day, on your family pet.

Meet Boris, or "Handsome Boris" as his owners call him, for obvious reasons. He's a chow mix who loves to run outside with his K-9 sister, Natasha.

At nearly 12-years-old, he's not as spry as he once was. Osteo-arthritis has slowed him down, and it hurts to walk.

Owner Paul Bultnick says the days of Boris and Natasha playing and chasing varmints, are behind them. Read Full Story & Watch Video

Gracie likes to be in front of the crowds, showing her poise and manners as she competes in horse shows. But her real love is Jessie Minneman. The two have bonded since a tragic accident four years ago.

"My dad says we have the same attitude. And that if I'm grumpy, she's grumpy,"... Read Full Story

Myrtle Beach vet offers pets stem cell treatments

His owners, who've had him since he was 8 weeks old, had to help him walk, and he was on a lot of medication that wasn't really working.
"There were a dozen things we tried over the last couple of years," said Bill Pastor. "If we hadn't found this, he would have been paralyzed within the next...Read Full Story

Making Regenerative Medicine Available for All!
"Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease." Those words were uttered, not by a modern stem cell researcher, but 2,300 years ago by the Greek physician Hippocrates. The "Father of Medicine" observed that while "healing is a matter of time, it is sometimes also a matter ofopportunity." Twenty-three centuries later, such an opportunity has arrived in the form of regenerative...Read Full Story

Stem cells for dogs? New pain management therapy works for pets .

SAN ANTONIO -- The healing power of stem cells is now helping dogs in pain. Vets are excited about this new therapy that's making a big difference for South Texans' beloved pets. Oscar is an 11-year-old Australian Terrier, an agility competitor that suffered from osteoarthritis, impacting his usual exuberant nature...Read Full Story

New Approach to Arthritic Treatment with ACS Technology!

Arthritis is a crippling degenerative disease that has affectedhumans and horses through the millennia. It has spawned numerous treatment strategies, from aspirin, cortisone, and herbals, to shock-wave and ice therapy … yet, it has remained a persistent cause of chronic, crippling pain. Only in recent years has an exciting new...Read Full Story

Kinnelon vet spreads word about stem cell therapy

Vaia McGinnity doesn't expect her rescue dog Smith to regain the pep of a puppy, but she is hoping that this past week's stem cell therapy will end the pain of arthritis and spring him into daily walks again. Dr. Malathy Rao, a Kinnelon resident, offers stem cell therapy for animals at Park View Animal Hospital in Boonton. "I'm definitely curious to see how it will all turn out," said McGinnity, who described roughly 10-year-old Smith as "on the mend" after the stem cell regenerative... Read Full Story

Pets as patients: Stem cell use on rise, including in Rockford.

ROCKFORD — At the end of the second part of a morning-long surgery Tuesday, Rockford veterinarian Charles Wimmer fully extended the hind legs of his patient, a German shepherd named Gunther, to test their flexibility.... Read Ful Article

Prizewinning patient … Dr Robin Bell administers AdiCell treatment to help heal this racehorse's tendon. Photo: Jacky Ghossein FOR a group one race horse, a partially torn tendon doesn't just mean a break from racing for up to a year, the risk of re-injury is also high.So when a prizewinning filly was recently referred to Sydney veterinarian Robin... Read Full Story

Procedure makes old dogs act, feel like puppies again
Veterinarian Debbie McCurry and Beth Edwards had discussed a wheelchair for Edwards' dog Molly. The 12-year-old English bulldog did not play, sprint and seemed uncomfortable as mobility and quality of life had decreased. Read Full Story

When Cash, an equine therapy horse at Hendrick Home for Children, was diagnosed with a degenerative leg injury, his future looked grim. The home adopted the 10-year-old horse into its program three years ago, and staff worked through the injury with the help of pain medications. However, in recent months, the injury became severe and the home was faced with the difficult decision to put the horse down. Read Full Story