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I've seen a few posts about the use of stem cells for treatment of many issues - knee injuries being one of them. My newfie, Benjamin, has had cruciate surgery on both hind knees. He is still gimpy and we had a brace made for him (My Pet's Brace - awesome). He improved a great deal with the brace - gave him confidence and stabilized the knee. However, I feel that he could be doing even better and have decided to have the stem cell transplant procedure performed on both knees. My vet is certified and has done several of these procedures.
Next Wednesday, Ben goes in to have some fat removed to send to the lab. The lab will generate the solution, which will take 2 to 3 weeks. Once the solution is sent back to the vet, we will have it injected in both knees. Ben will be sore for a couple of days, but should show marked improvement afterwards.
I will let everyone know how it works and whether or not it is worth the time and money. I think the use of stem cells could be huge for our big guys.
Here is a picture of Ben - he is gorgeous and he knows it.
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What a beautiful boy! My dad grew up with them & if it wasn't for the long hair we'd have had one a long time ago.
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Good luck with the procedure. I had a treatment where they took some cartilage cells from my knee and grew them out, and then put them back in to try and regrow more cartilage. I hope it works out for him.
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Hoping this works for Ben he is sooo beautiful especially in the snowy picture.
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What a handsome snowman!!!! I love Newfs. I remember having them as "guests" for a show and they lived on for months here, with hair..LOL..but what a joy he must be. Good luck with such an intricate surgical procedure.
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Someone recently told me about stem cells being used to cure hip dysplasia. Call me a skeptic but I don't see stem cells regenerating and reforming bones of the hip joint... though I'm open to hearing that I'm wrong.
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Someone recently told me about stem cells being used to cure hip dysplasia. Call me a skeptic but I don't see stem cells regenerating and reforming bones of the hip joint... though I'm open to hearing that I'm wrong.
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My niece had/has bone cancer and it started in her leg. We found out one of the world's top researchers/surgeons was at UCSF. She was with Kaiser who
ultimately gave permission to have him treat her. They do chemo, then radiation, then do a stem cell transplant.
They were able to get all of it but it could come back at any time. She was
told it probably won't come back for about ten years. Then they would do
the stem cell transplant again. They have a lot of people alive today because of the human cell transplant program. It's horribly expensive and makes the patient very sick before they get better.
Makes me think that someday this procedure might be available at a reasonable price for everyone and also for our dogs.
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Good luck to Benjamin! I hope its a huge success. He is awesome
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I will let everyone know how it goes. Thank you for the well-wishes - he isn't a mastiff, but I adore him with all of my heart
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Sarah....breed doesn't matter a bit! Hugs from here!
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See and I thought he was just a fluffy.
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Quote: Originally Posted by KarenK
Someone recently told me about stem cells being used to cure hip dysplasia. Call me a skeptic but I don't see stem cells regenerating and reforming bones of the hip joint... though I'm open to hearing that I'm wrong.
There was a Sheepdog on the Animal Planet show that features specific breeds who had that done. It seemed to work for him/her!
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Well, it has been a while since I posted about Benjamin. We have had some delays and he goes in tomorrow for the transplant. It takes about 6 weeks for the lab to create the stem cells and then I have to get him to the vet for implant. He goes in around 1 p.m. tomorrow and I'm praying for the best. As promised, I will let everyone know how he does and if I think it is successful.
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Good luck to you both! He's a handsome boy!
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Good luck to you and Benjamin. Can't wait to hear the good news.
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Well, we are 2 full days post op and Benjamin is doing very well. He is getting up and moving around on his own (he was doing that when I brought him home). He had an injection in both knees so I was concerned that he wouldn't be mobile for the first few days. The vet said to expect 30 - 60 days to see the full effects, but I think Ben is already starting tp feel a little better. Last night I was combing him and he was being quite playful. After I finished, he was content chewing his bone and hanging out with the rest of the crew. I will continue to update you as he heals. But, one thing I can say is, there haven't been any drawbacks to the injections, which was my biggest fear.
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Sarah, this such an exciting treatment! Pls keep us updated on Benjamin's progress!
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