ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)One of the last search and rescue dogs from 9\/11 lives here in Maryland. She was suffering from a painful condition until her owner took action with breakthrough technology. <\/p>\n
Mary Bubala has the story. <\/p>\n
Red is a search and rescue dog from Annapolis, but has traveled across the country. Her missions include Hurricane Katrina, the La Plata tornadoes and the Pentagon after 9\/11. <\/p>\n
They credit them with finding 70 percent of the human remains so that helped a whole lot of those families actually get closure, said Heather Roche, Reds owner. <\/p>\n
Sept. 11 was Reds first search. Today shes one of the last 9\/11 search and rescue dogs still alive. <\/p>\n
She retired last summer due to severe arthritis. <\/p>\n
It would be nice if her arthritis, if she felt better, that she could do those kinds of things that she misses, Reds owner said while fighting back tears. Alright I am going to cry. <\/p>\n
Roche did some research and found an animal hospital in northern Virginia that uses breakthrough stem cell therapy to treat arthritis in dogs. <\/p>\n
The Burke Animal Clinic is one of just a few across the country that use stem cell therapy. <\/p>\n
The vet harvests 1 to 2 ounces of the dogs fatty tissue, activates the stem cells and then injects them back into the troubled areas. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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