BYRON, MN--It's a dream for many in the medical field, to use a person's own stem cells to help them heal. And it's a reality already happening in our area. <\/p>\n
But it's not humans who are being treated. In this case, dogs are the ones being treated. <\/p>\n
Animal Stem Cell Regenerative Therapy has been performed a few thousand times now across the U.S. Doctors harvest stem cells and re-enter them where the animal is having problems. <\/p>\n
Both Marley and Vinnie have bad ligaments in their legs, and like many dogs suffering from arthritis, they are subject to monthly doses of expensive drugs. <\/p>\n
That is until today. <\/p>\n
Dr. Garren Kelly, D.V.M. at Meadow View Veterinary Clinic just outside Rochester says, \"If you'd of asked me 5 years ago if I would be doing anything like this, I would have said no. But then as soon as I saw it i'm like 'Yeah that's for me'. I kind of like staying on the cutting edge of technology and surgeries\". <\/p>\n
The two are undergoing a first of its kind surgery in minnesota, using regenerative stem cells. <\/p>\n
Blood is taken from the dogs, as well as fat tissue. <\/p>\n
Then stem cells are separated out from the fat, activated with an led light, and injected back into the affected area. All in the same day. <\/p>\n
MediVet America trainer Jordan Smith says, \"It's a better quality of life, we're not promising to give them 10 years or 5 years but we are promising that the years that they do have remaining are a lot more enjoyable\". <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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