A revolutionary gene therapy developed in Colorado could relieve people's chronic pain, such as arthritis or fibromyalgia but first, it is being tested on pets with incredible results. <\/p>\n
A Lafayette veterinarian is using cutting-edge research to heal dogs. <\/p>\n
It may not look like it when 9-year-old Amos, a Labrador Retriever mix, is running happily after the ball, but he has arthritis, bad. <\/p>\n
His owner, Vicki Riedel knew immediately. <\/p>\n
\"He is always by my side,\" said Riedel. \"When I would go outside or downstairs,and he wouldn't come with me, I knew he was really hurting.\" <\/p>\n
Their vet tried one medication after the next. <\/p>\n
\"And they all helped a little bit, but none of them really helped a lot, and he seemed to be getting worse and worse,\" said Riedel. <\/p>\n
But a few weeks ago, Amos met pet pain specialist Dr. Rob Landry. <\/p>\n
\"Amos has a history of chronic pain in both his elbows,\" said Landry, a Lafayette veterinarian who has been testing a breakthrough gene therapy for chronic pain for the last two years. <\/p>\n
\"It's amazing,\" said Laundry with a smile. <\/p>\n
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