Stem cell treatment heals police dog
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Cris, a police dog, is a five-year-old German Shepherd which tore a muscle last year in his rear leg during training.
His type of injury is often repetitive and instead of surgery, officials tried an emerging treatment using Cris’ own stem cells. After removing body fat from the stomach area, they were sent to a lab in San Diego, which extracted the cells and returned them in less than 48 hours.
The doctors injected an aliquot of stem cells next to the muscle at the injury and some of it intravenously through a filter. Afterwards, they monitored ultrasounds which showed the return of normal muscle growth over several months. The technique is still considered experimental in dogs, but it has already been used for five years in horses.
His type of injury is often repetitive and instead of surgery, officials tried an emerging treatment using Cris’ own stem cells. After removing body fat from the stomach area, they were sent to a lab in San Diego, which extracted the cells and returned them in less than 48 hours.
The doctors injected an aliquot of stem cells next to the muscle at the injury and some of it intravenously through a filter. Afterwards, they monitored ultrasounds which showed the return of normal muscle growth over several months. The technique is still considered experimental in dogs, but it has already been used for five years in horses.
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