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Pet Matters
Pet Matters

You and Your Pet:

Regenerative Veterinary Medicine

By Christine Fellacher DVM,, Calusa Veterinary Center, to geriatric diseases that were almost unheard of a few We began by providing medications like steroids, and
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In 1938, the average life expectancy of our family dogs the bed or into the car, we’d write that off as, “Well, he’s of undesirable side effects after prolonged usage and were
was 8.6 years. Since that time, with the advent of new forms just getting on in years.” not always as beneficial as we wished them to be.
of prevention and treatment, we have nearly doubled the We have since learned that old age is not a disease, and Contemporary research has looked for better results with
time that we get to spend with our precious companions. what we are seeing is pain as the result of wear and tear on fewer side effects. Enter the exciting field of regenerative
While these miraculous advances are a blessing for all old muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments. Research has medicine! Regenerative medicine refers to therapies that
of us who are so devoted to our beloved pets, we have now been aggressively focused on mechanisms of these utilize the body’s own cells to regenerate tissues, bone and
also witnessed the consequences of prolongation of life. changes and how we might improve quality of life by organs that have become damaged, and are now sources of
A significant part of veterinary training has now turned manipulating these mechanisms. pain and organ failure. The goal of these therapies is to restore
joint health, tissue healing, wound repair and to manipulate
the innate immune system to target and destroy abnormal
Are You Ready Hurricane? tissues, like those seen in cancer.

There are basically three types of regenerative therapies
that are available to us now, and while they are only in their
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quality of life.

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undifferentiated cells within our pet’s body are harvested
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