Stem Cell Therapy UC Davis

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:37 am

I noticed an article regarding Stem Cells in my 6-6-09 Copy of Bloodhorse magazine. I searched their website and could not find it there.

Below is a link to the UC Davis website spearheading the program.

The Bloodhorse article quoted one researcher who stated if this new therapy had been available when Barbaro injured his hind limb, his outcome might have been different. That the stem cell procedure would have promoted much quicker healing, mitigating the development laminitis in his off limb that lead to putting him down. Interesting stuff.

I can envision stem cells used in a preventative manner in the future. Injection into joints showing some wear and tear etc. This can only be good for horse health in general..

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whatsnew/ ... fm?id=2031

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:35 am

It was available when Barbaro was injured

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:17 pm

Ireneinwa wrote:

It was available when Barbaro was injured

I know there are other stem cell technologies and but no sure what was available in summer 2006. Perhaps this is another stem cell technology that was not available in 2006.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:25 pm

http://www.vet-stem.com/company/

Just recently vet schools such as Davis have picked up on it and decided to further studies.

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:35 am

My sister just went to a seminar put on by UCD regarding stem cell therapy. IMHO, they were hyping it a little too much. They were advocating that every horse breeder take stem cells from foals and store them for the day when a horse might get injured and need them. They completely glossed over the incidence of tumor growth that occurs in these therapies. I think it is an interesting and important area of study, but a long way from a permanent cure yet. People I know who have invested in stem cell therapy for bowed tendons have thus far experienced 100% re-bows within a year. That's not a cure; that's a normal rate of recurrence even if all you did was turn him out for a year. I am skeptical but intrigued.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:19 am

I looked in to it when my big guy bowed. It was to expensive! I just put together my own topical receipe, complete heal(ultrasound) 4 months latter. Started jumper/hunter training the following year. Never has had any heat or soreness since. It's been 4 yrs.

Laurierace · Postby **Laurierace** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:48 pm

They are harvesting the cells from the horse's fat. Not sure why you would have to store anything.

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:13 pm

In this seminar, they were advocating removing stem cells from young foals. I know it couldn't have been cord blood, because they said that 6 months was the upper limit. So it might not have been fat cells, I'm not sure. They mentioned that they would store the cells for $150 per year. For that price, I presume it is either an extremely small quantity, or maybe it didn't require refrigeration.

karenkarenn · Postby **karenkarenn** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:17 pm

Majxmom
Who did your sister talk to . I would like to do that for my filly.
My friend has a horse that just got a lesion in her tendon and this horse was working fast.
Karen

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:34 pm

She went to a seminar introducing the technology at UC Davis:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -on-horses

In order to go to UC Davis for treatment, you have to have a referral from your home veterinarian. It's a state law that the vet school cannot compete with private vet businesses, so they must have a referral. It's easy to get one, though. All the vets in CA will refer you right away.