Comments on: Bone Marrow Transplants For Fido http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/14/bone-marrow-transplants-for-fido/ The latest from the FOX News Health team. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:13:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Charles H. Ervin http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/14/bone-marrow-transplants-for-fido/#comment-8220 Charles H. Ervin Sun, 18 May 2008 15:01:58 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=373#comment-8220 What are the side affects of too much potassium chloride. What are the side affects of too much potassium chloride.

]]> By: Brenda Austin http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/14/bone-marrow-transplants-for-fido/#comment-7943 Brenda Austin Wed, 14 May 2008 17:44:27 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=373#comment-7943 I don't know how similar a bone marrow transplant would be for a dog as opposed to a human, but I have known a number of people who have undergone bone marrow transplants, often with horrible side effects. My father underwent two and both times had a condition where the skin inside his mouth and throat sluffed off and blistered so badly that he wasn't allowed to drink, little alone eat. He begged for water for days and had us all in tears. Then there is the very real possibility of Host vs Graft Disease. You can at least explain this procedure to a person and help them understand what to expect. You can't do that for a dog. I don't think I could put my dog through a bone marrow transplant, I love my animals too much to watch them go through that much pain for such an extended length of time. This is a procedure that does not happen overnight, it takes weeks. Weeks of your pet being away from home and in terrible pain. I don’t know how similar a bone marrow transplant would be for a dog as opposed to a human, but I have known a number of people who have undergone bone marrow transplants, often with horrible side effects. My father underwent two and both times had a condition where the skin inside his mouth and throat sluffed off and blistered so badly that he wasn’t allowed to drink, little alone eat. He begged for water for days and had us all in tears. Then there is the very real possibility of Host vs Graft Disease.

You can at least explain this procedure to a person and help them understand what to expect. You can’t do that for a dog. I don’t think I could put my dog through a bone marrow transplant, I love my animals too much to watch them go through that much pain for such an extended length of time.

This is a procedure that does not happen overnight, it takes weeks. Weeks of your pet being away from home and in terrible pain.

]]> By: JP http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/14/bone-marrow-transplants-for-fido/#comment-7928 JP Wed, 14 May 2008 16:09:58 +0000 http://foxnewshealth.wordpress.com/?p=373#comment-7928 Even though the story in The Vancouver Sun gave the dateline as Seattle, the veterinary school where the procedure is to be performed is at the main campus in Pullman, WA, quite a distance from Seattle. WSU West in Seattle is mainly administrative offices serving recruitment and fundraising. Even though the story in The Vancouver Sun gave the dateline as Seattle, the veterinary school where the procedure is to be performed is at the main campus in Pullman, WA, quite a distance from Seattle. WSU West in Seattle is mainly administrative offices serving recruitment and fundraising.

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