Talk:Organ replacement in animals

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I'm not sure that this table is wholly encyclopedic, especially the cost column (in US$ ?). I've left it here so that if others feel it should be inculded it can easily be replaced. Inner Earth 14:01, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Summary of Organ Replacement Therapies Available for Animals

Therapy	Probable Condition	Probable Patient	Cost (if available)	Likely Outcome
Total Hip Replacement	Ostoarthritis, hip dysplasia	Dogs	$3600 - $3800	95% full recovery
Pacemaker Implant	Bradycardia, tachycardia	Dogs, cats, horses	$1000 - $2000	Prolongs life 3 to 5 years
Blood transfusion	Traumatic injuries, invasive surgical procedures, toxicity, anemia	Dogs, cats
Heart valve replacement	Heart disease	Dogs		Recovered Valve Function
Renal replacement therapy	Antifreeze poisoning, leptospirosis, pancreatitis, liver failure, chronic renal failure	Dogs, cats	Procedure:$9500 - $11000 Immunosuppressant medication:$150 - $200/month	80 - 90% survival (leptospirosis) 15% survival (antifreeze poisoning)
Prosthetic limbs	Injuries requiring amputation	Dogs, cats, horses, birds, farm animals	$400 - $800	Recovered mobility
Orthopedic implants	Long bone fractures, bowed tendons	Horses		Full recovery

[edit] Title

This article needs a better title, since most of what it discusses is not actually organ replacement but prosthetics and transfusions (unless you want to include transfusions as organ replacement). It doesn't even have info on the one type of organ transplant somewhat commonly done in vet medicine - kidney transplants in cats. I'm not sure what a better title would be, though. --Joelmills 21:17, 22 July 2007 (UTC)