Ask Dr. Gaynor

08/21/2026

Did you know? I've spent 22 years serving as a Veterinary Medical Officer with the National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT), part of HHS's National Disaster Medical System — answering the call whenever communities needed us most.
HHS's Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response recently honored me for this service, and I couldn't be more grateful for the chance to give back in this way. It's the same dedication I bring to every episode of Ask Dr. Gaynor. Thank you all for the support. 🎖️

08/14/2026

Some fun stuff is coming soon. 🎬

We're putting together new content, and before we get too far along, we want to hear from you.

What do you want to learn about? Is there a topic you've been curious about, a question you've always wanted answered, or someone you think we should interview next?

Drop it in the comments below or send us a direct message — we read every one.

Stay tuned. 🐾

08/02/2026

🎙️ Our very first Ask Dr. Gaynor discussion is here!
Dr. Jamie Gaynor sits down with his longtime friend and colleague Dr. Bob Harman — founder of VetStem, Inc. — for a fireside chat 20 years in the making. Together they helped build the entire field of regenerative medicine in animals… and then carried that work into human medicine.
This one's full of real stories:
🐩 Cinnamon, a standard poodle pulled off the euthanasia list — who got four more good years
🐕 Salem, a Labrador whose IBD didn't just go into remission… it appeared to be cured
🐶 Kevlar, a King Charles Spaniel with a fractured skull who made a full recovery
They also break down what stem cells are actually doing inside an arthritic joint (hint: it's not what everyone assumed), why fat turned out to be a better source than bone marrow, and how veterinary data became the first-ever package the FDA accepted to launch human trials.
No hype, no jargon — just two people who were there from the beginning.
👉 Watch the full discussion: https://youtu.be/YVDzmY3diW4

Veterinary stem cell therapy pioneer Dr. Bob Harman, founder of Vet...

08/01/2026

07/22/2026

Brinley's is home. 🐾
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Brinley, a small terrier mix, weighed 28 pounds when she left Dallas, Texas, with her owner for a summer road trip last month. Thirty-three days after stopping in Summit County, the 12-year-old dog weighed just 17.2...

07/19/2026

If you have a minute and you’ve had a pleasant visit at Buffalo Mountain Animal Hospital with myself or another talented doctor, technician, or staff member, please drop a vote. It means a lot.

If you haven’t heard about Buffalo Mountain Animal Hospital, you should shoot me a message or give us a call. I’m pretty much doing all the pain management practices I was doing in Boulder, but now in Summit County. It’s the perfect opportunity to get half a day of high alpine hiking or skiing in while getting some great state-of-the-art medicine.

Best of Summit 2026

07/13/2026

🐾 What if the answer to your dog's hip pain was hiding inside their own body?

Dr. Gaynor tells the story of the first hip stem cell injections ever performed in dogs — and the landmark study that changed veterinary regenerative medicine.

🎥 Sneak peek from our new Ask Dr. Gaynor × VetStem series. Full episode drops soon.

💬 Has your dog struggled with hip arthritis or dysplasia? What treatments have worked — or not? Tell us in the comments.

Learn more about veterinary stem cell therapy at vetstem.com

07/09/2026

Working on vacation. Learning never ends and neither does work. 

07/08/2026

Welcome to the first episode of our new series on Ask Dr. Gaynor, where board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist and pain management specialist Dr. James Gaynor (DACVAA) sits down with Dr. Bob Harman, Founder and CEO of VetStem to unpack what regenerative cell therapy really does — and why "stem cells = cartilage repair" is only a fraction of the story.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZEb-4qZhTEM?is=dLK6EokiTn8pX_zj

🎥 This is a PREVIEW. Full episode drops soon — subscribe and hit the bell.

In this series with VetStem, we'll cover:
- What stem cells actually do inside the body (hint: it's not just tissue regrowth)
- Adipose-derived cell therapy for arthritis, tendon and ligament injuries
- Emerging applications — including IBD.
- Real cases from Dr. Gaynor's clinical practice

Welcome to the first episode of our new series on Ask Dr. Gaynor, w...

06/22/2026

🎥 NEW VIDEO IS LIVE!
Wondering about CBD for your dog, cat, or horse? You're in good company — it's one of the most common topics we hear from pet owners AND veterinarians.
In this episode, board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist Dr. James Gaynor (DVM, DACVAA) answers the questions he gets asked most about CBD — what it is, how it works, whether it's safe, how to choose a quality product, and the myths he runs into all the time.
Dr. Gaynor is co-editor of Cannabis Therapy in Veterinary Medicine: A Complete Guide and has spent decades helping pets live more comfortably.
🎬 Sponsored by Peak Therapeutics — veterinarian-formulated pet wellness.
👉 Watch now: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZEb-4qZhTEM?is=dLK6EokiTn8pX_zj

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Welcome to Ask Dr. Gaynor. I'm Dr. James Gaynor — a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist and pain specialist (DACVAA, MS) with over 30 years exploring one of the most underrecognized areas in veterinary medicine: pain. Not just treating it — understanding it. On this channel, I share what...