A revolutionary gene therapy developed in Colorado could relieve people's chronic pain, such as arthritis or fibromyalgia but first, it is being tested on pets with incredible results.

A Lafayette veterinarian is using cutting-edge research to heal dogs.

It may not look like it when 9-year-old Amos, a Labrador Retriever mix, is running happily after the ball, but he has arthritis, bad.

His owner, Vicki Riedel knew immediately.

"He is always by my side," said Riedel. "When I would go outside or downstairs,and he wouldn't come with me, I knew he was really hurting."

Their vet tried one medication after the next.

"And they all helped a little bit, but none of them really helped a lot, and he seemed to be getting worse and worse," said Riedel.

But a few weeks ago, Amos met pet pain specialist Dr. Rob Landry.

"Amos has a history of chronic pain in both his elbows," said Landry, a Lafayette veterinarian who has been testing a breakthrough gene therapy for chronic pain for the last two years.

"It's amazing," said Laundry with a smile.

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Gene therapy relieves pain in dogs