Stem Cell Therapy
Current Uses for Stem Cells
The following conditions have been treated by companion animal veterinarians with reported favorable outcomes:
- Canine osteoarthritis - hip, elbow, knee, shoulder
- Canine immune mediated polyarthritis
- Tendon and Ligament injuries
- Integrated with surgical repair of joints or ligaments
Pet Owners
Are you wondering if stem cell therapy is right for your pet?
Veterinarians who use stem cell therapy services the most have identified their "perfect case" as a pet with arthritis who meets at least one of the following conditions:
- Is not responding well or can not tolerate pain medication
- Is not a good surgical candidate due to age or health
- Has arthritis identified in one or more joints
- Has immune mediated Polyarthritis
- Is likely to need long term pain medications
- Pet owner prefers a natural therapy
Pet owners should discuss appropriateness of treatment for their pet and associated costs with our veterinarians.
Other useful information for pet owners
- Quality of Life survey data here
- Reduced use of pain medication after treatment here
- Information about older dogs with arthritis can be found here
- Information about Osteoarthritis and the young dog can be found here
Testimonials
This page includes a number of testimonials on the effectiveness of stem cell therapy on cats and dogs.
*Note: Information on this page was taken from the Vet-Stem website.