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Almost immediately after her stem cell transplant, Luci was back to her bouncy, happy self.

Shirley Zindler
Santa Rosa, CA



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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 Vet-Stem 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 a Vet-Stem credentialed veterinarian.

Other useful information for pet owners
  • Quality of Life survey data here
  • Reduced use of pain medication after treatment here
  • Locate a veterinarian in your area here
  • Checklist of points to consider with your veterinarian is found here
  • A letter to take to your veterinarian describing how they can become trained in Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell therapy Click here
Veterinarians
Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy is limited to veterinarians who have completed a Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell medicine credentialing course. Click here to sign up now, and become a Vet-Stem Credentialed Veterinarian.

Anticipated Uses:

Vet-Stem is currently evaluating the use of stem cells for treatment of irritable bowel disease, atopy (immune related skin disease), kidney, and immune mediated diseases.

Vet-Stem believes there are certain applications that we believe stem cells will have no value.

These include:
  • Cancer
  • Systemic infection
Support for the efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in dogs: Click here for more info.