True life stories : Pets who have received AdiShot autologous stem cell treatment
“ Thank you to all the owners and vets who have sent us their wonderful stories and testimonials! "
Keeva and Erin
A huge thank you to Keeva and Erin's mum for putting their beautiful story out there! It is our privilege to prepare stem cells in order to give a second chance for lovely girls like these. Thank you Andy for entrusting all of your special patients to us.
Cassie
When Cassie’s owners saw that her pain was getting worse due to progressive severe arthritis, they feared that the impact on their beloved pet’s quality of life would mean they soon needed to make the most difficult decision of all. But Cassie’s life changed when her vet suggested intra-articular stem cell therapy. You can read Cassie’s story here and watch her latest videos below. Cassie is happily running after her ball - and off almost all of her pain medications over 2 years since her first stem cell treatments.
Maisey
Maisey has bilateral elbow dysplasia and a previous injury to her hind limb flexor tendons. When Maisey was 6 months old, she had a terrible accident in which her left hind tendons were severed by a pane of glass. Even though she received surgery to repair the injury, for nearly 18 months she could not use her left hind leg due to many complications and multiple infections, resulting in overload of her forelimbs and subsequently elbow arthritis. You can read Maisey’s story in our Case Summaries.
Freddie
Freddie received stem cell therapy for pain and limited mobility due to bilateral elbow OA. Within 4 weeks of stem cell therapy, significant improvements in Freddie’s pain and mobility scores were reported and his elbow joint flexion angles were reduced into the normal range. You can watch Freddie’s progress in this video.
Stem cell therapy in conservation as seen on BBC!
An arthritic 28-year-old vulture has been given a stem-cell treatment at a vet in what conservationists say is a "turning point for wildlife medicine".
Bernard, a Eurasian black vulture, underwent a leg injection in a procedure that researchers claim is a UK first.
It means Bernard can go back to courting and nest building with his vulture partner Twinkle, a pair that produced the first UK-born Eurasian black chick.
The Horstmann Vulture Trust runs one of the world's biggest sanctuaries in aviaries near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, and said improving the health of endangered species in captivity could be the key to the survival of some.
"Treating any disease and prolonging the life of the animals is important because we can produce more offspring that we can return to the wild to support threatened populations," said Adam Bloch from the trust.
He said vultures like Bernard can live up to 50 years in captivity.Dr Neil Forbes, an avian veterinary consultant to the trust, said the new treatment was a "significant step forward in veterinary care for vultures".
"These birds play an irreplaceable role in ecosystems by removing carrion and pathogens, and any step we can take to improve their health and longevity is a victory for wildlife conservation."
Trudy
Trudy has severe lumbosacral disease and hip osteoarthritis and she presented with multiple symptoms, including reduced muscle mass in both hind legs and pain on caudal extension of both hips with reduced range of motion.Trudy received AdiShot stem cell injections as part of a regenerative medicine protocol administered by Greenside's Regenerative Medicine Centre, St Boswells, Scotland. These videos show Trudy before her stem cell treatment – and after treatment. A full description of Trudy’s case can be reviewed here
Stem Cell Therapy for Horses
We really like this video. It explains how stem cell therapy works to enhance the healing of tendon injuries in horses – and how these great results in horses may one day help people with tendon injuries.
Take a peek at some of our stem cells in action
AdMSCs moving and dividing