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Does your horse or dog suffer from arthritis, lameness or a tendon injury? Are they having trouble getting up to their old tricks?
Biological, cellular therapies are now being used to help animals with many different types of musculoskeletal problems, trauma injuries and medical conditions.
At Cell Therapy Sciences we have been preparing stem cell injections and platelet-based therapies for UK vets for more than 9 years. During this time, our team of experts have prepared more than 11,000 individualised stem cell treatments that have been given to pets and horses across the country, to treat a whole range of different conditions. We have carried out important clinical investigations into both the efficacy and safety of these treatments. Much of our research has been presented at national conferences such as the British Small Animal Veterinary Association and summaries of our research and the evidence for our therapies can be found here.
AdiShot therapy (for dogs) and StemShot (bone marrow derived stem cells for horses) are are culture-enriched stem cell treatments, individually prepared for your dog, cat or horse, to the highest quality standards, as approved by the UK's regulatory authority, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. Using a small piece of the animal's own tissue, these treatments are prepared in our laboratory, by the most experienced veterinary stem cell team in the UK- and are returned to your vet ready for injection.
How is stem cell treatment prepared?
Using state-of-the-art technology, an animal’s own stem cells can be isolated and prepared from a small sample of his/her fatty tissue taken from under the skin. Your vet will perform a simple surgery to remove some fat (about one tablespoonful) and to take a blood sample from your pet or your horse.
In our laboratory, your pet’s stem cells will be cultured and nurtured to ensure they are actively growing and healthy – and when they reach their peak, our stem cell team will produce a tailor-made therapy especially for your pet. This will be injected into the affected joints or other areas under the supervision of your vet.
What are the potential benefits of stem cell therapy?
Stem cell therapy can significantly reduce pain in your pet resulting in improvements in mobility and quality of life.
What are stem cells and how do they work?
Adult stem cells occur naturally in the body and have the ability to self-renew together with the potential to change into a range of different tissue types including muscle, tendon, cartilage and bone.
These cells are essentially the body’s own repair kit! They move to damaged tissue, where they act to reduce inflammation and pain, prevent further tissue damage and can promote active tissue regeneration.