Why Veterinary Stem Cell Therapy Offers New Hope

In the recent past, stem cell therapy has changed the way medicine is practiced. While most people have heard about bone marrow, there is another treatment option that has gained momentum. Stem cell therapy involves harvesting and modifying stem cells from fat and is commonly used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Stem cell therapy can also be used in the treatment of immune-related tissues, partial tear of ligaments, kidney disease as well as irritable bowel disease. The goal of the treatment is to use the cells of the body to reverse damage.

What veterinary stem therapy can do

Stem cell therapy can be used for repairing and regenerating the body tissues that suffer from damage. These cells are usually extracted from a patient using a straightforward surgery. Fat is harvested from behind the blade of the shoulder. This is then taken through a vigorous purification process whose aim is to extract stem cell from tissue before activating them. These are then injected into affected joints on the same day.

Before the introduction of stem cell therapy, acupuncture and a combination of other drugs were used in the treatment of pet medical conditions. However, the limitation of these treatment options was that some pain medications are not only less effective but sometimes had adverse effects on the other organs of the body.

The stem cell surgery has been used successfully in many cats, dogs and horses to treat osteoarthritis as well as bone & ligament injuries. In addition to traditional clinics, mobile veterinary stem cell therapy clinics are performing these procedures in the United States. The procedure can be used as an alternative to:

* Drugs that are used in long-term pain management for arthritis especially in dogs.
* Certain types of orthopedic procedures such as dogs suffering from hip dysplasia or injury of crucial ligaments
* Tendon and ligament injuries in horses and dogs
* Post orthopedic injuries as a way of promoting faster tissue regeneration and healing.

Is stem cell therapy effective?

Stem cell therapy has been used to treat thousand of cats, dogs and horses. Studies show that this treatment method is 80 percent effective. During the clinical trials of the treatment options, some dogs that were treated were able to give up their use of NSAID drugs while other were able to reduce their daily dose within a period of three months after treatment. Pet owners that have been treated using stem cell therapy report seeing:

* Less signs of pain
* Improved mobility of their pets
* Pets that are more energetic and happier
* Ease in rising & walking

How safe is the procedure?

Any anesthetic procedure has its own fair share of risks. You should ensure that you talk to your veterinarian before scheduling the surgery. Other than the potential risk of any anesthetic surgery, this procedure has a minimum risk. First, it is worth noting that the surgery and the lab processing is done in a strict aseptic condition with minimal risk of infection. On top of this, the injected cells come from the same pet so there is no risk of rejection by the body. Finally, the stem cells are harvested from the pet's body and are not modified in any way. Therefore, if your pet is suffering from osteoarthritis or other conditions affecting bone or ligament, contact a mobile veterinary stem cell therapy clinic for the convenience of having the procedure done in the clinic at your home.