Equine Testimonials Small Animal Testimonials Buck is a 4 year old English Pointer, and is an active hunting dog. He has had knee problems from the beginning, and had TPLO surgeries on both knees (3 times each knee – he is quite an energetic dog, causing problems in healing post surgery). We then discovered he was starting to have hip problems. Expecting to hear “anti-inflammatories and reduce physical activity for the rest of his life”, we were almost too depressed to go in to see Dr. Marcus. When Dr. Marcus said that we now had an alternative, and that this was the first time he was able to offer some positive choice, we were all very excited. We did the Vet-Stem Cell Therapy on him in June– and Dr. Marcus decided to inject both his hips and both knees too. He has done incredibly well in this program – and he is running with more grace than he ever had. Now in October we have just finished a 3 week hunting trip in Montana and North Dakota, requiring extensive endurance, and he did just great! Never a limp or hitch. Our hope is that he will never require additional surgery, and it looks like this will certainly be the case! - Douglas & Linda Avery & Buck Strike is a 7 year old English Pointer – and also an active hunting dog. He has been incredibly graceful from birth, and never had any problems. However, this summer he started to limp – and under a scope we discovered he had a torn ligament in his right front shoulder. Given the lack of success with surgery to repair this, and that Dr. Marcus had recently done Vet-Stem Cell Therapy so successfully on Buck, we decided to do the same with Strike in July. He has also done very well on the program, and during the 3 week hunting trip, he performed as well as ever – and never showed a limp. We are so happy that he seems fully recovered! - Douglas & Linda Avery & Strike In March of 2006 my 5 year old German Shepherd, Keno, blew his left ACL while swimming in the ocean. Ten days later he blew his right ACL while simply walking in for dinner. Since then he has had 6 knee operations in total; this gives you a good idea how badly his knees were pitted and riddled with arthritis. During this two year period Keno was on Metacam daily and occasionally either Tramadol or codeine, when he was having a painfully bad stretch. Dr. Janice Crook got word of Vet-Stem and decided to do her research. This research convinced both of us that it was worth a shot and on August 7th, 2008 Keno received his stem cell therapy. It had been over two months since Keno walked on all four paws. Well, you can imagine everyone’s surprise when 4 days after receiving his stem cells, that Keno started to walk with all paws on the ground. He started to manage coming up the stairs when called, and then even when he wasn’t called. Within two weeks Keno was back at K9H20 where Kendall DeMenech noticed he was making a much fuller motion with his back legs and because of his added mobility he was swimming much higher on the water and moving “Damn fast!” As of November 2008 Keno has shown no signs of relapsing or stopping. He plays with his toys, jumps on the bed to watch late night TV with me and comes up and down the stairs any time he wants. As well, he is getting up from laying position much easier and doesn’t stiffen up after his normal swims. And most importantly Keno is off ALL medications and back to being an oversized puppy again! I have no idea what the future holds for Keno but in regards to Vet-Stem my wife Linda and I couldn’t be happier with the way we were treated or the results. And not a week goes by that I do not get a chance to tell people about Dr. Crook and Vet-Stem. - Tom & Linda Cattermole & Keno Rainer began limping and showing signs of constant pain due to elbow dysplasia around the age of only 7 months old, and by the time he was 16 months old he could not even walk down stairs. In November of ’07 Dr. Tim McCarthy performed stem cell therapy on Rainier, and by January he was up and walking better, with no signs of pain or discomfort. About 90 days after surgery I was able to take Rainer back on walks –building up to 3 miles per day. He’s still a puppy in his mind and wants to play, run and chase balls, so this procedure has given that back to him. Our other alternative prior to learning about regenerative veterinary medicine was euthanasia, but thanks to Dr. Tim McCarthy Rainier is now living with a higher quality of life, because he is in considerably less pain. Click here to read Rainier's story as featured on DogHealth1.com - Susan & Jeff Page & Rainier Zeus has had major symptoms of arthritis for the last 6 years of his life. He was always limping, had swelling of the joints, and was very unstable on his hind legs. Both of his hind legs had ligament injuries, which limited such an active dog. Since his osteoarthritis was getting worse, and I felt surgery was too invasive a procedure, I decided on Vet-Stem therapy. Within a week and a half of the stem cells being injected we really started to notice a difference. He used to not be able to stand up, and now he can lift off from his backend; he no longer has to drag himself up from the front. It is great to watch him moving, running, and being in less pain. This saved his life. Click here to watch the full news segment as featured on Phoenix ABC 15 - Linda Jiron-Beckberger & Zeus Lili’s Vet-Stem treatment was performed by Dr. Ian Voelzel at Westlake Animal Hospital in Austin, Texas. Lili was diagnosed with arthritis before she was 4 years old, following a bout of Lyme disease. Two months following treatment we were able to take her on a 3 mile hike and swim. Judging by her activity level and health, we feel that Lilli has plateaued in the benefits she will receive. The net takeaway is that Lili is much improved overall, and that the treatment was a success. We would recommend this treatment to others. - Mike Carnahan & Liliana Rio had been a working therapy dog until his elbow dysplasia left him lame, lethargic, in pain, and with a decreased appetite. At only 18 months old he had to retire from working as a therapy dog. Medical and surgical therapy failed to help Rio. Dr. Gary Beall at Springboro Veterinary Hospital in Springboro, Ohio then suggested the Vet-Stem procedure. After stem cell therapy he began to improve immediately. He started eating better and had more energy. He was able to move around without pain, and he re-entered the Therapy Dog Program. Now he visits people in hospitals, and helps them feel better. Stem cell therapy has helped Rio’s quality of life, allowing him to enhance the lives of others - Sherrie Osborne & Rio the therapy dog Forest injured his elbow running at the age of 8. He is now 13, and his elbow joint has slowly deteriorated over the last 5 years to the point at which he had considerable pain just getting onto his feet. When he walked, his elbow would flair out 45 degrees with every step. Arthroscopic surgery, pain meds, and physical therapy had done little to help. Dr. Landry, of Mountain Ridge Animal Hospital & Pain Management Center suggested stem cell therapy. Now, one month after the treatment, Forrest has little to no pain getting up & down. He even began to run again with his elbow not flaring at all. Forest's result from stem cell therapy is a "10" - Carl & Danielle Patrick & Forest Bart has always been a very intense retriever. He lives his life solely to retrieve. It broke our hearts to see the pain he was experiencing due to osteoarthritis in his elbow after only a short period of playing fetch. The pain became so severe we stopped his daily routine of playing. My wife and I couldn’t stand seeing Bart suffer, so we decided to try Vet-Stem to see if it would alleviate his problems, and it did. Bart is now 6 months post surgery and he is totally like a puppy again. Just like when I first received him. - Jim Williams & Bart When only 2 years old, my most promising go-to dog for cattle and sheep herding tore his right hind tendon. After researching with my veterinarian my options, I knew Vet-Stem's regenerative stem cell therapy was the answer to Buzz's recovery. Buzz is now completely healed, and is as good as new. He works sheep and cattle daily on our ranch, and will be competing in dog trials again this summer. Without Vet-Stem's treatment, there is no way Buzz could work daily without being in pain or discomfort. I cannot thank Vet-Stem enough for giving Buzz the ability to follow his naturally talented instinct. - John Doyle & Buzz Almost immediately after her stem cell transplant, Luci was back to her bouncy, happy self. - Shirley Zindler & Luci We're so glad Sadie was chosen for a part in the Vet-Stem research project. She's doing so much better, getting up steps great, and even getting on her brother's bed unassisted! She's in much greater spirits and really enjoyed her walk with us around the cotton fields. You helped a "miracle" happen! Thanks. - Sadie & Sharon Raynor