Dr. Altena has undergone additional training to become credentialed in the use of Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy for  Small  Animals.

Q & A from Vet-Stem Regenerative Veterinary Medicine...                       

What is Vet-Stem Regenerative Medicine?

Regenerative medicine uses a concentrated form of autologous adipose-derived adult stem cells to treat traumatic and degenerative diseases, including bowed tendons, ligament injuries, osteoarthritis, and osteochondral defects in horses and dogs.   "Autologous adipose-derived" means that fat cells are taken from a pet and concentrated at the lab and their own cells are returned to their own body to help it heal itself.

What are the benefits of using Vet-Stem Regenerative Cells?

• These are not embryonic stem cells so there is no political or ethical controversy.
• There is no initial cell culturing so there is a 48 hour turn around time.
• Stem cells are your pet's own naturally occurring cells that can turn into many types of cells.
• Stem cells are easy and safe to collect

What are the uses of Vet-Stem Regenerative Cells?

Regenerative Stem Cells can be used for treatment of arthritis of the knee, hip and elbow and for soft tissue repair of tendons, ligaments and partial tears.

For more information visit http://www.vet-stem.com/smallanimal/