Pets Helped
Actistem Therapy Helps Sula Compete Again
Sula is a young Newfoundland full of energy and a desire to compete. When her family noticed some mobility issues and trouble getting around, they took her in for an examination. Odyssey Veterinary Care determined the cause of the mobility issues and recommended...
Chance’s Actistem Story
Chance is a mixed breed dog that our daughter found on the side of the road about 12 years ago, his mother had been killed by a car. Our daughter brought Chance home and cried, asking that we give him a Chance! Although Chance was malnourished and staggered walking,...
Danger’s Actistem Story
Danger arrived to a camp in eastern Afghanistan in November 2018. He was brought to the camp by an Afghan guard that held the little guy in the palm of his hand. Two retired Master Sergeants, Vince a former Army Green Beret, and Tony, a former Marine Special...
Smudge
Smudge has had ‘the best of times and the worst of times’. Smudge and her littermates were dropped on the side of a road on an island in the Bahamas, outside the gate to a very rudimentary animal shelter. (They do the best they can with what they have to work with...
Rosie’s Actistem Story
Rosie, a 1.5 year old Cockapoo female spayed, was presented to me on July 19, 2016. The owner said she had been ill since the previous Thursday when her feces changed. The owner had Decon rat poison traps but did not think she got into them. She also had a 65 pound...
Reuben
I want to first mention that my husband Ron and I were well aware of stem cell therapy years ago when we had one of our others dogs go through this procedure due to an ACL rupture. Gypsy had ACL surgery from a vet in Claremore but never seemed to heal up…she kept 3...
Maggie
Maggie is our rescue boxer mix who was diagnosed with patellar luxation in both back legs and hip dysplasia in both hips. She's had several knee surgeries (including a torn ACL). Despite her pain and the trauma of surgery - she continued to be a bundle of joy -...
Boomer
We got "Boomer" when he was 3 months old. He is the most lovable dog that you can ask for. When he was just 1 year old we found out that he had hip dysplasia in both hips. We spoke to Dr. McClung and he suggested stem cell therapy. We hesitated at first but then...