VPN Plus+ ExclusiveRegenerative Medicine Applications for Bacterial Infections and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Cats and DogsJuly 1, 2025In this session: Valerie Johnson, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, addresses using cellular therapies in bacterial and viral infections, as well as IBD.The pathophysiology of these conditions will be discussed in light of how regenerative medical products can effect a cure or remission.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveCurrent Status of Stem Cell Use in CatsJune 26, 2025In this session: Tracy Webb, DVM, PhD, addresses the significant unmet medical need for cats. Regenerative therapies, including stem cells, are being evaluated as potential treatments for several feline diseases. Although there are currently no approved stem cell products for cats in the U.S., veterinary professionals can provide benefit to themselves and their patients by being aware of the regulations, unique considerations, and current evidence on the use of cell-based therapies in this species.
Texas veterinarian saving anemic dogs through the use of stem cellsJuly 9, 2021Derp the Jack Russell is one lucky dog. His owner practically grew up in her dad’s veterinary clinic and became a veterinary technician, so she knew what to do when Derp was lethargic and vomiting after he’d been just fine the day before.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveStem cell therapies – leaping before looking?March 31, 2021By Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD, cVMAAs often happens, preliminary research in laboratory animals and in human medicine led to relatively rapid commercialization and clinical use of stem cell treatments in veterinary medicine well before robust clinical trial evidence in companion animals with natural disease had been developed. Fortunately, as better evidence has been slowly accumulated, it is looking more and more like we may have “guessed right” in this case: the risks to our patients are minimal (though not negligible) and there may well be meaningful benefits.
3 ways to use stem cells in every day equine practiceAugust 2, 2016Although still in its infancy, the field of regenerative medicine is maturing and growing. The thought of harvesting adipose tissue or bone marrow is not as daunting a task as it once seemed, and several commercial kits make processing those tissues in-house easy.
