Arthritis is a common and severely debilitating illness of our pets that frequently impacts their quality of life. It is a condition that is generally managed rather than cured, with weight management, exercise/environmental modification and pain relief medications being the cornerstones of traditional treatment.

Regenerative medicine aims to modify the disease process and reduce the impact of arthritis at its source: the joint, be it shoulder, hip, elbow, knee or the wrist/ankles – known as the carpus and tarsus in animals. 

There are, broadly speaking, two main regenerative medicine therapies available to our pets which have good evidence for improving pain management in arthritis cases and they are:

1. Platelet Rich Plasma – platelets are blood cells with an important role in tissue healing. Once filtered from a large blood sample they can be injected into an arthritic joint with the dog or cat under sedation.
2. Stem Cell Therapy – stem cells have the potential to promote healing of damaged tissue with long-lasting effects.

For severely affected arthritic joints there is also a visco-elastic gel called Arthramid that can be injected to provide a substitute for lubricating joint fluid and restore some elasticity.

We offer these therapies for patients who have had x-rays or other tests confirming a diagnosis of arthritis. 

Please contact us to find out more about regenerative medicine and other therapies we offer for arthritis management.