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As others have said, it may depend on what you want to treat, however I had it done on my SBT pup (see thread) adicell and I can now say, yes absolutely it works. Mine was done through Regenous at Southpaws in Melbourne. After trying lots of different things, Oscar can now run (for shortish periods, as I don't want to push my luck) and doesn't suffer later like he used to. What's even better, Petplan paid for the procedure too!!!!!

OK People - sorry for the delay in responses, but the time has come. My 2 y.o. goes in for Adicell treatment 28th of this month, so if anyone is still interested I will add updates here as to his progress. Thanks guys

I'm in Eltham and would like to inspect a couple of kennels for my boys. Can anyone recommend somewhere not too far from me? Also, if you know prices etc would be great too.... P.S. - They must be able to stay together as the little one frets withouot his big brother!!!! Thanks

definatley get insurance. I'm with Petplan and while I haven't made any claims for one dog, the other(only 2yrs old) is currently up to somwhere between $15,000 and $16,000. No, that's not a typo... While he's still not 100%, there is no way we could have provided the treatment he's had without insurance, so he'd still be suffering. Petplan have always been easy to deal with. They send you a confirmation letter stating they received your claim, and have usually paid out within 2-3 weeks. Cannot recommend them highly enough.... Good luck

Where did /does he work?

2 yr old Staffordshire Bull Terrier gets up and has a severe limp, after a few steps normally goes away, but the severity of limp seems to be increasing. Has been treated for elbow displasia in both sides and has suspected arthritis which he is being treated for, but this limp is "new". Been going on for about two weeks now. Anyone know someone in Melbourne who might be able to help? Thanks in advance.

Apparently the fee is all inclusive, I'll have to clarify that though. The first appointment is free so I can ask again then. I certainly can/ am willing to pay for the treatment, call me crazy but you can see in his eyes he just wants to play so I want to make sure I'm doing everything I can for him.

Hi Ashka, Can you tell where your vet is please? I'd like to have a talk to them too... Thanks

I guess my big question to you is then, would you do it again if you had another dog with a similar prob? In other words, was the improvement enough to improve shep's quality of life?

Hi Rebecca, I have already spoken directly to the Vet who does this procedure here in Melb, I have an appointment with my vet on Monday as he has been watching this treatment closely for a while now. Interestingly the Orthapedic Specialist who treated pup for Fragmented Coronoid Process said NOT to try the treatment as he hasn't seen enough evidence to prove it works yet. The flipside to this is that my vet is considering offering it to patients in the near future so I'll be interested to see what he says. Basically, if I could see a video of a dog that is struggling to walk and then see the same dog after treatment with any sort of improvement it would probably be enough to convince me to give it a go but there doesn't seem to be any such videos etc.. around. My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the treatment acts as a type of anti - inflammatory which pup responds well to with what he's been given from the vet. Really don't know what to do.....

i had it done on my 12 yo aussie shep girl who had OA in her elbows. Although we did see intial improvement, she sadly developed a neurological condition and died only 12 months later As rottifan said, there areno scientific results to suggest the procedure works. You also need to know that they are not injecting purified ie. only stem cells, but injecting a matrix of cells, so you can't quantify how many stem cells each dog actually gets. I am sure there is huge variation in the number of stem cells extracted from each individual, which accounts for the mixed responses to treatment. It is an expensive procedure, you're looking at $6000 for the treatment. I have heard of a number of young dogs who have done well with this treatment though, I think assistance dogs and pet therapy dogs (aka guide dogs) have had this procedure done on some of their dogs with positive results (i remember seeing something on the 7.30 report or something about this). Sorry to hear about your Shep. Price wise it's (only) $ 3500 for the procedure. I'm thinking that we might as well try it given his age, the amount we've already spent on other treatments etc... and due it's apparent low- impact nature. Even if it lasted a couple of years it means he could play with his big brother and chase balls etc whereas he can't now...

My Stafford is named Oscar, but he gets Ozzie, Ozwald, Ozbert, Bertie, Bertram, Bert and Stinky Wrinkles...

Has anyone actually had this procedure done for arthritic dogs or joint problems in general? I have a 21 month old Stafford who has bad arthritis in both elbows and this treament seems like the final option for us. Please, I don't want alternative suggestions for treatment as we have already spent over $9000 this year trying to get the poor little guy fixed, :rolleyes: so as you can imagine we have tried every powder/pill /"normal" surgery there is.... I just would like to know if anyone has had Adicell done and what the results are/were.... Thanks in advance