FARRAGUT, TN – An unprecedented in clinic stem cell procedure will be performed on Friday, July 19, in Farragut. Veterinarians now have a new tool available to combat osteoarthritis and give hope to improving quality of life of canines, felines and equine patients. Adipose derived stem cell therapy allows for an affordable and minimally invasive procedure to harvest adult stem cell cells from animals who are seeking pain relief. Dr. Kristi Lively of Village Veterinary Medical Center is one of the 450 nationwide progressive Veterinarians to implement this breakthrough American Veterinary Medical Association approved procedure, and is one of ONLY four clinics in the entire state of Tennessee that now offers this incredible technology.

Regenerative medicine procedures for orthopedic conditions have recently been performed on athletes such as New York Yankee’s pitcher Bartolo Colon and PGA golfer Tiger Woods. Plasma and stem cell treatments allow for a natural process to speed healing time reduce inflammation improving general well-being of the patients. Now, with the help of MediVet America, animal owners seeking affordable relief for their beloved pets have a new cutting edge option in regenerative medicine.

About the Patient: Prancy is a loving 13 yr old Pitbull Terrier. She is a rescue dog from Arkansas, who was beaten, abused, malnourished and even had her teeth filed down to squares by drug dealers prior to them getting arrested. At the time of the bust, Prancy had 8 puppies, and was so starving yet kept feeding her babies at the expense of almost losing her life being so skeletal thin. She was adopted and properly taken care of and now lives a full enriched life with her owner in Knoxville. Unfortunately however, Prancy has been recently suffering from painful arthritis. It was decided to use this amazing new technology to treat Prancy’s ailments as an alternative to expensive and invasive surgery. Dr. Kristi Lively of Village Veterinary Medical Center, is only one of a few doctors in the entire state of Tennessee who have been certified by MediVet America, the company who developed this amazing in-clinic technology and will be performing this unprecedented procedure.

Published July 18, 2013