An Interview with an Equine Vet, Dr. Zach Bruggen DVM

An Interview with an Equine Vet, Dr. Zach Bruggen DVM

On September 26th, I had an opportunity to sit down with Zach Bruggen of Elite Equine.  We spoke at length about the variety of cases he has done with AniCell and some of his observations in using the products. Brandon:  Where are you located? Dr. Bruggen:  Elite...
Tourniquet injury of the foot

Tourniquet injury of the foot

On Thursday, August 15, 2019, a mix breed, one-year-old female puppy was found by hikers in the woods near Lexington, Kentucky. She was discovered with a retractable leash that created tourniquet type injury that cut off circulation to her hind foot. The hikers...
Equine Amnion Wound Science

Equine Amnion Wound Science

Dr. Lauren Schnabel says, “This finding supports our clinical observations over the last four years that these products are critical in wounds with substantial tissue loss and complicating factors such as underlying exposed bone and/or tendons in which the...
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Summer 2019 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Amnion Wound Study from NC State gets Published! Product Safety and Efficacy – Results by Indication More Cases Veterinarian Testimonials and Pet Owners Recommendations Quantity Pricing for AniCell Products – Up to a 22% discount! The Dog...
It is always a problem with the male species!

It is always a problem with the male species!

As horse women, I am sure this has never happened to you…You go away for the weekend to a horse show and your husband decides to help out a friend and “horse watch” a friends stallion for a couple of days at the ranch.  You come home from the horse...
Filly with Leg De-gloving

Filly with Leg De-gloving

Dr. Jason Errico DVM, DACVS of Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center in Penryn, California had a 2-year-old filly with a severe distal-limb de-gloving wound to the right-hind leg.  Because of the bone exposure and the need to promote rapid granulation over the wound, Dr....
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Spring 2019 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Product Efficacy & Guarantee New Interesting Cases & Videos Collection Season Comes to a Close for 2019 Quantity Pricing for AniCell Products – Up to a 22% discount! Another successful foaling/amnion collection season has come and gone...
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Winter 2019 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Testing Transparency Equine C-Section New Interesting Cases Amnion vs Bisphosphonates Stallions with Low Semen Count/Low Sperm Motility-Initial Results Miracle Mares for 2019 Half-Priced Products for Midwest Flood Victims Quantity Pricing for StemWrap...
Amnion vs Bisphosphonates

Amnion vs Bisphosphonates

Much has been written lately about the use of bisphosphonates in horses, particularly in young racehorses.  In a recent article written by Ed Krane, Ph.D. on February 26, 2019, for DVM360, Dr. Krane speaks to several veterinarians about bisphosphonates outlining the...
Certificate of Analysis

Certificate of Analysis

Regenerative products continue to expand in the market place and we have seen a shift from Autologous (donor and patient are the same animal) to Allogeneic products (donor and patient are different animals but same species).  This creates a new level of complexity to...
Taz’s foot after AniCell

Taz’s foot after AniCell

Taz, a two-year-old, male-(soon to be) neutered Lab mix-breed presented to Foothills Pet Healthcare Clinic in Mt Airy, NC after being injured by a shotgun blast to the right rear paw on Monday, February 11, 2019, after being presented to the local animal shelter as a...
Shiloh’s Heel Bulb – Progress in 16 Days

Shiloh’s Heel Bulb – Progress in 16 Days

Shiloh’s Heel Bulb – Progress in 16 Days On January 17, 2019, Dr. Zach Bruggen of Elite Equine repaired the left hind heal bulb laceration on Shiloh, a 12-year-old gelding weighing approximately 1000lbs.  This chronic, non-healing barbed wire wound...
AniCell Christmas 2018 Update

AniCell Christmas 2018 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Holiday Wishes Horses with Anhidrosis (Non-Sweaters) New Interesting Cases Looking for Stallions with Low Semen Count/Low Sperm Motility Holiday Hours First of all, Happy Holidays to all! We hope your team and family are enjoying a happy and healthy...
Charm’s Lip Laceration

Charm’s Lip Laceration

Charm, Sue Coleman’s 6 year old quarter horse mare, had an unfortunate lip injury in Canada on September 2018.  After her lip failed to heal quite right, she had a surgery to repair her lip.  Sue then brought Charm south for the winter and moved her care to Dr....
AniCell Stallions Reproductive Health Phase II Field Trial

AniCell Stallions Reproductive Health Phase II Field Trial

AniCell has developed a new all-natural regenerative amnion-based product for use in stallions with low sperm motility and semen count. We are taking applications until Friday, November 16th. The intravenous application of our amnion products has not resulted in a...
Donkey with Chronic Mass Removed

Donkey with Chronic Mass Removed

Dr. Scott Meyer DVM, MS, owner of Desert Mountain Equine in Queen Creek, Arizona, removed a chronic habronema mass from a 10-year-old donkey’s left front pastern on September 5th, 2018.  Chevy’s habronema removal created a complicated distal limb wound...
Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael

As with Hurricane Florence, Harvey and Maria, many animals were hurt during those storms and AniCell provided heavily discounted products in order to help veterinarians treat wounds and other disabling indications. We are certain that Michael will be no different so...
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Fall 2018 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Safety First AND Second New Interesting Cases Looking for Stallions with Low Semen Count/Low Sperm Motility Half-Price Products for Hurricane Florence Victims Fall Conference Season Miracle Mares for 2019 Fall Specials Here in Arizona, we always know...
Ludo’s Habronema Wound

Ludo’s Habronema Wound

Ludo’s Habronema Wound After dealing with a chronic habronema wound (summer soar) for two years, Renae Coats of RCR Farms contacted Dr. Scott Meyer of Desert Mountain Equine to look at the wound.  Ludo, a 14-year-old warm-blood gelding and Grand Prix champion...
Oronasal Fistula

Oronasal Fistula

Dr. med. vet Almut Reinicke referred a non-healing oronasal fistula in a 20-year-old mare to Dr. Richard Miller DVM, an equine dental specialist from Coto de Caza, California.  This fistula was the result of an extraction of 206 fractured premolar discovered on a...
Sooner’s Eye Issue

Sooner’s Eye Issue

Sooner, a 10-year-old Quarter Horse gelding presented with a Descemet’s membrane protruding through a corneal laceration to Dr. Larry Letner, veterinarian and owner of North Missouri Large Animal Clinic in Harris, MO.  This eye case had been referred to Dr....
Corneal Sequestrum Managed with AniCell AniOcular

Corneal Sequestrum Managed with AniCell AniOcular

Dempsey’s corneal sequestrum managed using regenerative  amnion graft As seen on http://catspecialist.com/regenerative-medicine-stem-cell-therapy/ Dempsey is an adorable 8-year-old domestic long hair cat who was suffering from a chronic non-healing corneal...
Chemical Burn after Colic Surgery

Chemical Burn after Colic Surgery

Dr. Katherine Fertig of Orange County Equine Manages Non-healing Chemical Burn with AniCell’s StemWrap Product Line After a colic surgery in March at a non-affiliated surgical center, Annie, a quarter horse mare developed a non-healing wound on it’s back...
Thoroughbred Nears Return to Training

Thoroughbred Nears Return to Training

WM, a two-year-old thoroughbred filly sustained a left forelimb suspensory ligament injury breezing at the track.  Upon initial ultrasound, the injury was found to be a grade 4 severity.  On July 12th, 2018, the attending veterinarian and owners elected to use AniCell...
Daniel Returns to the Track

Daniel Returns to the Track

Thirty days into beginning training on the track in Florida, 2-year-old thoroughbred racehorse, Sky Hi Daniel, started experiencing lameness in the left shoulder.  Upon taking radiographs and veterinarian evaluation, he was diagnosed with an osteochondritis dissecans...
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Summer 2018 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Safety First Texas Equine Veterinary Conference Lots of new faces – Growth is Good North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference Summer Special Summer is here, and this means a lot of things for AniCell. We completed our collection...
the Horse – Helping Horse Wounds Heal With Amnion

the Horse – Helping Horse Wounds Heal With Amnion

Amnion, the relatively thick innermost layer of the fetal tissues, contains numerous biological molecules that promote tissue growth and improve wound healing, researchers say. By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc    |    May 8, 2018    |    AAEP Convention, AAEP Convention...
AniCell Summer 2019 Update

AniCell Spring 2018 Update

IN THIS ISSUE: Dr. Cissell’s presentations Saving Paws and Hooves New Case Studies Thanks to our Donors Interns-a-Plenty Most of you are finally thawing out and for those in the east, I am sure consistent sunshine could not come soon enough. Meanwhile,...