Healing wounds in animals that just don’t want to heal.

Have you ever had a wound on your horse that just will not heal?  Or how about the wound that consistently grows proud flesh no matter how many times you have cut and cauterized. These wounds are the bane of our horse owning existence.

Preserved amniotic membrane and liquid allograft are the aid in the wound management of these extremely hard to heal wounds. In an NC State Study with only one application, these types of wounds will see virtually no proud flesh development and the wounds, depending on size, will contract in just a few short months.  Preserved amniotic membrane and liquid allograft have been used for over 100 years. Due to the difficult nature of obtaining it, it has not been easy to come by.  Now it is available off-the-shelf as a liquid or membrane wrap. There is a lot of research going on about its uses in humans and in horses.  The membrane serves as a bioscaffold containing all the extracellular matrix components which hold the key to regenerating any type of tissue.  Its structure promotes healthy healing with collagen, hyaluronic acid, growth factors, and cytokines. With all of these factors it allows for healthy healing of wounds by being anti-adhesion, anti-microbial, anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory. The soup for regenerating tissue!

AniCell Biotech is one such company offering treated amniotic membrane and liquid allograft for horses and dogs. The veterinarians that have used the product on difficult hard to heal wounds have been very impressed. The healing rate of those never-ending wounds was quick and complete with no proud flesh development. It took only one use for a career-ending hock laceration on a yearling filly and completely filling in the tissue from the bone out.

Dr. Lauren Schnabel DACVS, Ph.D., DACVSMR, veterinary surgeon and internationally recognized research scientist of stem cell therapies in horses at North Carolina State University said, “I have been extremely impressed with the StemWrap and StemWrap+ products for use on complicated wounds, including those over joints. These products promote the formation of healthy granulation tissue. They are also well packaged and easy to use.”

While regenerative medicine and stem cells are the new buzzwords, this one isn’t just a buzzword.  It will regenerate the tissue, not produce any scaring, and allow for complete recovery in just a few months time.