Grovet x Manuka Vet
Last week, Grovet had a visit from Ian Pryor of Mānuka Vet® to talk about our collaboration.
Since November, Manuka Vet's wound care products have been available at Grovet. These products, made with pure Mānuka honey from New Zealand, have been developed by veterinarians as an effective, natural wound management solution.
Click here to read more about the properties of Mānuka Honey and to view the product range.
Bentovet+ Paste helps protect and restore the balance of the hindgut. With di-tri-octahedralsmectite, electrolytes and prebiotics.
New: PulseVet
Pulsevet is the market leader in veterinary shock wave therapy. It is a non-invasive treatment involving delivery of shock waves to injured tissue to reduce pain and promote healing.
Shock wave therapy can be used in a wide variety of indication, including wounds, tendon injuries, back pain and fractures.
The PulseVet device uses high-energy sound waves, that reach a large amount of tissue. The physical impact of the shock wave are translated to complex biochemical signals in a process called mechanotransduction that lead to release of proteins and healing growth factors. These have a profound effect on decreasing inflammation, improving healing in tendon/ligament injuries, accelerating bone formation and enhancing wound healing. On request, Grovet can provide more scientific information on the mechanism of action and clinical results of shock wave therapy.
The PulseVet system can be used with different types of trodes,
What can the VMRD reader be used for?
The VMRD reader is compatible with a number of lateral flow tests, the feline and equine SAA test and in the near future an equine IgG foal test will be available. The results of the equine SAA test can be valuable in many occasions. It provides quantitative results in 10 minutes and can be used in field and hospital conditions .
Clinical Applications for Equine Serum Amyloid A (SAA)
In the image below, clinical applications for the equine SAA test are shown. It can be used to asses disease severity and the need for referral and/or surgery. It can also be used to assess the progression of the disease, the occurrence of complications and the need for therapy or changes in therapy. If an animal shows non-specific symptoms, the SAA test can give an indication of a possible cause (inflammation/infection).
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About Horstem
Horstem is the first licensed veterinary medicine composed of equine mesenchymal umbilical cord stem cells. The stem cells are extracted from the umbilical cord of donor horses after the foal is born. It is a non-invasive and efficient extraction that results in a relatively high number of high-quality stem cells that are safe to use. A 1 ml vial of Horstem contains 15 million pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells.
Horstem is indicated to reduce lameness in horses with mild to moderate degenerative joint disease. The product is ready to use, it does not need to be defrosted by the veterinarian. Horstem can be stored in a regular refrigerator, no special ultra-low temperature equipment is needed for storage of the product.
How does Horstem work?
The mesenchymal stem cells in Horstem are activated after injection in the inflamed joint. After
