Shots administered by Dr. Jeffrey Christiansen of Superior Veterinary Surgical SolutionsBrody, Brevard Zoos black bear, was brought to the L3Harris Animal Care Center recently for his second round of stem-cell therapy. (Brevard Zoo image)

BREVARD COUNTY MELBOURNE, FLORIDA Brody, Brevard Zoos black bear, was brought to the L3Harris Animal Care Center recently for his second round of stem-cell therapy.

Injections containing about five million stem cells each were delivered to his hip joints, and an additional injection was delivered intravenously.

The shots were administered by Dr. Jeffrey Christiansen of Superior Veterinary Surgical Solutions, who performed Brodys hip surgery last July.

During this procedure, Dr. Christiansen collected a small amount of Brodys fat and sent it to a veterinary laboratory that used this sample to produce 16 doses of stem-cell therapy.

After the procedure, Brody was returned to his habitat and recovered from the anesthesia without issue.

This treatment should alleviate some of the pain Brody is experiencinghopefully reducing the severity of his limpbut we wont see results for a few days or weeks.

Our veterinarians are working on getting Brody an MRI scan and spinal tap, which could yield a more definitive diagnosisespecially if Brodys issues are neurological in nature, said Brevard Zoo officials.

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