16/06/2026
Vibe š«¶ Stem Cell Update š±
Over a year ago now I did a series of posts on āVibeās Storyā which you can find in my highlights if youād like to see them (insta for those reading on Facebook). She was in a pretty bad place in March 2025, and I was genuinely beginning to see a decision about quality of life needing to be made in the next few months if she continued the way she did.
The short of it for those that donāt know: Vibe has a lot of mobility issues that for a lot of 2025 stopped her from being her crazy border collie self. We had moments, but certainly towards October she really struggled.
Vibe had stem cell done, with the transplant done in April 2025. I didnāt believe in it much back then - weād already done so much for her, PRP hadnāt worked and she was already on a couple of different pain killers so why would STC?
Iāve delayed making this post as itās felt a bit like tempting fateš
(though āfateā seems to be latching onto Fume at the moment) but equally I do think itās time for an update.
I donāt like to comment too much on the future, but all Iāll say is that this past year sheās only had a handful of āoff daysā. Meaning that a quick trip to Rachel has patched her up. Sheās not exactly held back on being⦠herselfš
either.
Weāve been on long hikes up hills, swimming sessions, running like an idiot through the woods (and i mean like⦠literally. Thatās the one instance recently we had patched upš) and overall just been living her best wild border collie life.
Iām not saying to anyone with a dog with mobility problems that STC is a cure for all dogs - it certainly hasnāt for Fume. (Itās likely helped with Fume, but not nearly as much as itās turned Vibeās life around) but for Vibe it has given her a life. Of course, Vibe still has other management in place regarding her mobility with other therapies and pain management. These were in place before, and alone they werenāt enough for her.
Anyway, Iām saying nothing else because the universe can stay away from Vibe and I fear shouting too loud about it may attract attentionš
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