A guide
Pet cloning,explained plainly.
Pet cloning starts long before any clinic visit: a small cell sample is banked, grown into a stable line, and only later – if you choose – used to produce a genetic twin.
Pet cloning
- Cats
- From $65,000
- Dogs
- From $85,000
- Camels
- From $100,000
- Horses
- By consultation
i.
What pet cloning is
Pet cloning is the process of producing an animal with the same nuclear DNA as a donor, using a cell line grown from a small tissue sample. The sample is usually a skin biopsy, taken at a partner veterinary clinic or at home. We work through your own vet or ours, wherever the animal already feels comfortable.
The biopsy becomes a living cell line within about 21 days. That line is frozen at −196 °C and stored in two cities, so a single event cannot end it. From the same line you can later choose cell banking on its own, genetic testing, regenerative therapy, or cloning itself.
Cloning is not offered as a first step. We encourage cell banking first, which keeps every option open at a fraction of the cost, and a decision about cloning can be made later, or never.
ii.
How it works here
Day 0
Biopsy
Partner clinic or at home.
Day 21
Line banked
Mirrored in two cities.
Months 2–13
Nuclear transfer
Timing depends on species.
Birth
Species-dependent
Dog ~63 days, cat ~65, camel ~13 months, horse ~11 months.
Nuclear transfer places the donor's nucleus into a prepared egg cell, which is cultured and, once viable, transferred to a surrogate. The resulting pregnancy runs the normal gestation for that species. Our specialised cloning facility carries out this stage; your own veterinary clinic remains involved for the biopsy and for the animal's return home.
iii.
Price
- Cell banking, UAE
- $5,000
- Cell banking, GCC
- $6,500
- Cryostorage
- $500 a year, from the second year
- Cat cloning
- From $65,000
- Dog cloning
- From $85,000
- Camel cloning
- From $100,000
- Horse cloning
- By consultation
These figures cover cloning from an already banked line. Preservation is quoted separately, and shipping between our laboratories is included in every case.
iv.
What it is not
A cloned pet is…
- A genetic twin of the donor.
- A healthy newborn, raised by you from the usual age.
- Verified by DNA against the banked line.
A cloned pet is not…
- The pet you had, returned.
- A copy of memories, training or habits.
- Certain to look identical, especially in patterned coats.
v.
Questions
- Do I need to bank cells before cloning?
- Yes. Cloning always begins from a banked cell line, built from a small biopsy and grown for about 21 days.
- Where is the biopsy taken?
- At a partner veterinary clinic, or at home with a sealed kit.
- Where does cloning itself take place?
- At our specialised cloning facility, once you decide to proceed.
- How much does pet cloning cost?
- Cats from $65,000, dogs from $85,000, camels from $100,000, horses by consultation – all from a banked line.
- How long does the whole process take?
- The line is ready in about 21 days. The full programme, including gestation, takes months and varies by species.
- Will the clone look and behave the same?
- It will share the donor's nuclear DNA, but markings can differ and character is shaped by its own upbringing.
vi.
Begin
Most conversations start with cell banking, not cloning. A consultation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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