In the past, this blog has presented the benefits of stem cell therapy as a natural way to treat people who suffer from a range of conditions: Tennis elbow, knee pain, shoulder pain, Achilles injuries, degenerative disc disease and sports or overuse injuries. At New Jersey Pain Care Specialists we perform stem cell therapy as a simple outpatient or in-office procedure that eliminates the need for pain medications and invasive reconstructive surgery. It’s a quick and relatively painless procedure that harvests stem cells from the millions that live in your body. The stem cells are processed and then injected into your problem area, where the natural healing process begins.
Since many of our patients are pet lovers, we thought you might be interested in reading about stem cell therapy as a treatment for various illnesses in cats.
In July, the Winn Feline Foundation held a symposium in Toronto called “What’s New Pussycat? Advances in GI Therapy.” Steve Dale’s Pet World blog on ChicagoNow.com reported on the event.
He wrote: Other countries are using stem cell technology to treat a wide array of diseases in people. In the U.S, vets currently use stem cells to help dogs and horses with arthritis…(making this promising news for cat lovers in the States).
At the symposium, Dr. Craig Webb – associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – reported on his efforts to use stem cells to help cats with gastro-intestinal problems.
Webb said, “In veterinary medicine we use adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells, which is taken from fat. Who can’t lose a little fat? There’s no connection with embryonic stem cells which years ago caused all the controversy with all the religious and emotional concerns on the human side.”
(At New Jersey Pain Care Specialists, our stem cell procedure uses fat from the Adipose tissue in peoples’ “love handles” or abdomen.)
Dr. Webb explained that stem cells have the incredible potential to transform into any type of cell in the body. Stems cells have built-in internal radar to find a “troubled place,” such as inflammation. The stem cells then regenerate over and over, and over again, into healthy cells, which soon lessens the inflammation.
Dr. Webb explained that chronic hairballs, diarrhea and vomiting are common symptoms in cats, and many are diagnosed with idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease — IBS. If traditional treatment – hairball medication, a veterinary prescription diet, drugs, changing the meal times, probiotics and various nutritional supplements – doesn’t work, stem cell therapy is becoming an option.
Recently Dr Webb and his wife conducted a double-blind placebo study of several cats and the stem cells therapy proved safe and helpful – even helpful beyond expectations. After only two treatments of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, five of the seven cats in the study improved significantly, two of the cats improved slightly and one remained about the same. And none of the cats had a single reported side-affect.
In a GI parallel for humans, stem cell therapy for Crohn’s is now being studied with promising results. Great news for both species!
Contact our offices to learn how stem cell procedures currently performed at NJPCS can provide relief that can change your life.
At the present time, Stem Cell Therapy is not covered by medical insurance.
