New possibilities for the treatment of arthritis in your cat

What behaviors apply to your cat’s condition?

  • She spents more time sleeping.
  • The height at which she can jump has been reduced.
  • She stopped playing with toys.

Could “joint pain” be the cause of the behavior you are concerned about?

  • When the periosteum or cartilage portion of the joint is damaged, inflammation occurs, resulting in arthritis that makes walking difficult.

Stem cell therapy

  • Stem cells are cultured outside the body in subcutaneous fat and returned to the body to regenerate lost tissue and organ functions.
  • The administration of stem cells causes new cartilage and periosteum to form in the joints, relieving pain and repairing inflammation.
  • It is a radical treatment of the disease and frees the patient from the side effects previously associated with prolonged and continuous administration of pain medications.

What to Expect/Benefits

  • Repair and regenerate damaged patient cells and tissues.
  • When stem cells are administered into the bloodstream, they migrate to the affected area on their own.
  • Unlike pluripotent cells such as ES cells and iPS cells, they are cells that originally exist in the body and will not become cancerous.
  • It relieves the patient from the burden of having to take medication.

What you need to understand / disadvantages

  • This program is for diseases that do not respond to standard treatments such as surgery or pain medications, or for which there is no treatment available.
  • Since the culture is tailor-made, it is time-consuming and costly.

On receiving treatment

  • When undergoing stem cell therapy, your veterinarian should provide you with a detailed explanation of the treatment, possible side effects, and the cost of treatment.
  • When stem cells are administered into the bloodstream, they migrate to the affected area on their own.

References

Mitani　K,　Ito　Y, Takene Y, Inaba T. Evaluation of the quality of life-enhancing effect of allogeneic feline adipose mesenchymal stem cells in cats with osteoarthritis: A pilot study.
Research in Veterinary Science 182:105470 (2025)

Inquiries

J-ARM Corporation
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