Table 4.

Follow-up (1–3 months) owner commentary (still blinded as to protocol)

Cat	Relevant owner quotes
fMSC-treated
1	I wanted to give you an update on (cat 1). The bloating in his mid-section is pretty much gone. He is still eating somewhat normally and for the last few days I have not found any stool on the floor.
2*	I’ll just tell you up front that they both seem to be doing significantly better! The improvement seems to be holding :) …definitely improved consistency of (both cats’) stools (ie, firmer).
3*
4	(Cat 4) is doing great. One episode of soft stool was stress-related. That has cleared up and her stool is firm and formed…completely normal stool with no cling-ons.
5	Overall, I think (cat 5) seems a bit better. Still vomits…but less fecal incontinence and seems very interested in eating.
6	(Cat 6) seems to be about the same maintaining.
7	(Cat 7) rarely has diarrhea.
Placebo
1	(Cat 1) is the same – still having diarrhea, no noticeable vomiting and good appetite.
2	Lost a pound, nauseated and gassy…has a bit of diarrhea.
3	I just gotta say I hope she is in your control group! Overall, I would say little to no change.
4	(Cat 4) vomiting increases with stress or change in environment.

fMSC = feline adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells

^*Cats were from the same house