When Ayşe Alkan discovered that Lokum, her 5-year-old cat rescued from the street, was having trouble focusing, she sought medical advice. During examinations carried out by the veterinarian, Lokum was diagnosed with PRA.

Alkan was informed that there was no cure for the disease and that her cat would eventually go blind.

Unwilling to throw her hands up in despair, Alkan’s quest for a solution led her to learn that stem cell therapy — which is often utilized to treat humans — had also lately been performed on animals.

After her research, she consulted veterinary surgeon Cem Perk, who administered two doses of stem cell therapy to Lokum at a two-week interval.

Following the course of therapy, Perk noted that the cat’s vision significantly enhanced, though underlining that the treatment should be repeated annually.