Dog Acupuncture - A Fantastic "Plus" In Pain Control

Dog acupuncture is still relatively new to owners and I often talk to people about it who tell me they never had heard about this kind of treatment method before.

Did you have a treatment yourself before and are now interested to let your dog also benefit from it?

Dogs and humans appear to react to the needling of acu-points similar. Horses, cats, birds and other highly reactive animal species may respond even better to it.

This ancient, complementary treatment method is becoming more and more popular in veterinary practice.

It is used successfully to treat

• Chronic pain
• Musculoskeletal problems
• Digestive disorders
• Skin problems
• Wound healing
• Neurological diseases

... just to mention a few.

Dogs that suffer from chronic pain can feel usually after a few sessions relief and fading of pain.

Acupuncture for canines can help to improve wound healing and pain control in the management of post-operative rehabilitation... ... so that way the dosage of pain killers and the duration of their intake can be reduced considerably.

"Doesn't it hurt being needled?" - This is an often asked question.

Most dogs don't seem to feel the needle insertion. Usually they connect a treatment session with a positive, relaxing and calming experience.

They often become very sleepy during or after treatment. (There are even reports of dog owners who say that their pet had slept for a day or two after having had acupuncture...)

Some dogs might feel or appear in the first days after an initial session worse, than they had been before. This effect is also known in homeopathy and is called there an initial aggravation. I saw this effect happen in a few cases and after successive sessions patients have improved very much.

As a complementary treatment for a dog acupuncture offers an interesting and safe approach to the treatment of a various conditions.

Keep in mind, though, that it is not a cure-all and some dogs will respond only poorly or not at all to a treatment.