Canine acupuncture is so useful that I have used it in a huge number of cases. It works for emergencies and for acute and chronic problems. Being an animal health care practitioner (I obtained my DVM degree in 1992) I have done research and further acupuncture studies at Tufts University and received my certification from IVAS , the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society.
I started to practice acupuncture in treating dogs (and cats) and have been doing this for over five years and the results I see still never fail to amaze me. One great case was the chihuahua of a Mrs. B, from Manhattan, New York. She came in because she had seen a specialist for her dog, who could not stand and kept falling to the side. MRI had shown a problem with her neck bones. Surgery was recommended but she came to me and asked if I would like to try acupuncture after having heard of a friends' story of the successful experience with the treatment.
Will acupuncture work? I did not feel too confident at this point, This was no ordinary case and the neurologists had recommended surgery. In the end, both of us decided that it was worth trying because the neck surgery was so involved that it could lead to permanent paralysis . So I take out my needles, insert a number of them on points I selected which could be of benefit to this condition, the dog relaxes, I turn off the light and switched on the table lamp and leave Mrs. B with her pet in the semi-darkness.
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