Acupuncture is the natural healing process in which small-gauge needles are applied for the treatment of most of the diseases, to various points on the body for the reason of bringing out physiological responses and mostly used to relief the pain.
China has its origins and used by the veterinarians for almost 3000 years. It is used to relieve the pain in both large as well as small dogs. This treatment has been proved to be the safest one for relieving the pain and used for wide range of ailments like paralysis, allergies, arthritis, hip dysplasia, respiratory problems and fertility issues.
Acupuncture is also used for
• Increasing the blood cell production.
• Increasing the range of motion.
• To improve the immune system.
• Used to relax the body all over.
There are sample of other diseases of dogs which can be treated through acupuncture:
Arthritis, Canine stroke, chorea, back problems, degenerative disc diseases, disc diseases, behavioral problems, CDRM, Canine epilepsy, degenerative joint disease, enuresis, CMO, dry eye, epilepsy, glaucoma, incontinence, wobbler syndrome, infertility, paralysis, shaker syndrome, osteoarthritis, laryngeal paralysis, sinusitis, ligament injury, spinal problems, stroke, spondylitis, vestibular syndrome and travel sickness.
What is a dog acupuncture treatment?
Mostly hair thin needles are used in the therapy but sometimes other variations are also used which includes low power lasers and level electrical currents. They also have the same beneficial effect.
Treatment: The treatment includes the sessions which take ten seconds to thirty minutes depending on the disease and for what the dog is being treated. It takes almost four to six treatments sometimes to find out the results. Few of them experience immediate improvements like increased mobility and energy. The dog may experience a pinch of pain when the needles are first inserted but after the needles is being placed the dog gets relaxed and may also sleep sometime.
Thirty acupuncture points in a dog’s body
Acupuncture is one of the secured therapies obtainable if done by an experienced acupuncturist. There are no side effects usually. It maintains the body’s healing system, with no addition of chemicals and carried without any complications. There are thirty points in a dog’s body and those thirty points are the ones which are needed for treating the habitual pains in a dog. Professionally in one session you need not treat all the thirty points, it’s only five to seven points which are treated per session.
Dogs are very eager and cooperative patients, who normally react positively to acupuncture treatment.