Canine Acupuncture

[Lal]

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Just wondered it anybody had any experience of it (good or bad)? Rifle, who has been having problems with hind limb lameness for some time now, has had his first session at the vets today. I have to say that although he visibly shakes going into the vets, the vet was lovely with him, he wasn't at all peturbed by the needles, and he is SO relaxed tonight.

Other investigations have been fairly inconclusive so, after much consideration, I decided to give it a go before going along the route of more invasive investigations. The vet herself was very helpful and didn't give me the 'hard sell' at all, she said that the effects are not unlike a deep sports massage and, if it was going to help that I should see results fairly quickly, failing that then the next step is an orthopaedic specialist referral.

 

[teachtrinity]

reiki and healing work well on animals, there was an article on reiki in one of the dog magazines a few months ago and it was really positive, I've used a healer on my old dog in the past and it worked very well. always worth a try before any invasive treatment. A major benefit being the animal doesnt get stressed out as normally the treatment is done at home

 

[karen21]

I do Acupuncture on my sons racing greyhounds for all types of niggling injuries.

For best results it is best to do it on alternate days.

(Although if it is being done as a boost before a race - you should do the final one 60 hours

before the race to get the full benefit.)

Acupuncture is painless and I have done demonstrations on dogs that have never been

treated before without a whimper.

Obviously it doesn't work on every condition but it is generally an analgesic and does help

with pain.

Good Luck and I hope it works for your boy.

Karen

 

[Suerose]

My lovely old collie, Taff, had regular acupuncture towards the end of his life. Before he came to me he had been in a road traffic accident which broke his pelvis and as he got older he started to leak urine.

The vet who does acupuncture said it was caused by a nerve that was being pressed on and not working properly. The acupuncture helped a lot and it never bothered him in the least. The only problem was persuading him not to roll over on his back to have his tummy tickled while he was being treated

I'm absolutely convinced that his quality of life in his final year (and mine, because an incontinent dog does make life hard work) was improved enormously by having acupuncture. Would recommend it without any reservation - worth every penny.

 

[Lal]

:thumbsup: All positive so far then, thank you for your replies, I will keep you posted as to Rifle's progress. He was certainly a lot more relaxed last night than he has seemed recently. He has his next session next Friday.