For Pet's Sake, Do Something! Book 3 How to Heal Your Pets Using Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Mom's Choice Award Recipient) by Monica Diedrich

Author:Monica Diedrich [Diedrich, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780979448614
Amazon: 0979448611
Publisher: Two Paws Up Press
Published: 2008-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

19: Acupuncture— Practical Information

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o matter what theory may best seem to explain how acupuncture works, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) is used to treat a wide variety of conditions in animals today, including: • Chronic arthritis conditions

• Back, hip, neck, and shoulder pain

• Disc disease and slipped discs

• Dry eye

• Ear problems including some conditions of deafness

• Endocrine disorders including thyroid dysfunction

• Fertility problems

• Fracture healing

• Gastrointestinal disorders such as vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation

• Heart disease

• Hip dysplasia

• Immune system disorders

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Kidney disease and failure

• Lameness

• Limping

• Liver disease

• Lumbo-sacral problems

• Muscle, tendon, and bone injuries (often in conjunction with Western modalities)

• Nausea in cancer patients to improve appetite and boost the immune system

• Obesity

• Pain relief for many conditions

• Pre- and post-operative pain management

• Respiratory disorders: upper respiratory infections, chronic bronchitis, and asthma

• Seizures

• Separation anxiety

• Sinusitis

• Skin conditions

• Spinal cord traumas including paresis (weakness) and paralysis

• Stroke (canine stroke)

• Surgical anesthesia

• Urinary or fecal incontinence and/or retention

Animals experience many benefits from being treated with acupuncture, not only for the physical conditions listed above, but also for other physical problems and emotional distress as well. We’ll touch on some of those other conditions and illnesses in the next two sections below.

But both professionals and pet parents agree that, among it’s many benefits, acupuncture for animals can: • relieve pain (by releasing endorphins—the morphine-like chemicals, which are the body’s natural pain-killers and anti-stress messengers)

• stimulate the body’s own healing and defense mechanisms

• offer an alternative to pharmaceutical medications, in order to avoid drug side-effects

• offer hope of recovery when drugs, traditional medicine, or surgery may have failed

Not only that, but it’s well-tolerated and even enjoyed by most animal patients.

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