Veterinary Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese form of therapy to treat pets and animals. It is a holistic way to treat the chronic diseases in patients. In this kind of treatment a patient is considered as an organism that has combined energetic parts as opposed to considering individual parts for treatment. Here the animals are considered holistically, i.e body, mind, spirit and environment.
The acupuncturist considers the animals holistically in this kind of treatment. He seeks to remove the causes of the symptoms relatively than treating them as is done in the conventional medicine treatments. Veterinary acupuncture is the best option to western medicine since it gives the insurance of good health and welfare of pets and animals.
In Veterinary Acupuncture some herbs and techniques are used to maintain the balance of body and heal animals and pets naturally. Besides this therapy laser and electric stimulation among many others are used to cure animals.
In this ancient Chinese therapy, needles are inserted and pierced in certain points known as acupuncture points. These points are stimulated causing the body of these animals to start a natural healing process. These needles are treated as electrodes in electric treatments. When the current passes through it, it stimulates these specific points. Generally the needles used in this treatment weigh about twenty eight grams to thirty grams. Needles of about half to three quarters of an inch deep inserted into the skin of the animals. |
