Our furry friends can feel the uplifting and healing effects from acupuncture treatments, too. This traditional Chinese medicine practice has been found to offer numerous benefits for animals. Acupuncture’s ancient therapy involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on an animal's body to stimulate natural healing processes and restore balance. It can help manage pain and inflammation, promote relaxation and stress reduction, improve mobility and musculoskeletal conditions, enhance immune function, and support overall well-being. Acupuncture for animals has gained popularity as a complementary treatment option, often used in conjunction with conventional veterinary care, to optimize the health and quality of life for our beloved animal companions. So, if you're looking for a holistic way to support your animal pal's health, consider giving acupuncture a shot and let those needles do their thing to unleash the inner Zen in your furry companion.

Why Acupuncture?

The primary purpose of acupuncture is to create harmony in the body. We have found great success in treating various physical and emotional issues and conditions such as pain, arthritis, mobility challenges, digestive troubles, allergies, pre & post surgery support, anxiety and depression. Additionally, we treat many elder animals and have observed acupuncture to be tremendously helpful improving quality of life and easing the transition process. In the tradition of holistic medicine, treatment focuses on preventing symptoms while intentionally minimizing the underlying alignment that has caused these symptoms.

How do you know if your dog is a good candidate?

Acupuncture is most commonly used to treat dogs with arthritis and joint inflammation. For example, dogs with hip dysplasia or degenerative joint disease are great candidates for acupuncture. Dogs with chronic back pain and even dogs with serious spinal cord conditions also benefit from acupuncture.

Aside from the “typical” doggie patient, there are many successes with other health conditions as well. For instance, veterinary acupuncturists have brought relief to patients with metabolic diseases linked to impaired organ function; and even dogs with diabetes, kidney or liver failure, pancreatitis, Cushing's disease, or Addison's disease, have experienced reduced nausea and an increased appetite. While acupuncture might not always be a cure-all, it can certainly make your furry friend's condition more bearable and help them wag their tail with a little more gusto.

If you’re still unsure if your dog is a good candidate, please contact us to learn more.

* While acupuncture can work wonders in reducing pain and inflammation for various medical conditions, it's important to note that traditional medicine should be the primary approach for treating infections, cancer, and major organ diseases. However, when it comes to certain disease-related issues or the side effects of cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation—think tissue inflammation, queasiness, and a loss of appetite—acupuncture can come to the rescue in terms of side-effect relief.

What does a treatment plan look like?

In our initial session, a thorough health history is obtained, a physical assessment is conducted and then acupuncture treatment follows to conclude the appointment. The benefits of your first treatment session can be seen as immediately as the week following. In the long term, the intention of acupuncture as a wellness practice is maintaining a healthy internal balance and preventative routine focused on your pet’s comfort. As the positive outcomes of treatment progress, sessions can be spaced out while still supporting quality of life for your companion. Within each one of us is our natural innate capacity to move toward balance and healing. Our passion is partnering with people and animals to help restore balance and, therefore, health and wellness. It brings us great pleasure and satisfaction to work with dogs and watch them feel better as they become more peaceful in themselves.