As part of the “Protecting Your Pet” series on WHDH News in Boston, this segment shows Jeanie Marie Kraft, Lic,Ac. a Massachusetts canine acupuncturist, giving a treatment to Chula, a German Shepherd/Labrador mix while discussing how acupuncture works on dogs.
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Pet Protect - Alternative Therapies for Pets. See the difference acupuncture has made for Murphy. Murphy suffers from arthritis and sadly medication had stopped helping, leaving his owners short of options. Luckily, acupuncture proved successful.
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My holistic vet used acupuncture to treat my dog’s chronic ear infections when she was a puppy, with a lot of success. She is ten years old and has never had ear infections since. I heard the end of a story on NPR recently about acupuncture being used to treat behavior problems in dogs. Has anybody heard anything about this, and if so what?
I think it is going to depend on the type of behavioral problem and your vet’s clinical experience with it. If the dog seems prone to fear or panic, has anxiety, or tends to be obsessive-compulsive, then I think acupuncture could be quite effective. In general, acupuncture has a calming effect on people and animals. And, it won’t have the side-effects of the pharmaceuticals that are sometimes used to treat behavioral issues. Also, don’t rule out massage for your dog … http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=dog+massage May I suggest you look at these resources: http://www.acupuncture.com/animals/dog.htm http://www.beaveranimalclinic.com/holistictreatment.html#veterinaryacupuncture http://www.beaveranimalclinic.com/educationalmaterials.html I think you should go back to your vet. Get a diagnosis for the behavioral problem from both the Eastern and Western perspectives. Ask if the vet has successfully treated that problem before with acupuncture or Chinese medicine. Ask about other holistic therapies, like Bach Flower Remedies and homeopathics. Ask your vet if massage (by you) could be an adjunctive therapy for your dogs problem. Good luck =)
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