What Dogs Do For Us

• Catch Frisbees.
• Keep a night when your home alone from being truly lonely.
• Listen to our singing
• Treat us like celebrities when we come home.
• Warm up our beds on cold nights
• Make our hearts more vigorous.
• Alert us to the arrival of mail.
• Help us live a little longer.
• Make us smile.
• Agree with everything we say.
• Warm our knees with their chins.
• Provide a use for old tennis balls.
• Signal when a thunderstorm is coming.
• Help lower our blood pressure.
• Test how fast we can run.
• Keep the squirrels from overtaking our yards.
• Teach us the meaning of unconditional love.

Can Acupuncture Help My Pet?

Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into specific points on the body to prevent or treat disease. according to ancient Chinese medical philosophy, disease is the result of an imbalance in the free flow of energy and substances in the body. Acupuncture is believed to help to restore balance and stimulate the body to heal. It is one of the therapeutic modalities within the art of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes herbal therapy.

TCM includes methods of diagnosis of disease as well as it encompasses the entire being of the patient and its relationships to the environment in which it lives. In Western terms acupuncture results in a myriad of effects, of which our knowledge and understanding is expanding rapidly due to its growing acceptance in human and veterinary health care and the research that has stimulated. For example, acupuncture has been shown to effect nerves and neurotransmitters, the immune system, and endocrine and reproductive system function.

Acupuncture treatments take 30 minutes and cause little if any discomfort. There are many conditions that generally respond very well to acupuncture including arthritis, muscle and ligament injuries, spinal cord and nerve disease, seizures, ear and skin problems, kidney failure and bladder disease, vomiting,diarrhea, and constipation, and nasal and respiratory problems.

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* "Ask the Dr." is a special monthly feature where the Dr.'s will answer general questions about your pets. Each month the Dr.'s will select a question from those received and answer if here.

PLEASE, this is general information and should not be used as a substitute for proper evaluation and diagnosis for illness, behavior, or remedy of your pet.

If you have specific concerns about your pet, please contact our office by telephone or email the Dr.'s directly from the Contact Us Page*