When our pets are suffering, we will turn to any product or treatment to help find them comfort and relief. All too often though, veterinarians turn to prescription medicine or invasive procedures to help treat chronic pain conditions. Using alternative medicine inspired from Eastern cultures veterinarians are discovering the same practices traditionally used for people can be used to treat animals with a great deal of success. Acupuncture is a great alternative medicine practice which has yielded promising results when treating a variety of painful conditions in cats and dogs. What is Acupuncture? Eastern practices believe that the everybody has a continuous energy flow which circulates through the body. When the energy flow is free to move, the body is healthy and pain free. Unfortunately, sometimes the path for energy flow is blocked which can result in disease and chronic pain. To re-open the energy pathways, tiny needles are inserted into specific places in th...
