Acupuncture
At Natural Healing Pet Care, acupuncture is at the heart of our holistic approach to veterinary care. This ancient practice stimulates the body's natural healing processes, promoting pain relief, reducing inflammation, and improving overall well-being. Our acupuncture treatments provide a gentle, effective way to restore balance and support long-term health for your beloved pet.
What to Expect During Your Appointment
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We usually have a large cushion on the ground for you and your pet to lie on or we will place a blanket on your lap if they are small enough.
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The needles are placed and if desired, an assistant remains in the room with you.
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The session lasts on average 20 minutes with some treatments being longer or shorter depending on the patient and the condition treated.
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Depending on the condition, we typically recommend treatments 1-2 times per week for about 1 month then we reassess and will often try to taper treatment frequency at that point.
More About Acupuncture
How does it work?
Traditional Chinese acupuncture at its core is the balancing of energy in the body. This energy takes the form of Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang. This energy can be deficient as in many chronic diseases such as age related illnesses or it can be excessive as in acute conditions. In most chronic conditions, there is a blend of each. By stimulating acupuncture points along the energy pathways of the body known as meridians, we are able to harmonize the energy to a more balanced flow.
What conditions does it treat?
Almost all patients can benefit from acupuncture and we have treated countless numbers of conditions including but not limited to: arthritis, neurologic conditions, cancers, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease, incontinence, behavioral concerns and seizures.
Our approach
We are able to stimulate these points using dry needling techniques with very small flexible needles that are often imperceptible to our patients. We may place electrodes on those needles and use electroacupuncture, a safe and gentle form of acupuncture. For those patients that are highly sensitive to the needle placement, we have laserpuncture which is the use of a laser using different frequencies that match with the meridian frequencies to stimulate or sedate the acupuncture points.