Treatable conditions
very responsive:
pain conditions (chronic and acute)
bladder problems (incontinence and urinary retention)
some types of nerve dysfunction
can benefit, often in combination with other conventional treatments:
feline asthma, sinusitis
feline lower urinary tract disease and cystitis
dry eye
kidney and liver problems
gastrointestinal diseases (chronic diarrhoea, constipation, bloating)
all chronic infectious diseases
allergies, immune mediated conditions
laminitis in horses
COPD (hay/dust allergy in horses)
can be used for animals with cancer or terminal disease to improve quality of life by reducing pain, giving a sense of well being,
thus often stimulating the patient's poor appetite.
If you think your pet might benefit from acupuncture treatment I would ask you to contact me; we can discuss whether acupuncture would be appropriate; I can e-mail you a referral form which I ask your vet to sign and send to me with your pet's medical history. I want to work with your vet's consent and cooperation and will always refer back to conventional treatment if acupuncture is not appropriate or your pet is not benefiting at all after a course of sessions. In many chronic pain cases acupuncture is used in combination with drugs and it is important that your usual vet is aware of your pet's complementary treatment.