Accupuncture

I haven't but I know that Monica (Dachsaholic) takes one of her doxies. She swears by it.

I don't know much about it for pets. I'd sure be willing to try it as a first option. I'm trying a new Vet in May that is a Holistic Vet. Loki gets to go first. He’s always got something wrong with him. It’s time for his yearly exam and shots so I’ll be glad to talk to a Vet that believes in minimal vaccines.

I'm keeping it in mind for Wiggles, whose back legs are finally starting to slow down, and Miles, who has so many issues with his bones and joints. I talked to Monica about it, and she said positive things, as did another one of my friends. I know that I can't hurt (unlike some pain medications) so I think it's definitely worth it.

It was incredible! Poor Pebbles had been treated by our regular vet with steroids and muscle relaxers for over a month with no response. He advised going to a specialist for a myelogram and possible back surgery. I just really didn't feel like that was necessary since her Xrays were essentially unchanged from 3 years earlier(when she had a similar issue). I figured that it couldn't hurt to try something holistic first. After looking for a holistic vet, I found out that a vet I used to work with was now practicing both Eastern and Western medicine. I took her to Dr Cindy Baker at Bargersville Animal Hospital and she got a chiropractic adjustment and acupuncture that day. It was actually her neck not her back that was the problem. By that evening, she was sitting up and barking at people(prior to this she was hunched up sitting in a crate, only moving to walk out of it to potty, she was miserable). I had to take her back every couple of days at first then it spread out. I think her treatments lasted less than a month and were waaaaaaay less expensive than even a myelogram would have been. Most of the time, she had electrical stimulus applied to the needles(very freaky to look at). At her last yearly, Dr Baker stuck the needles in just for a "tune up". She's been fine since then(over a year) although dad says she seems more reluctant to jump on things. She's overdue for her yearly but we're going in less than a week and I"m sure she'll get a "tune up" then too. The results were amazing and my dad is now thinking about having it done for his pain after seeing how well it worked for Pebbles.