Clinical application of acupuncture in cats, the magical effect of acupuncture in cats! Acupuncture, as a technique in traditional Chinese medicine, occupies an extremely important position in the long-standing medical development. Various acupuncture points in the body are used to treat various diseases according to the harmony of qi and blood. Nowadays, with the continuous development of acupuncture and moxibustion technology and the increasing number of people keeping pets, acupuncture has become more and more widely used. Clinical treatment of various diseases in small animals, and achieved good results.

A pet cat owned by South African clinician Virginia Sanders has been suffering from asthma for three years , and with a cough. But Sanders recently eschewed traditional treatments and instead treated the 7-year-old Siamese cat Kitty with acupuncture and now her asthma and cough have been cured.     

Saunders gave Katie cortisone to treat her asthma. But what worries the cat owner is that the drug could eventually cause damage to the cat's liver. So she turned to a veterinarian who suggested she try alternative medicine. Saunders said: Katie has had acupuncture, a method that helps her body to heal itself. She's had three courses of treatment and her condition has improved a lot. But she's still there. Some 'elderly' problems such as stiff back.     

What diseases can acupuncture treat?

I. Digestive System Diseases

Digestive system diseases are clinical symptoms of small animals Acupuncture and moxibustion are mainly used to treat the following diseases:

1. Indigestion: this disease is mostly treated with white needles, acupoints Housanli, Pishu, Houhai Mainly, cooperate with Baihui, Dachangshu, Xiaochangshu, Guanyuanyu, Geshu, etc.

2. Diarrhea: white needles are the main acupoints, Pishu and Houhai are the main acupoints, combined with Housanli, Baihui, Dachangshu, Xiaochangshu and Xuanshu , center, etc. For chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, moxibustion can be combined with Zhongwan, Tianshu, Pishu, Housanli, etc;

3. Constipation: White acupuncture or electro-acupuncture are the main points. The white acupuncture points are mainly Guanyuanshu, Dachangshu and Pishu. Houhai, Baihui, and Waiguan; electroacupuncture can be used on both Guanyuanshu or Pishu points.

4. Vomiting: White needles are the main points, Waiguan, Neiguan and Housanli are the main points, together with Pishu, Geshu, Zhongshu and other points.

5. Prolapse of the anus: Manipulative restoration should be performed first, followed by acupuncture treatment. Baihui and Houhai are mainly selected for white needles, combined with Housanli, Mingmen and Pishu; electro-acupuncture is selected from Baihui and Houhai points group.

2. Respiratory diseases

Laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and bronchopneumonia : White needle or water needle. White needles mainly use Dazhui and Feishu as the main points, together with Shenzhu, Lingtai and other points; water needles are injected with antibiotics at Hushu points.

3. Muscle, skeletal and nervous system diseases

1. Muscle atrophy: according to local The principle of acupoint selection is to select the acupoints around the affected part for white acupuncture treatment.

2. Myositis: Select the acupoints around the affected area, and mostly use white needle therapy. If the swelling is severe, you can choose the blood needle points around the affected area for treatment.

3. Sprains, arthritis: choose acupuncture points around the affected area, and mostly use white needle therapy. When swelling and pain are obvious, blood acupuncture therapy can be used.

4. Intervertebral disc herniation: The selected acupoints are also different due to the different parts of the disease. For patients with cervical and anterior segment of thoracic vertebrae, choose Tianmen, Shenzhu, Taodao, Dazhui, Roufeng, Liusong (forelimb), Xishang, Qiansanli, Neiguan, Waiguan, and between the cervical and thoracic spinous processes Select acupoints around the diseased site; for the posterior segment of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, select Chuan, Mingmen, Baihui, Eryan, Housanli, Heel, Zhongfu, Liusu (hind limb), and between the spinous processes of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae near the affected part Select points in the longissimus dorsi and iliocostalis grooves on both sides of the spinous process. If electroacupuncture is used, the group of Tianmen and Liufeng points can be selected for cervical vertebra disease, the Shenzhu or Taodao and Liufeng points group can be selected for the anterior thoracic vertebra, and the central or Baihui and Liufeng points group can be selected for the posterior thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. .

5. Facial nerve palsy: white acupuncture treatment focuses on lock, switch, and yinfeng points, and cooperates with Shangguan, Xiaguan, and Tianmen; electroacupuncture treatment selects Lock mouth, Yifeng or lock mouth, Shangguan point group.

6. Radial nerve palsy: Baizhen is mainly acupoints of Luofeng, Qiansanli, Xishang and Waiguan, combined with Jianjing and Jianwaishu (? ), Elbow Shu, Liuxiong; Electroacupuncture was selected from the group of Luofeng, Waiguan or Luofeng and Liufeng points.

7. Sciatica palsy: Baihui, Huantiao and Housanli are the main points of Baihui, combined with the upper knee, heel and six seams; electroacupuncture Baihui , Huantiao, Housanli, and Liuxiao form the acupoint group.

8. Bladder paralysis: Baizhen Baihui and Houhai are the main points, together with Mingmen, Shenshu, Guanyuanshu, bladdershu, Eryan and Taigen and other points; electroacupuncture at Mingmen, Baihuihuobaihui, Houhai, or bilateral Eryan points.

However, although massage, acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicine treatments are currently applicable to a wide range of applications, the application scope of pet acupuncture includes colds, coughs, diarrhea, paralysis, sprains, not only It is these internal medicine and surgery, and even in obstetrics, acupuncture is also a good therapy. However, this kind of pure Chinese medicine treatment is rare in animal hospitals. Animals do not consciously cooperate with doctors in treatment like humans. Some doctors find it troublesome to treat Chinese medicine, and switch to Western medicine. Second, most citizens do not understand Chinese medicine treatment and are unwilling or afraid to try it. But the effect of acupuncture massage can be said to be obvious, so if you are lucky enough to find a hospital that can give pet acupuncture, as long as it is a regular hospital, you might as well let your cat try it.