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Is In-Home Acupuncture Right for my Pet?

In-home acupuncture offers a treatment option for conditions that are difficult to treat or have no conventional treatment available or to enhance current treatments.  It is non-invasive, safe, and has very low risk of side effects.  Dr. Conner is a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA) that will come to you and perform a thorough exam and review the pet’s medical history.  She will review her findings and develop a treatment plan with you that best suits you and your pets needs.  The treatment plan may include any or all of the following:


  • Electroacupuncture applies an electrical current through the selected acupuncture points and is very soothing.  The treatment effect lasts longer than other methods of stimulation.
  • Aquapuncture is the injection of fluids like saline or vitamin B into acupuncture points.
  • Moxibustion is the warming of an acupuncture point by indirectly moving a lighted moxa stick over the site or by briefly touching the stick to the needle. 
  • Laser stimulation of acupuncture points can also be used in patients that have an aversion to needles. 
  • Chinese herbs and food therapy can be used to supplement and further enhance treatments


We will work with you to schedule times the best suit your needs and allow your pet to relax in their favorite spot while being treated.


What are some of the common conditions or symptoms that acupuncture is recommended to treat?

  • Pain
  • Nerve malfunction or injury
  • Orthopedic surgery recovery
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Seizures
  • Paralysis/paresis
  • Cough
  • Liver and kidney disease
  • Urinary incontinence

What are the Goals of Acupuncture?

  • Relieve or decrease of pain.
  • Minimize or treat the side effects of disease.
  • Treat conditions where other modalities have failed.
  • Return the pet to its function or to activities of daily living.
  • Speed recovery time from an injury or disease.

How many treatments may a pet need?

The number of treatments depends on the condition being treated and the long term goals of treatment.  For more acute conditions, a few treatments may be curative.  For more chronic conditions, we typically start treatments more regularly, with the hopes of a cumulative effect of treatment so they can be spaced apart and still have long term benefits.

How Does Acupuncture Work?

There are over 400 acupuncture points located throughout the body.  In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, each acupuncture point is associated with an internal function and organ.  Most of the acupuncture points run along a meridian system which is a series of channels that run throughout the body.  They are interconnected and work together to promote cellular changes that modify health.  These acupuncture points are in areas where there is a high density of free nerve endings, arterioles, lymphatic vessels and mast cells.  Research has shown that stimulating specific acupuncture points for specific conditions can cause mild local tissue trauma which increases blood flow to that area.  It can cause changes in signaling molecules and activate pathways that ultimately cause a release of endorphins.  Research has also shown that acupuncture also activates T-Cell Lymphocytes

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