Cat Acupuncture

If you are anything like me, the thought of acupuncture makes you a little nervous as it involves needles being inserted into your skin.  And as much as it scares us to inflict pain upon ourselves, it is equally as hard to think of your pet enduring the same.  However, I know people that live by acupuncture as a healing remedy without side effects, and nobody likes to see their kitty sick or suffering.  Acupuncture is based on thousands of years of observation and experience and has been used to treat hundreds of millions of patients – humans and pets.  It is growing in popularity and is a gentle, painless treatment without adverse side effects; much less scary than perceived.

I will give you a little background behind the practice of acupuncture to assuage any concerns you may have.  When we are healthy, the Chinese medicine belief is that we have balanced circulation of life force, called qi (pronounced chee).  When this flow is blocked, disease occurs, and therefore acupuncture is needed in order to manipulate the flow by stimulating pressure points along our body’s meridians, or channels.  Traditionally this stimulation is done with thin needles but has now expanded to the use of lasers and sterile solution injections.  Take a look at this video to see for yourself…

Cat Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be used for physical disorders and also skin diseases, bowel problems, asthma, liver/kidney problems, arthritis, allergies, poisoning, and the list goes on.  If your cat has one or more of these problems and you would prefer a less invasive method for treatment, acupuncture sounds like a perfect alternative.  Maybe you can get a little treatment at the same time!