Acupuncture has been used to heal animals and people for millennia. Among the first animals to receive the benefits of this healing technique was an elephant, about 3500 years ago. This fellow was afflicted with a stomach disorder, similar to bloating, and was treated with the gentle insertion of slender needles in specific points on his body. History reports simply the fact that acupuncture was used successfully.
Eyes open wider, noses begin to sniff, and ears perk up.
Change is inevitable. The indications for the use of acupuncture are many and varied. Acupuncture assists the workings of the immune system, and thus taps into the natural healing capabilities of the body itself. Constipation, particularly with cats, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased or increased appetite, excessive drooling and pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome. Arthritis, hip dysplasia limping of unknown origin, lesions on the spine.