A chance! It has become a trend to treat paralyzed dogs with acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine.

When a pet at home has symptoms of stroke or paralysis, most owners will not give up the rescue at will. However, if they are sent to a western medicine clinic, the answer is "hopeless!" Or when the medical expenses are too high, it is a battle between heaven and man for the master! Fortunately, in recent years, more and more animals with stroke or paralysis have been given the chance to stand up again after receiving acupuncture treatment from traditional Chinese medicine!

In recent years, more and more quadriplegic animals have been treated with acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine, and have gained good opportunities for improvement. (Photo/Luo Huiwen) Veterinary Lin said that the role of pets has now been sublimated to the status of "people". When it is sick, the owner is often unwilling to give up any opportunity for treatment. Therefore, when the treatment is faced with huge medical expenses or surgery that may not be effective, it is often re-selected or supplemented by Chinese acupuncture therapy in an attempt to seek opportunities for survival.

At present, the treatment of animals in domestic veterinary hospitals is mainly western medicine, but just like people, when western scientific treatment methods reach a certain bottleneck, they will turn to Chinese medicine. The characteristics of western medicine treatment are that it can be operated locally, and the treatment effect is rapid, but the side effects of drugs are great; Traditional Chinese medicine, on the other hand, pays attention to the overall physical adjustment, and the treatment effect is slow, but it can improve many difficult diseases that western medicine can't solve.

Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture can treat limb paralysis, vestibular syndrome, facial nerve disorder, stroke and so on. (Photo/Luo Huiwen) But if it is a serious and complicated disease, including stroke, paralysis, vestibular syndrome, facial nerve disorder, disc herniation (bone spur), degenerative arthropathy, tendinitis and so on. Western medicine and surgery are limited by the inability to effectively treat diseases caused by nerve compression, and often need to give up the treatment of patients with limb paralysis; On the other hand, Chinese medicine can find out the cause and give treatment through syndrome differentiation. At present, acupuncture is the main treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, supplemented by drugs.

The positions of meridians and acupoints in dogs are similar to those in humans, and the acupuncture treatment methods are also similar. (Photo/Luo Huiwen) Veterinary Lin pointed out that according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, a person has 14 main meridians and hundreds of acupoints. Once the blood circulation is not good, it is easy to get sick, stroke or even paralysis because of nerve compression. At present, western medicine therapy can not improve stroke and nervous system diseases, but Chinese acupuncture can effectively improve blood circulation, enhance autoimmune, and then improve autoimmune. As long as it can prolong the life span of pets or maintain a good quality of life, Western medicine or Chinese medicine can complement each other.

Lin said that at present, the treatment principles of Chinese and western veterinarians for pets include that if animals have symptoms of joint pain and limb weakness, they will first confirm the cause of pain through X-rays when they see a doctor. If the symptoms are mild muscle and nerve pain, western medicine with quick effect, such as painkillers and steroids, will generally be used; If the pain is caused by joint, cartilage repair or joint replacement surgery can be carried out as appropriate, supplemented by Chinese medicine treatment to improve self-recovery ability; But for more serious stroke or limb paralysis, it can also be improved by acupuncture and drug treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.

At present, about 15 ~ 20% veterinarians in China are engaged in the field of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment, and there is a gradual upward trend. It can be seen that Chinese medicine has gradually occupied an important position in treating animals.