Acupuncture for Cats
Cat owners are looking to various health alternatives as it relates to healing therapy for their adored pets. There are still some suspicion and skepticism for this unconventional method of healing for both humans and cats alike. This closed-mindedness may be regrettable because this means that cats are missing out on getting their chronic illnesses taken care of by what are really some ancient healing methods. Some cat owners may be forced into a desperation situation before they even consider using a practitioner that offers alternative procedures. What is true is that acupuncture for cats, will be recommended only for those issues where it can be effective known to serious practitioners, and it will require more than one visit. Waiting too long for acupuncture treatment or any alternative treatment, in fact, worsens the problem and makes it harder and perhaps impossible to treat via these means.
Acupuncture is a renowned type of longstanding medicine in Eastern Countries, and has been part of their civilized healing field for centuries. After many years of ambivalence in the Western Medical world it has gained respect gradually but today, one can find doctors for humans as well as animals studied in this ancient healing art, making it an established practice in their offices. The study of Acupuncture is long. Many doctors after having spent years getting their medical degrees did not wish to spend more years then studying acupuncture and then figuring out how to incorporate it into the Western system of medicine. But, that has been changing for a few decades, and today acupuncture in the Western world is firmly becoming a sought after process for healing, that in some instances can cure things western medicine cannot because the system is holistic, and encourages the body to engage in its own healing process rather than being a piecemeal stab to stop the symptom without addressing where it is actually coming from in the body. Acupuncture has always been used to treat various physical and mental diseases and ailments. Therefore, it should be no surprise, then, that if you are trying to find alternative medicine for your cat, acupuncture treatment is less difficult to find.
Practitioners have used acupuncture on human beings to help them to quit smoking or drinking, which are bad habits that are picked up. In the same tone, cats would benefit from this kind of treatment for their bad habits as well. Similarly, your pet will benefit from acupuncture from a natural animal practitioner to get rid of pain and illnesses. This procedure is entirely painless so there should be no concern for side effects or suffering. Acupuncture is used to treat diseases as well, from liver ailments, to arthritis, to kidney problems. It can help rid the patient of pains, and organ weaknesses.
When you are searching for a therapist that does acupuncture, you don’t want to choose one that does general acupuncture, but one who specializes in acupuncture for animals specifically. This is particularly important because an animal’s nerve structure is different from humans. You also want someone who is experienced in handling acupuncture in cats. If you go to the Veterinary Acupuncture Society website at www.ivas.org, you will be able to find a list of practitioners in your locale.
There are vets that have misgivings about acupuncture and will never recommend it because they have never grasped the concept of alternative medicine in either animals or humans.
Acupuncture should be considered a viable option before you even make the decision to put your cat into surgery or have a vet put any kind of medicine down the throat of your cat. In fact, acupuncture is less harsh and invasive than medication and surgery ever could be. Modern technology has tried to force holistic medicine out of the limelight even though it has been around for a longer time. It is like looking at two entirely different philosophies concerning what medicine is and even how it works. In actuality, the sharing of the various medicines and systems around the world is helping to increase the knowledge of healing at this time rapidly.
Communications between cultures which has never been faster or easier is helping to bridge what would otherwise be considered very different bases of medical understanding. However, the demand for such service is unsurprisingly coming from pet owners who don’t want to put their dogs and cats through invasive procedures. They know that the holistic approach to medicine has worked for humans and want to get the same benefit for the animals that they care about so much.
A cat that is an ideal candidate for acupuncture is usually an animal that has chronic and degenerative illness that concerns related to gastrointestinal disorders, neurological disorders, respiratory issues, metabolic and allergic disorders, as well as disorders of the joints and the skin. These are illnesses that surgery and pharmaceutical drugs are not able to fix or maintain. Most cats that experience acupuncture will find that calms, soothes and relaxes. Cats, especially, will fall asleep during the procedure.
The veterinarian that specializes in animal acupuncture will use this treatment to diagnose the problem. A careful medical history of symptomatic conditions in the past will be able to provide some of the information necessary. You will then be able to sit down and discuss whether your cat is a candidate for acupuncture.
Acupuncture consists of several treatments over a period of time, in which, you should be able to see if there are any improvements associated with treatments. One treatment may last for up to thirty minutes maximum and a minimum of ten seconds in some cases. If your pet is pregnant or has a high fever, acupuncture would not be advised. Acupuncture is a safe veterinary therapy as long as a competent and experienced practitioner does it. In comparison to other modalities, any unfavorable effects from acupuncture are uncommon.
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