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Old 25-06-2009, 23:18
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my dogs back legs have started to give up on him over the last few months and is on rimadyl anti inflamitaries which have helped.
got talking to a neighbour who is a vetinary nurse and she suggested acupuncture and wondered if anyone had tried tried it on their dog or cat.
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Old 26-06-2009, 13:45
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I don't have any first hand experience but a friend has tried acupuncture for her young staffie's shoulder injury. It did seem to work well for a while & I seem to recall she had to have several sessions before it made a noticeable difference. It may be worth a try as constant use of pain killers is not very good for them.

Is your dog old & do you know what the problem is?
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Old 26-06-2009, 22:07
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I don't have any first hand experience but a friend has tried acupuncture for her young staffie's shoulder injury. It did seem to work well for a while & I seem to recall she had to have several sessions before it made a noticeable difference. It may be worth a try as constant use of pain killers is not very good for them.

Is your dog old & do you know what the problem is?
he will be 13 on wednesday so basically just old age.
the vet says when the back legs go its sometime due to nerve damage.
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Old 28-06-2009, 07:04
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It might be worth a try ~ best to take the advice of the acupuncturist as to whether your dog 's problems would be helped with acupuncture. At least there's no anaesthetic risk or the risks associated with long term drug use & it's a pain free procedure.

Good luck with it if you go ahead.
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