Greta, a long-haired miniature Dachshund, was diagnosed with disk disease. Her veterinarian attempted to help her with several injections but 8 days later there was no improvement. Her owners now had the grim choice between surgery and putting her to sleep. The surgery would be a risky operation with no guarantee for success.
After some research the owners came to my veterinary acupuncture practice. Greta was paralyzed from the waist down and in pain. After doing a clinical examination, both Western and Chinese, I put some acupuncture needles in her hind legs and back. To some of the needles I attached an electrostimulator which provides a low voltage current. The idea behind this is mainly to have an extra painkilling effect.
After a few minutes Greta began to relax and her eyes brightened. And again a few minutes later she was so relaxed she fel asleep on the table. After this first treatment she could stand on her hind legs again as long as you helped her get up on the smooth floor of the practice.
Three days later she came for her second treatment. She now could walk again in an unsteady way and her pain was almost gone. In the run of the next five weekly treatments her walking became slowly more and more steady. Now, 10 months later she almost walks like a normal healthy dog. If you look closely you can see she still wobbles a little bit but she is a very happy dog again and her owners are off course also very happy.
The plan is that Greta will come to the practice in the future for a three monthly check up and maintenance treatment to preserve her present condition as good as possible.
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