A week after bone spurs robbed Chiao Chiao (巧巧) of the use of her hind legs, her owner’s friend recommended acupuncture therapy.
“I was like, can dogs even get acupuncture?” Choong Chee-wai (鍾志偉) says. “I had no clue. But after the first electro-acupuncture session, she stood up again.”
Several sessions later and the 15-year-old dachshund has regained about 80 percent mobility. Chiao Chiao also suffers from an incurable trigeminal nerve tumor, and Choong says treatment has alleviated the discomfort it causes.
Due to changing attitudes on pet ownership and increased media exposure in recent years, there are growing numbers of vet clinics
January 01, 2021
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You probably know of or have been to a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioner for your own ailments but what about for your precious furkids? If acupuncture for pets has you thinking ‘Is it effective?’, ‘Is it painful?’ and ‘How do you even get them to stay still?’, you’re not alone.
We speak to two experts, Dr. Audrey Loi, senior veterinarian of Mount Pleasant Vet Centre (East), as well as Dr. Jasmine Tan Kia Ming of Vet On Wheels, to find out more.
Dr. Loi is one of the first International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) certified veterinarians in Singapore, while Dr. Tan received her veterinary medical degree from Murdoch University and learnt about Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), from renowned TCVM vets such as Dr. Bruce Ferguson and Dr. Tatang Cahyono.