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As a graduate of the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine in Reddick, Florida, where I completed the Small Animal Acupuncture Training Program, I have experienced firsthand the benefits of treating patients with both Western and Eastern medicine. While at HRA, I have used acupuncture to treat many shelter residents with a variety of medical conditions, including torn ligaments, allergies/itchiness, anxiety, prolapses, arthritis, and various paralytic injuries. My hope for Talleyrand was to help her regain feeling and movement in her hind end and her ability to urinate and defecate on her own with full continence. Treatment involved frequent acupuncture sessions (almost daily in the beginning) and electro-acupuncture treatment featuring introduction of a mild electric current to stimulate the nerves and muscles, increase circulation and blood flow, and manage pain. Each treatment lasted about 30 to 40 minutes. Talleyrand responded immediately and could feel her hind toes after one to two acupuncture sessions although she still could not move them. After about 10 days she was able to urinate on her own and was responding with small movements when we squeezed her toes. After a month she was kicking her hind legs and spreading her toes. From there it was all uphill in terms of her continued improvement, including flicking her tail, standing, walking, and then eventually running. The day she stood up on her own was a cause for celebration! And with each successive accomplishment we knew Talleyrand would live a happy life. “ Veterinary acupuncture has been shown to be successful— sometimes even more successful than surgery—in returning a paralyzed animal’s function after a traumatic injury.” ” 4 ALLIANCE
Talleyrand’s prognosis is excellent. She has a permanent curvature to her spine and the balance in her hind end is not 100 percent due to her vertebral fracture and spinal cord injury, but she is a happy and healthy kitten with a big personality! Talleyrand was recently adopted by a veterinary technician who can follow up with her future care, including periodic acupuncture treatments. She may experience intermittent setbacks in her comfort and mobility throughout life, but with continued acupuncture and pain medication if/when needed, those setbacks should be limited and fixable. She is truly a testament to the healing power of veterinary acupuncture! ALLIANCE 5
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