Pet Acupuncture: Treating Animals With Best Human Medicine

Dogs Can Get Acupuncture, Too
Dr. Jordan Kocen inserts several acupuncture needles into the back of 14-year-old Jake, a Boston Terrier with back problems, July 22, 2009 at South Paws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Chronic back pain, neurological troubles, arthritis: Jordan Kocen's veterinary clinic has a solution for pets, offering acupuncture as an alternative to his many 'patients.' AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Dr. Jordan Kocen inserts several acupuncture needles into the back of 14-year-old Jake, a Boston Terrier with back problems, July 22, 2009 at South Paws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Chronic back pain, neurological troubles, arthritis: Jordan Kocen's veterinary clinic has a solution for pets, offering acupuncture as an alternative to his many 'patients.' AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

There is a growing movement to treat animals with the best that human medicine has to offer, including physical therapy, hydro-therapy, and even alternative therapies -- acupuncture, to be precise.

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