Beijing pets benefit from acupuncture.
Beijing pets benefit from acupuncture.
Strapped in tight, the prone poodle nervously eyes the vet, who gently sticks fine needles into its back and paws, summoning the ancient art of acupuncture to treat the pet’s aches and pains.
Duniu is just one of a growing number of animals being signed up for traditional medicine in China — care their masters have said is less invasive and comes with fewer side effects than conventional treatments.
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In one Beijing practice, pets of all shapes and sizes come for treatments.
A dog receives acupuncture and physiotherapy at an animal clinic in Beijing.
“The advantage of traditional Chinese medicine is that there is no surgery,” 38-year-old Zhai Chunyu said, accompanied by Duniu, his poodle.
“The animal’s suffering is reduced.”
At just three years old, Duniu suffers from Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, which affects the thigh bone and can lead to painful osteoarthritis.
Beijing pets benefit from acupuncture
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