Acupuncture is not painful, or at least we try not to make it painful. A lot of times, if I find a painful area that the pet is sensitive to, I remove that needle to ensure the pet is comfortable. For instance, here's my own dog, and this is the needle. It will simply insert the needle into the pet, push it in, give a little spin to attach to the muscle, and then look. You can see she didn't even flinch.

There are three different schools of training for acupuncture. Essentially, though, they are all based on Chinese traditional medicine. They all work, just in different ways.

Acupuncture can work very well for our dogs. I've seen it be very beneficial for dogs, especially in arthritis cases, back issues, and even some chronic renal cases.

The best way to know is to visit our veterinarian who does the acupuncture, which is me. I will review a full physical exam, look at the history, and talk to you about how this might benefit your pet.