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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (2402)	8/18/1998 9:16:00 AM
From: JPR	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12475

Mohan: Alternative medicine for Pets in a NY Times Article I have some questions: (after reading the article below) How could one perform acupuncture on an irate porcupine? Would one administer aromatherapy for a depressed skunk complaining of social isolation? How would you massage a paralysed elephant? How could you prevent a Turtle from withdrawing into the shell while performing acupuncture? What anatomical part does one do acupuncture on a sex-crazed dog? Would you consider hydrotherapy redundant and unnecessary for a dolphin? Would the insurance company pay for it? NYTimes: Article excerpts aromatherapy. veterinarians are hooking dogs and cats to electric acupuncture machines, ..............dosing them with homeopathic remedies, There are a growing number of veterinary chiropractors on hand. Is there knotting in your dog's muscles? You can take him to a canine massage therapist...... Dr. Gerald M. Buchoff, a veterinarian in North Bergen, N.J., has performed acupuncture on iguanas with brittle bones............. Dr. Richard Swanson, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, said that the legitimacy of acupuncture, at least on mammals with skeletal structures similar to people's, was beyond doubt, and that hydrotherapy and chiropractic were probably effective............. veterinary acupuncture has been around long enough that it is now being ventured on a wide variety of animals in addition to horses, cats, dogs and parrots. "A friend of mine in California regularly does turtles -- well, not the shell," she said. "I know a guy in San Diego who is doing a dolphin."