Animals Respond to Acupuncture’s Healing Touch

After surgery for a ruptured disk two years ago, Nelly's legs remained extremely weak. She could barely move, became lethargic and lost her appetite.

Things were looking grim, but then a concerned friend took the 10-year-old to an acupuncturist, who treated her three times in half-hour sessions.

"Almost immediately after the first treatment, Nelly's energy went from zero to 100," recalled that friend, Annie Washburn, who works as a community organizer in New York City. Nelly became more mobile, ate more and resumed regular bowel movements. "She bounced back in a way that seemed miraculous," Washburn said.

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2 Responses to “Animals Respond to Acupuncture’s Healing Touch”

1. ainsley says:

   May 2, 2009 at 2:36 am

   Oh that’s great! I think acupuncture is safe and natural alternative to consider when your dog has a medical problem, whether physical or emotional… What can you say about this article? http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-12-zootoo-shelter-clash_N.htm Stray Rescue of St. Louis won last year but is still waiting for zootoo to pay up

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   • kittymowmow says:

     May 2, 2009 at 6:50 am

     That’s an interesting article. I don’t know what to to conclude about it. I’m willing to give the ZooToo.com company a break. Note these paragraphs:

     Zootoo founder Richard Thompson, a millionaire entrepreneur and former Meow Mix CEO, acknowledges the delays but says he has spent $150,000 of Zootoo’s money to push the project along. He says he has paid for consultants, architects, inspections, zoning and taxes, among other expenses — spending he says Grim would not necessarily see. “We are working slowly,” he says, “but we’re moving ahead.”

     The contest was a first for Zootoo, and “maybe we made some mistakes,” Thompson says. “The first time you’re out test driving a car, you make mistakes.” (emphasis mine)

     The contractor working with the contest winner and Zootoo says, “I don’t think anybody was trying to do anything deceitful [...] Neither one of them has acted that way to me.”

     Basically, it seems like one big mess, full of miscommunication and mishandlings from all sides. These things happen sometimes, and should serve as a lesson to the parties involved and to onlookers. What lesson? I don’t know — maybe something about ensuring the best possible planning before launching such a large project?

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