title: Acupuncture for zoological companion animals.
abstract: Research in complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) has increased dramatically in recent years. Acupuncture represents the most commonly practiced and extensively researched of all the CAVM modalities. Acupuncture is considered a valid therapeutic mode of treatment that can be integrated into Western veterinary medicine for the treatment of large, small, and zoological companion animal patients, especially in the area of analgesia. This article is intended to provide a guide for the zoological companion animal practitioner to gain a basic understanding of acupuncture and its potential for use in the zoological companion animal patient.
authors.affiliation: Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Wellness Service, University of California, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8747, USA. makoski@vmth.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Koski
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D018579:Patient Selection; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*