title: Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbs for the treatment in hemivertebral French bulldogs with emergent paraparesis.
abstract: This study follows the treatment of six French bulldogs with paraparesis caused by congenital hemivertebra which were structurally mild but clinically severe. A standardized acupuncture ( zhēn jiǔ) treatment usingHua-Tuo-Jiaji(HTJJ) as local points and other distant points combined with Chinese herbs improved the clinical signs. Few, if any, published papers mention Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) for treatment of hemivertebral paraparesis in French bulldogs. Based on the rapid treatment outcome, we encourage practitioners to integrate this form of conservative management into emergency treatment.
authors: National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, No. 153, Sec. 3, Keelung Road, Da'an Dist., Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Ching Ming
authors: CM
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 002G VTH, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
authors: G Reed
authors: GR
authors: Holyoak
authors: Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Chung Tien
authors: CT
authors: Lin
keywords: Acupuncture; French bulldog; Hemivertebra; Jiaji; Paraparesis