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Acupressure Points For Canine Osteoarthritis

By Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis

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Older dogs are prone to developing arthritis. However, even young dogs can develop arthritis due to trauma to the joint, hereditary malformations, breeding issues, unstable joints, poor diet, and infection. Early detection is key to slowing the degenerative process and managing the dog’s level of pain, and there are acupressure points that can help.

Indicators of canine arthritis include:

  • Reluctance to play, walk, run, climb, jump
  • Swelling and heat at the site
  • Favoring a limb (limping)
  • Difficulty getting up or standing
  • Moving stiffly
  • Protecting a limb
  • Avoiding being touched
  • Change in attitude / personality
  • Weight gain
  • Less alert
  • Sleeping more, and,
  • Crunching (“crepitus”) sound when the joint is flexed

Your holistic veterinarian, acupressure practitioner, and canine nutritionist are a few good resources that can help your dog to be as comfortable as possible for as long as possible. Because there are many different types of canine arthritis, consulting professionals who can help zero-in on the exact joint problem is the best strategy for your dog’s comfort.

You can start helping your dog with a simple acupressure session. The chart below includes acupressure points that are known to ease pain and supply nourishment to the joints. Place the soft tip of your thumb of one hand on a point and rest your other hand on your dog. Count to 30 very slowly before moving to the next point. If you dog indicates any discomfort, please just move on to the next point or try the session another day. Repeat this procedure on the same acupressure points on the other side of your dog.

Acupressure points for Canine Arthritis

You can offer this acupressure session every day for 3 days, then take a day break. Then offer it again for 3 days and take another day break. See how your dog is doing. If he has improved you can take a 2-day break between 3-days of sessions. Just see how it goes and think about how much you want your dog to feel good.

Learn how to use acupressure to treat a variety of conditions in Amy and Nancy’s articles here on Animal Wellness Guide, in their hands-on and online courses, and in their books on canine, feline and equine acupressure:

Acu-Dog A guide to canine acupressure Acu-Cat Acupressure for Cats Acu-Horse: A guide to equine acupressure

 

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Founders and Owners at Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Resources
Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis are the authors of ACU-HORSE: A Guide to Equine Acupressure, ACU-DOG: A Guide to Canine Acupressure and ACU-CAT: A Guide to Feline Acupressure. They founded Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Resources offering books, manuals, DVDs, apps, and meridian charts. Contact: 303-681-3030, tallgrass@animalacupressure.com Learn more about Amy and Nancy
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Comments

  1. Felix says

    July 5, 2020 at 5:47 pm

    Great article!
    I love acupressure as a treatment modality. I made really good experience treating pain with it!

  2. jyoti yadav says

    April 1, 2020 at 7:30 am

    very nice article, useful information.

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