D T Kaarthick¹* and S VishnuPriya²

¹Chief Consultant, Saisha Pet Speciality Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
²Consultant, Saisha Pet Speciality Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding Author: D T Kaarthick, Chief Consultant, Saisha Pet Speciality Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

Received: ONovember 20, 2023 Published: December 11, 2023

Abstract

Infectious diseases in canines pose significant health challenges, often requiring a multifaceted approach to treatment. While conventional medicine plays a pivotal role in managing these diseases, complementary therapies such as veterinary acupuncture have gained attention for their potential benefits. The objective of the study is to show how Veterinary acupuncture is useful in management of infectious diseases in canines. The study contains the acupuncture diagnosis, diagnosis method and treatment strategy for canine parvo virus patient. One canine patient was chosen which was affected by Canine parvo virus. In this case the patient was treated with both the dry needle acupuncture technique along with the antibiotic therapy for a stipulated period of time were used. The use of acupuncture technique has deliberately reduced the usage of antibiotics and the patients had a faster functional recovery.

Keywords: Canine Acupuncture; Acupuncture; Alternate Therapy for Infectious Disease; Canine Parvo Virus Enteritis; Veterinary Acupuncture; Dry Needle Acupuncture Therapy in Canines

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Citation

Citation: D T Kaarthick and S VishnuPriya. “Management of Canine Parvo Virus with Dry Needle Acupuncture Technique with Western Treatment-An Alternative Approach".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.1 (2024): 46-49.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 D T Kaarthick and S VishnuPriya. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.