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Pet acupuncture popularity grows in Hong Kong
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17 February 2006 Pet acupuncture popularity grows in Hong Kong
Hong Kong veterinarians are adopting acupuncture as a means of treating animals as well as humans. The city has thousands of acupuncture clinics for humans, where pins are inserted into the body at specific points to stimulate vital energy known as "qi".
These clinics are now being joined by a growing number of veterinarian practices embracing the holistic discipline, administering the treatment to cure illnesses like arthritis, paralysis and tumours.
"A holistic lifestyle should not be limited to humans," says veterinarian Grace Li of the Tin Hau Pet Hospital.
"They take herbs and they are having acupuncture all along, but they can never connect the two things together, acupuncture and pets."
Acupuncture has been practiced by vets in the US and Britain since the early 1970's, although its establishment as an acceptable form of treatment has taken longer.
Whether or not the decision is taken to opt for holistic remedies like acupuncture, one thing will remain present – medical costs.
Britons are advised to take out pet insurance to ensure that their pets will get the best kind of treatment – whatever that may be.
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