- Servicing the Triangle Area: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Cary, and Hillsborough NC
Acupuncture
Dr. Caplin will look at your pet’s "Western Medicine" diagnosis/symptoms and combine that information with the "Eastern Medicine" exam findings. She selects acupuncture points based on these combined findings.
Please provide a quiet space for the visit and a little extra time, especially for the first treatment. The acupuncture treatment itself involves inserting very small needles (much smaller than those used for vaccines) into acupoints and letting them sit in place for ~20 minutes. This is called dry needling. Sometimes she will hook up electricity to these needles for more activation. This is called electroacupuncture and the electricity is so low usually the animals do not behave any differently than with dry needling. Having some of your pet’s favorite treats available during the visit often helps.
Acupuncture is not right for every pet. Animals that are needle shy, very scared of touch from strangers, or those that can not hold still for 10-20 minutes are not the best candidates for this modality of treatment and may do better with a therapeutic laser visit where we can activate some of these points over a shorter treatment duration and without needles.
Please provide a quiet space for the visit and a little extra time, especially for the first treatment. The acupuncture treatment itself involves inserting very small needles (much smaller than those used for vaccines) into acupoints and letting them sit in place for ~20 minutes. This is called dry needling. Sometimes she will hook up electricity to these needles for more activation. This is called electroacupuncture and the electricity is so low usually the animals do not behave any differently than with dry needling. Having some of your pet’s favorite treats available during the visit often helps.
Acupuncture is not right for every pet. Animals that are needle shy, very scared of touch from strangers, or those that can not hold still for 10-20 minutes are not the best candidates for this modality of treatment and may do better with a therapeutic laser visit where we can activate some of these points over a shorter treatment duration and without needles.