Guy Devotes His Life To His Paralyzed Pittie

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[tblue37]

1. K&R for the sweet pupper. nt

[Bayard]

2. That guy's a keeper

Not many people would have the patience and perseverance. And the pupster is precious!

[Fla Dem]

3. There are good people in the world. What a happy, sweet pup.

[Disaffected]

4. He's a great guy but I wish

he wouldn't waste his time (& money) on snake oil like acupuncture. I'm betting the pooch doesn't like it much either.

[Coventina]

5. My senior dog benefited greatly from acupuncture.

Which she got from her normal, degree-holding vet.

It helps, no one knows precisely why, though theories abound.

[Disaffected]

6. The problem is

acupuncture has no credible basis either in theory or in empirical evidence i.e clinical studies. Many "studies" of acupuncture have been carried out but they are ALL seriously flawed in some manner, some more so than others, and most acupuncture "theories" are completely contrary to science based medicine.

Anecdotal evidence for acupuncture abounds alright but anecdotal evidence, and personal experience, are simply unreliable measures of efficacy.

Just because a veterinarian happens to be the provider says nothing as to whether acupuncture is effective. I would suggest your dog's outcome would have been the same had she been given acupuncture or not. Sometimes just a trip to a vet is itself enough to perk a dog up, at least for a while.

[Coventina]

7. Wrong. A simple Google search shows that studies have shown the effectiveness

of acupuncture.