Cats and acupuncture?! Really?! While not all cats will tolerate it, many will surprise you.
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Day 12:
Acupuncture is amazing !
During November 2024 a National Antibiotic Amnesty is being held by vets, doctors and pharmacists.
What to do if you have leftover or unused antibiotics:
o Return them to your vet practice for safe disposal
o Inappropriate disposal of unused antibiotics could contribute to antimicrobial resistance and pollute the environment through waterways, affecting our wildlife
o Don’t ever give your pet, or any pet for which they haven’t been prescribed, left-over or out of date antibiotics. Using antibiotics when not needed could risk side effects, delay an accurate diagnosis for your pet, mean that your pet's condition may not be treatable, and contributes to antimicrobial resistance.
What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop defences that protect them from antibiotic medications, making treatment less effective Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing problem worldwide, affecting both human and animal health. Antibiotics are essential when treating many conditions in animals and people, but bacteria are becoming resistant to many antibiotics that we rely on in human and veterinary medicine. Ask your veterinary practice if they are taking part in the antibiotic amnesty this November. Clients can return any unused or out of date antibiotics to them for safe disposal.
AMR and the environment
o The environment is at risk if antibiotics aren’t disposed of properly. If antibiotics are disposed of inappropriately e.g. via household waste, this can contribute to antimicrobial resistance in the environment
o Always return unused or out of date antibiotics to your vet for safe disposal o Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global health issues of our time. We must act, together.
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Poor Freddie here has been unable to walk since acquiribg suspected IVDD (intervertebral disc disease) where a damaged disc presses on the spinal cord preventing the normal transmission of nerve signals beyond the damaged area. French Bulldogs with their high prevalence of spinal deformation are especially prone to this disease but thankfully they are often not in pain and determined to get on with life.
We are supporting Freddie's hindlimbs with a peanut cushion so his limbs are in a normal weight-bearing position while we stimulate the nerves and muscles in the hindlimbs to try and re-establish nerve signal transmission. You may be able to see the contraction of the right gluteal (buttock) muscle and the left cranial hock muscles on this video.
There have been some improvements for Freddie where we witnessed him taking 5 steps independently, this now needs to be built on with his very dedicated owner doing daily physio exercises with him.
Well done team Freddie 🙌
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Although I witness the benefits of acupuncture all the time in my patients, it is rare that I manage to get good ‘before and after’ images. Teddy here, who has featured before on my page, has a condition called polyneuropathy which is where the nerve fibres in the body slowly degenerate causing a slowing and interruption of the nerve signals, particularly to the limbs. Signs include slowing down, struggling to walk and losing balance resulting in a ‘drunken gait’. Although it is not a painful condition it increases the likelihood of musculoskeletal injuries, and having weak limbs puts extra strain on the back and trunk muscles leading to tightness and muscle spasms, so these dogs are often living with a degree of pain. There is no medical treatment for the condition; enter acupuncture!
Teddy made such obvious improvements over the first 4 sessions with me and my electroacupuncture machine, and it is a joy to showcase them here. Polyneuropathy is a progressive condition so he will continue to deteriorate over time but acupuncture is helping him to live his best life now and hopefully prolong the time he has with a good quality of life.
Sustainable chicken keeping 🐔🐔
Fezy is still a very active cat, likes to jump up to high places, brings home the occasional small prey animal...but I have noticed her weighing up a jump before she leaps, and watching how she uses her front paws to brace herself here (twice, so it isn't a one-off) shows that she is feeling less confident about her ability to jump down. Sometimes the signs are very subtle, and as a pet owner I need to be on the lookout for these 'simpke things'.
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So if you're introducing an activity feeder to your pet,some things to consider:
- start easy, if they've never used one before they'll need to get used to a basic skill level feeder first and work up
- use highly tasty treats to start with to motivate them to make the effort
- demonstrate the action needed if necessary, but only 3-4 times otherwise you've turned yourself into a waiter 😁
I'm always looking for ways to help my senior kitty stay young, and she is already a dab paw at the tube feeder and wobble feeder but this one might take a bit of encouragement...I'll keep you posted 😸
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I've had a forearm strain for a couple of weeks that I've been ignoring so the quieter time between Christmas and New Year gave me the opportunity to perform some self-treatment 😊
I can also test that my electroacupuncture machine is working. Although there is no movement at the needles or muscle twitches I can feel quite an intense buzzing at the elbow point. This is a good reminder that even when we don't *see* anything when the machine is on the patient will still be feeling things and receiving a therapeutic benefit ☺️
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