Acupuncture not just for humans. Bino, an eight-year-old albino alligator who lives, unfortunately, in the San Paulo, Brazil aquarium, underwent acupuncture to relieve symptoms of scoliosis, the condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature. of the spine.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Acupuncture not just for humans. Bino, an eight-year-old albino alligator who lives, unfortunately, in the San Paulo, Brazil aquarium, underwent acupuncture to relieve symptoms of scoliosis, the condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature. of the spine.
The needles are planted once a week in the leathery skin, along the spine and in the area where a real hump has developed. It would seem, at first glance, some kind of torture, but, unlike other conventional treatments that vets have tried in the past, Bino has reacted well to acupuncture, recovering the use of the hind legs and the movements of the tail.
The procedure takes about 30 minutes and is not entirely unusual. Veterinarians are becoming more and more proposing it to treat animals all over the world. "There are many zoo veterinarians who use acupuncture, as well as a large number of equestrian operators who use acupuncture for racing horses. It has now been proven that this is a useful treatment ", has explained Simon Flynn of American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture to the Daily Mail, forgetting to add that the animals mentioned are subject to develop a large number of pathologies attributable, directly or indirectly, to their imprisonment or their exploitation.
Typical disorders treated with acupuncture are, in general, neck, back problems, to the skin and pain in general. Even among cats and dogs it is an increasingly widespread practice. Certainly though, Bino does require some unnecessary precautions with your pet, such as using the tape to close his mighty jaws, which are full of sharp teeth.
Roberta Ragni
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