Acupuncture treatment for idiopathic Horner's syndrome in a dog.
- Author:
Sung Jin CHO
1
;
Okjin KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: acupuncture; dog; Horner's syndrome; Oriental medicine
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy/*veterinary; Animals; Dog Diseases/*therapy; Dogs; Female; Horner Syndrome/therapy/*veterinary
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2008;9(1):117-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A one-year-old female English Cocker Spaniel dog with idiopathic Horner's Syndrome is described. The specific clinical signs in this specimen were miosis, ptosis, enophthalmos, and prolapsed nictitans for 2 days following sudden onset. According to history taking, ophthalmic, neurological, and radiological examination, the patient was diagnosed with idiopathic Horner's syndrome. Manual acupuncture treatment was applied to the dog on local points two times in 2 days. The local acupoints were ST-4 (Di Chang) and GB-1 (Tong Zi Liao). The day after the initial acupuncture treatment, clinical signs related to idiopathic Horner's syndrome had almost disappeared. The day after the second treatment, specific clinical signs were completely absent. During this period, the dog did not receive any orthodox treatment. Thus, it is suggested that manual acupuncture might be an effective therapy for idiopathic Horner's syndrome.
