Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Acupuncture helped a dog recover from sudden Horner's syndrome signs
By Cho, Sung-Jin & Kim, Okjin·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2008·College of Life Science and Natural Resources, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Acupuncture treatment for idiopathic Horner's syndrome in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A one-year-old female English Cocker Spaniel was brought in with symptoms of Horner's syndrome, including a droopy eyelid, a sunken eye, and a third eyelid that was protruding, which had lasted for two days. After a thorough examination, the vet diagnosed her with idiopathic Horner's syndrome, meaning the cause was unknown. The dog received acupuncture treatment on specific points twice over two days. Remarkably, her symptoms nearly vanished the day after the first treatment and were completely gone after the second session, showing that acupuncture may be an effective option for this condition.
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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.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18296897/