4 posts tagged “acupuncture”
...from acupuncture because, according to the vet, he's been super grumpy and hyper-sensitive to the needles. She feels he needs a break and a reduction in treatments. Nobuku will receive four days off, return next Monday and perhaps, not again until Friday. Hopefully for straight days off won't adversely affect the strides made and the strength in his hind legs.
Meanwhile, Boo and I left work which was fabulous! I've been wanting to stop at a local outlet mall to buy another game called Phase 10 that we enjoy playing at home a lot. I've wanted a separate for work and since the mayhem starts after Thanksgiving Day, Boo and I hurried to the mall and made our purchase.
Now the game at the outlet cost only $4.99 - no biggie, right? Well, we left in such haste to beat traffic, etc. that I left without a jacket. Boo had one but I didn't, so I was told that I had to buy one because the temps dropped so quickly.
Once you calculate the new jacket, the game (we ended buying 3 other items because if you buy three you get the fourth one free), dinner and dessert our "quick trip" cost us $50.
Remind me to stay home next time!
...has come to an end and not soon enough for Nobuku, who vet techs say has been a grouchy cat this week. Seems he nailed one tech and nipped at another on a different day. All in all he's able to:
- walk on his hind legs without falling on his side.
- He's able to stand motionless without warbling, he's steady.
- He's walking more though, it is slow.
- His level of curiosity is high as he's getting into things again.
- He's been somewhat chatty.
- And finally, he desires to go outside and inspect his domain. He rubs on everything to identify his territory!
We've just returned from the first day of acupuncture for the new week and Nobuku is quite unhappy. He's upset at having to spend the entire day at the vet's. The treatment last two hours and is done when the doctor's schedule affords. If it's not until mid-day, which is most likely, we're both at work and unable to deliver him to the vet.
I do feel bad about him being away from home and his creature comforts, but am at a loss to workable compromise. Meanwhile, the improvement in muscle tone, improved appetite and good mobility proves that acupuncture is a beneficial treatment for him.
I must now go and grovel!
treatment for the next three weeks.We drop him Monday, Wednesday and Friday and retrieve him in the evening. He has responded quite well considering his right leg was practically just dangling and not supporting him. He initially had acupuncture in Spring 2006 and now that his strength is much improved the vet felt acupuncture was the next logical step. I'm excited and hopeful that this will give him relief from pain while stabilizing is hind leg muscles from atrophying.
