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Mosby has now had his 2^nd and 3^rd acupuncture appointments, and I am starting to believe that I really am seeing results. Truthfully, I have been second guessing myself since the beginning, thinking that maybe I was so hopeful for positive results that I could be imagining them. But the other day I got an outsider’s confirmation that Mosby is doing better.

My dad walked Mosby for me one night last week when I needed to work late. Later that night, he commented on how well Mosby did on their walk; he didn’t seem to struggle with the distance or seem to be limping as much at all. What surprised me so much about this comment is that I didn’t ask how he did on the walk, and my dad had completely forgotten about the acupuncture treatments. When I smiled and told him that Mosby had his third treatment the day before, my dad, he seemed a bit surprised, as he was a bit skeptical of the alternative treatment idea. He now admits that there could be something too this “voo-doo” medicine.

This past weekend I took Mosby on a walk that he could easily handle a couple of years ago but has struggled with in the past couple of months…just to see for myself if he really was doing better or if it was a fluke. Sure enough, he made it to the farmers market and all of the way back without showing any signs of discomfort in his back legs. I took him out again on Sunday for one more trip, and he did just as well. The only thing really slowing him down was the warm weather. And back at the house, he was pretty eager to pick up a chew toy and fling it at me so we could play a bit more.

I cannot say that this has been a drastic, miracle-like improvement…he still has trouble on stairs and our leisurely walk wasn’t really that far (just over a mile round trip), but considering how much he was dragging to finish that distance at the beginning of the summer, I feel like something is happening here. He has also been more enthusiastic about eating his food the second I fill his bowl, and seems to have more energy in general. So will I keep up the treatments? I’m actually still on the fence because of the cost. But if I can find a way to afford to keep going with the treatments, I would definitely consider it and recommend it to others.

If you have any stories to share about experiences with alternative treatments for pets, please send them our way! Dogster also has a call out for successful acupuncture stories that can be shared on an upcoming episode of a morning news show. This is your chance for you and your dog to be on TV!