Acupuncture for Dogs and Cats

Accelerate healing. Decrease pain. Live better.

Dr. Ron Scharf is trained in homeopathy and acupuncture in addition to traditional veterinary medicine. A 1985 Cornell graduate, he continues to serve the Niskayuna community as he has done since 1993.

Our clinic offers a complementary and alternative approach to pet health and wellness. We balance the conventional Western approach to veterinary medicine with holistic practices including acupuncture and homeopathy.

Holistic therapies offer non-traditional options for animals that do not respond satisfactorily to typical Western veterinary treatments.

A Higher Standard

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the practice of inserting very fine, sterile needles into strategic places in the body known as acupuncture points. Research has shown that these acupuncture points have increased numbers of small blood vessels, nerve endings, and lymphatic vessels when compared to surrounding tissues.

The insertion of the acupuncture needles stimulates the nervous system, increases blood circulation to an area, and releases endorphins and other substances which are the body’s own pain relievers, anti-inflammatory agents, and immune system stimulants. Acupuncture can be combined with other traditional forms of medical care to achieve optimal health.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the practice of inserting very fine, sterile needles into strategic places in the body known as acupuncture points. Research has shown that these acupuncture points have increased numbers of small blood vessels, nerve endings, and lymphatic vessels when compared to surrounding tissues.

The insertion of the acupuncture needles stimulates the nervous system, increases blood circulation to an area and releases endorphins and other substances which are the body’s own pain relievers, anti-inflammatory agents, and immune system stimulants. Acupuncture can be combined with other traditional forms of medical care to achieve optimal health.

Acupuncture is effective in treating

Pain
Inflammation
Arthritis
Gastrointestinal disorders
Chemotherapy side effects

Anxiety
Constipation
Recovery from veterinary surgery or illness

Acupuncture is effective in treating

Pain
Inflammation
Arthritis
Gastrointestinal disorders
Chemotherapy side effects
Anxiety
Constipation
Recovery from veterinary surgery or illness

Homeopathy

Veterinary homeopathy is a holistic discipline that is based on the principle that disease can be cured by stimulating the body’s natural defense mechanisms. There are two aspects to a disease, the immediate cause such as a bacterial agent, virus, toxin, or internal immunological activity and the body’s reaction which could be fever, inflammation, or discharge.

Conventional Western medicine looks at these bodily reactions as symptoms and fights to suppress or counteract them. Homeopathy, on the other hand, sees them as indications of the body’s attempts to eliminate the pathogen or toxin and to heal itself. While the immediate causes, such as infection, are not ignored, the focus of homeopathic medicine is to strengthen the patient’s natural defenses and restore healthy balance to the body.