A holistic veterinary approach
By LAURA MCCUTCHEON The Daily Journal
Article Last Updated: 01/25/2007 08:38:54 AM PST

Booger does. So does Scooter.

Katy Sommers, local veterinarian and co-author of “The Complete Holistic Dog Book” inserted tiny needles into both of the canines last week. Booger, a 14-year-old English Cocker Spaniel seemed oblivious to the needles, and Scooter, a 15-year-old terrier mix seemed thoroughly relaxed after one was placed in his head.

Acupuncture has helped with Booger’s arthritis and “his everything,” his owner Janny Hancock said as she sat in the waiting room at Mendocino Animal Hospital. “He sleeps less now … it took years off of him,” she said, noting he has been getting acupuncture for about a year now. “When he leaves here he’s like, ahhh’” she said, sighing to describe a sense of relaxation.
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