Dr. Karen Mitchell Lanz based in Louisville, she is a veterinary acupuncturist listed with the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. The majority of her patients tend to be older, arthritic dogs. Cats constitute only about 30 percent of her business. Although acupuncture can be successfully used with other animals, and Lanz knows people who have treated dolphins, iguanas and manatees, she works only on cats and dogs.
Dr. Karen Mitchell Lanz based In the United States, an estimated several thousand veterinarians have trained in the practice since the 1970s, according to Dr. Narda Robinson, an osteopathic physician and veterinarian who teaches a course on veterinary acupuncture at Colorado State University. Robinson says that as scientific knowledge increases about how acupuncture works, it is becoming more integrated into treatment in the West. Some places to learn the skill are, including, in addition to Colorado State, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, also in Florida.
Dr. Karen Mitchell Lanz based In the United States, an estimated several thousand veterinarians have trained in the practice since the 1970s, according to Dr. Narda Robinson, an osteopathic physician and veterinarian who teaches a course on veterinary acupuncture at Colorado State University. Robinson says that as scientific knowledge increases about how acupuncture works, it is becoming more integrated into treatment in the West. Some places to learn the skill are, including, in addition to Colorado State, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, also in Florida.