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• Splash, the 13-year-old Dalmatian, has a condition that behaves like arthritis of the spine.
• And her owner, Terry Jones, is trying alternative medicines on her pooch to relieve the pain.
• "There are times that she stands still for one half-hour all hunched over because she can't move," Jones said.
• Eastern medicine, with its organic approach to healing, has challenged the Western way of practicing medicine in doctor's offices for years.
• Whether they want a tofu diet for Tigger or a neck massage for Muffin, pet owners looking for nontraditional animal care are finding it with local veterinarians, animal experts and even those who also practice medicine on people.
• Vega was making house calls with another veterinarian in the San Fernando Valley at the time she was building a client base and was surprised to learn how many clients wanted acupuncture for their pets.
• So she began taking acupuncture classes and then learned about other therapies for animals, from herbs to massage therapy.
• She offers these services to clients, many of whom don't use alternative medicine themselves but are open to new therapies for their animals.
• Using between four and 14 needles per acupuncture session, Vega said there's no way to know how an animal will react.
• In some cases, acupuncture is used to stimulate appetite and is activated by a point at the tip of the nose.
• So when a mean cat with an aversion to eating came in, Vega had to get the fine needle in its nose.
• Chiropractor James Langford of Van Nuys treats dogs and cats with sore necks, jaw problems, bad backs and other alignment issues.
• Because cats stretch so much, they usually need fewer treatments than Fido, and can be on the mend in two to three weeks.

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