Feline Acupuncture Technique
Restraint
Lighter touch: Start from the head, back
Gentle restraint
Human companion present
Padded surface, Rug w/towel
Color
Blue, green color
Yang Conditions Excess Heat or False heat, Yin deficiency, stagnation
Fire or Wood Constitution
Orange, Yellow color
Qi Deficiency, IBD or Earth
Deficiency of metal/respiratory
White: Metal/Respiratory conditions
Pink, violet: Yang deficiency, Cold conditions, or stagnation
Physical Exam
Shen (Spirit)
High: Good prognosis
Low/depressed: Poor prognosis
Body type & muscles: Excess vs. deficiency
Hair coat
Hair loss: Blood/Yin/Qi deficiency
Dandruff: Blood Deficiency, Yin deficiency
Oily: Damp, phlegm,
Tongue
Red: Excess Heat or Yin deficiency
Pale: Qi deficiency or Blood deficiency
Purple: Stagnation
Yellow coating: Excess Heat
White coating: Phlegm, cold
Ear: Oozing, bleeding: GB Damp Heat
Back Shu: BL-13 to 30; BL-42 to 52 Front Mu: LIV-13; LIV-14 and GB-24; CV-12
Femoral pulse
Fast, forceful pulse: Excess Heat
Wiry pulse: Pain (Qi-blood stagnation)
Weaker pulse @ Right-side: Qi or Yang deficiency
Weak pulse @ Left-side: Yin or Blood deficiency
Tips for Acupuncture Technique
One Acupuncture Needle for all cats: 0.25mm (#32) with a length of 13 mm (1/2')
Do not start at paw point (LI-4, TH-5, LIV-3 etc)
Water/Wood Constitution: Start Bai-hui (L-S conjunction at GV)
Fire Constitution: Aquapuncture at An-shen with 0.5 to 1 cc of saline
Earth/Metal Constitution: Start GV-20
Upper Respiratory Infections
Wind Heat or Lung Heat: Acute
Dispel, tonify Wei Qi &/or Lung
LI 4, LI 11, GV 14, LI 20, TH 5, BL 13, LU-5
Tip of ear, tip of tail
Lung Qi or Yin Deficiency: Chronic
Support Yin, Lung Qi
LU-7, LU-9, LU-1, BL-13, CV-17, CV-22, LI-10, ST-36, BL-20/21
Herbal Med
Bu Fei San for Qi deficiency
Bai He Gu Jin For Yin deficiency
Feline Asthma
Wind Cold
BL-10/12/GB-20/LI-4/11: Dispel Wind, clear surface
BL 13: disperse lung
ST-40/CV-17: Transform phlegm
Ding-chuan /CV-22: stop asthma
Herbal: Zhi Suo San
Lung Heat
Er-jian/LU5/LU 10: Clear Lung Heat
BL 13/LU-7: disperse lung
ST-40/CV-17 (Tan-zhong): Transform phlegm
CV-22/Ding-chuan: stop asthma
Herbal: Qing Fei San
Lung Qi deficiency
LU9/7: Tonify lung qi to stop asthma
Qi-hai-shu/CV-17/BL 13: Tonify Lung Qi
Sp-36 + SP-6: Strengthens Sp and St
CV-22/Ding-chuan: stop asthma
Herbal: Bu Fei San
Lung Yin deficiency
BL-13, BL-42, LU-1, LU-9 (strengthen the lungs)
CV-22, Ding-chuan (stop asthma)
SP-6, SP-9, BL-23 (tonify Yin)
LI-10, ST-36, ST-37 (tonify Spleen Qi)
Herbal: Bai He Gu Jin
Lung Qi + Kidney Qi deficiency
KID-3/7/10/CV-4/6/BL-23/26: Tonify kidney Qi
CV-17/BL 13/LU-9/7: Tonify lung Qi
ST-36 + SP-6: Strengthens Sp and St
CV-22/Ding-chuan: stop asthma
Herbal: Ren Shen Ge Jie San
Immune Mediated Disorders
Including Feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
Acute Flare-ups
Fever, chills--Wind Heat
GV 14, LI 4, LI 11, TH 4(source), TH-5
Herbal: Yin Qiao San
Vomiting, low appetite
SP 6, ST 36, CV 12/14, PC 6, GB-34, BL-20/21
Herbal: Huo Xiang Zheng Qi
Swollen lymph nodes Heat Toxin
Check location: Local points, LU-5, GV-14, SP-10, BL 40, LI 11
Herbal medicine: Pu Ji Xiao Du
Prevention
Points: LI-4/11, GV-14, ST-36, BL-20/21, LIV-3, SP-6
Herbal: Wei Qi booster
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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Heat-Toxin
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Bloody/watery diarrhea or malodorous mucoid feces
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GV-1, BL-20, BL-21,
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Damp-Heat
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Colitis, enteritis, Potomac fever, salmonellosis and non-specific gastroenteritis
Hot ears/nose, Increased thirst
Tongue: Deep red
Pulse: Deep and rapid
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LI-4, SP-6, LI-11, GV-14, Wei-jian, BL-25, ST-25, LI-10, ST-36, GB-34
Da Xiang Lian Wan
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Liver Qi stagnation
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Hyperactive, Irritability
Vomiting small amounts frequently
Acid regurgitation or eructation
Eyes: red
Tongue: purple
Pulse: wiry
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PC-6, BL-14, HT-7, GB-34, ST-36, GB-41, LIV-3, BL-18, BL-19
Liver Happy
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Spleen Qi deficiency
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Chronic diarrhea with undigested grain
Anorexia, Loss of body weight
Exercise intolerance
Tongue: Pale or yellow
Pulse: Deep and weak
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GV-1, BL-20/21, LI-10,ST-36, SP-6/9, Qi-hai-shu, Pi-shu
Shen Ling Bai Zhu
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Kidney Yang deficiency
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Prolonged diarrhea
Cold and painful back
Rear weakness and stiffness
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: Deep and weak
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GV-1, BL-20/21, ST-36, GV-4/3, Bai-hui, BL-23, Shen-Shu, KID-7/3, Qi-hai-shu
Four Immortals
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Mega Colon
Local Stagnation with Qi deficiency, Yin and Blood deficiency
Qi deficiency: can't push
History of difficulty having stool
Yin & Blood deficiency: Can't moisten
Points: BL-20/21/25, CV-12, ST-25, ST-37/39/36, GV-1, BL-17, SP-10, KID-3, SP-6/9
Herbal: Fan Xie Ye
With Qi Deficiency: Add Four Gentlemen
With Yin/Blood Deficiency: Dang Gui Cong Rong
Gingivitis
Stomach Fire/Heat with local stagnation
Points: GV-14, LI-4/11, ST-44, CV-12, ST-45
Local points: ST-4/5/6, TH-17
Oral Herbal: Jade Lady Topical
Herbal: Bing Peng San
Inappropriate Spraying
Shen Disturbance with Yin deficiency or Liver Qi stagnation
Points: Aquapuncture at Da-feng-men, An-shen
Dry Needle: GV-20, HT-7, BL-14/15/18/19, LIV-3
Herbal: Shen Calmer