Dog Acupressure

Dog acupressure is used for a variety of physical ailments in dogs, including stress and arthritis. According to this ancient Chinese healing technique, there are many different pressure points, and they all have an effect on the health of different parts of the body. when acupressure is applied, it involves pressing your fingers on certain spots, and applying a gentle pressure. This is an example of a dog acupressure chart, that will show you the different pressure points. This chart is being sold by Pet Remedy Charts. It is not very detailed online, but it helps to show where the different dog acupressure points are.

There are actually 361 acupressure points and studies have shown that the stimulation of these specific points causes the release of brain chemicals and endorphins which relieve pain. If you look at left hand top corner of chart above, it shows the meridians. Starting from top to bottom: LI large intestine, LU lung, KI kidney, BL bladder, LIV liver, GB gall bladder, SI small intestine, HT heart, TH triple heater, PC pericardium, SP spleen, ST stomach, GV governing vessel, and CV conception vessel. Dog acupressure could be described as a gently massage placing light pressure in these certain areas. There is so much involved in dog acupressure, that there is no possible way to cover it all in a single blog post. Although, I will tell you my favorite pressure point that may bring a sense of relaxation to your dog. Place your hand on the very top of your dogs head between his ears. The pressure point can be found in a notch just forward of the boney protuberance on the midline, between the ears. Gently massage back and forth.