Choi Keum Hwa, Flynn Kristi
Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
Primary Care Service, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, MN, USA.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2017 Jun;10(3):211-215. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 Jun 1.
A nine-year-old male neutered Golden Retriever presented with oral fibrosarcoma. Sa-Ahm Traditional Korean acupuncture was provided along with medicinal herb treatment. Based on Sa-Ahm's theory, the constitution of this case was hypoactive Large-Intestine (LI) meridian qi. The acupuncture treatment was focused on reinforcing LI meridian qi along with reinforcing Small-Intestine and Liver meridian qi. The necrosis of the tumor started from 8 months after treatments and was completely necrotized around 1 month after initiation of tumor necrosis. Karnofsky Performance Status score was 80 to 100 % throughout the treatment except during the active stage of tumor necrosis having KPS of 50%. In this study, oral fibrosarcoma was managed well by both Sa-Ahm acupuncture and medicinal herb treatment. The result suggested that Sa-Ahm acupuncture along with herbal treatment could be a potential medical option for canine oral FSA therapy.
