狗狗针灸要去哪里？
我是在美国学兽医的， 之前有做过关于针炙的研究....所以来强答一发(^_^)
首先可以告诉大家的是，在美国，针炙是作为一种辅助性的治疗方法存在的~ 但是！大多数的兽医学校都不会开这门课。。。。所以在美国，只有少数的几所开了相关课程的兽医学校在教授这门课程（比如UC Davis， UC 圣塔芭芭拉和西北大学） 因为针炙是一种中国的传统医学方法嘛，大家肯定会有疑问就是到底这种治疗有没有效啊QAQ 所以我在这里就和大家简单地说一说吧^^ 其实要判断一种疗法的有效性的话一般要看它的有效性研究是不是足够的。在西方，医生们评判一个药物或者医疗手段有效与否的标准一般是看RCTs (randomized control trial)也就是双盲实验， 也就是说实验的参与者被随机分成两组，一组服用药物A，另一组服用的却是安慰剂(placebo)，但是参加者自己也不知道他们到底是服用了真正的药还是安慰剂。如果大部分吃真正药物的组的效果好于全部吃安慰剂的组的话就说明药物是有用的。
但是针炙呢，因为没有药物成分在里面，所以就不好做出双盲测试了~所以一般做针炙效果研究的都做得是个单盲（single blind）实验，意思就是说参加者不知道自己到底是接受了针炙还是没有接受针炙233333这样可能就会有误差啦～不过也有其他的比较有效的方法可以用来评定这种方法是否有效的~~
好了闲话少说，言归正传。现在我就跟大家一起简单地看一看哪些针炙穴位是有效的。这些穴位主要被用来治疗疼痛，抑郁等。当然啦，具体哪种穴位是用来治疗哪个症状的还是需要进一步的研究滴~~~ 不过既然大家都看到了这篇文章，那我就先给大家介绍一下这些穴位大概都是干什么的吧~(*/ω\*)(虽然不是很准确诶orz
1： St36/Zusanli 这个穴是刺激内脏感觉神经来止痛的，这个穴经常用来治疗关节痛，神经痛之类的；另外它对抑郁也有一点作用哟~~~~（ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔ）
2： GB34/Tianshu 这两个穴是刺激内脏平滑肌运动的，它们主要是用来缓解腹胀以及便秘的症状哒。而且最近还有人发现这两个穴还可以用来促进伤口愈合呦=U=
3： ST37/Shangjuxu 这俩穴是用于缓解头痛，偏头痛的233333
4： EX-HN1，EX-HN5/Houqu，Baihui These two points are believed to have an effect on pain as well， although there is not a lot of research supporting it at this time！ They do also show promise for the treatment of depression and anxiety in humans though. So if you want them used on your dog they will need to be tried out experimentally！
5： EX-HN3 + H7 This point has been shown in animals to improve mood after being stimulated with acupuncture needles. It's not known exactly why， but some researchers believe that this may relate to endorphins or other hormones that get released by the brain during stimulation. There still needs to be more studies done here， especially since its so hard to study dogs and cats． But if someone wanted these points put into use on their pet I would think about trying it！ Also keep in mind that each animal is different — even within species， one individual might respond differently than another. The same is true among pets and owners. Your dog could benefit greatly from something that didn't work quite as well for my cat！ In any case make sure your vet knows what you're doing before giving it a shot yourself！ You don't want them thinking "what did YOU do now？" when things go wrong ：)
目前就只有这么多研究成果了……