Uso de terapias complementares no tratamento de sequelas de cinomose: relato de caso

Abstract

Distemper is the major and most serious infectious disease that affects dogs. It is caused by a virus and can affect several systems, including the nervous system. The treatment consists in support. Its prognosis is reserved to bad, and euthanasia is frequent when occur neurologic disorders. TCM is the most widespread of complementary therapies and its fundamentals involve acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, diet therapy and exercises. The dissemination of the use of complementary therapies may be efficient to avoid that animals with these neuromotor sequelae are unnecessarily euthanized. This work reports the case of a female dog who used these therapies to treat sequelae of distemper. The main therapy used was acupuncture, but phytotherapy, music and diet therapy were also used. At the beginning of the treatment, the animal could stay only in lateral decubitus, but with the therapy sessions it evolved rapidly, to the point that the animal currently feeds normally, can walk or even run, although some signs of myoclonus are still present. The complementary therapies allowed the reestablishment of the quality of life of the patient, reaching the well-being in its fullness form.