Our 13+ year old Jack Russell has had issues with a stressed back over the years, primarily from jumping and racing around in a turbo and then sliding across the wood floor and slamming into a wall. After a couple of treatments with Prednisone I decided there had to be something better. Fortunately in my home town we have a veterinarian who is a licensed veterinary acupuncturist, and twice this has worked wonders. Our regular vet knows this is what we do and he is in full agreement, that if it works we should stay with it as a treatment when needed.