Golden-hour close-up of a calm dog resting, soft fur lit warmly, shallow depth of field
Veterinary Acupuncture

They can't tell you
it's working.
Their body can.

Certified acupuncture for dogs, cats, and horses — when the anti-inflammatories have done all they can.

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Senior Dogs·Rescue Cats·Competition Horses·Post-Surgery Recovery·Chronic Pain·Anxiety & Stress·Hip Dysplasia·Arthritis·Spinal Conditions·Senior Dogs·Rescue Cats·Competition Horses·Post-Surgery Recovery·Chronic Pain·Anxiety & Stress·Hip Dysplasia·Arthritis·Spinal Conditions·
Patient Story — 01

Biscuit stopped limping
three weeks in.

At eleven, our yellow lab Biscuit had slowed to a shuffle on morning walks. Two vets had tried him on meloxicam. It helped, then it didn't. His bloodwork couldn't take another course.

After his third acupuncture session, my husband filmed him trotting across the backyard to greet the neighbor's dog — something he hadn't done in over a year. We stood there and cried a little.

Margaret O., Biscuit's owner — smiling woman in her fifties

Margaret O.

Biscuit · Yellow Lab · Age 11 · Portland, OR

Hip ArthritisNSAID-sensitiveSenior Dog
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Elderly yellow Labrador lying on a floor, looking tired, limbs stretched out carefully
Before — Week 1
Yellow Labrador trotting happily across a sunny backyard, tail raised, movement fluid
After — Week 3 ✓
Orange tabby cat sleeping deeply on a cream blanket, completely relaxed, eyes closed

Submitted by owner

"Pumpkin used to hide under the bed for days after her shelter anxiety kicked in. Now she sleeps in the living room."

— Danielle R.

Patient Story — 02

A rescue cat who
finally learned to rest.

Pumpkin came home from the shelter with trauma written into her posture — hunched, hypervigilant, impossible to touch without flinching. Behavioral meds helped at the edges but never reached the center of it.

Acupuncture, we were told, could calm the nervous system directly. By session four, Pumpkin was sleeping somewhere we could see her. That was everything.

Conditions addressed

Chronic anxietyShelter-onset
HyperesthesiaStress-triggered
Appetite disruptionResolved by week 6
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Patient Story — 03

Seven years of jumping.
Hips that remembered it.

Calliope is a 14-year-old Warmblood who competed through her twelth year. The hip stiffness came on slowly — first noticed in warm-up, then in daily turnout. Injections bought time. Then the window between them shortened.

Her trainer brought us out to the barn on a Tuesday. We placed twelve needles along her hindquarters and lumbar. She stood perfectly still, ears soft, lower lip loose. An hour later she walked out of the cross-ties with a longer stride.

"Horses don't perform calm. When Calliope's lip dropped, I knew the needles had found what we were looking for."

— Dr. Saoirse Callahan, CVA

Equine AcupunctureLumbar ImpingementPost-CompetitionWarmblood · Age 14
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Bay horse standing calmly in a wooden barn stall, warm afternoon light streaming through slats, head lowered in relaxation

Dr. Saoirse Callahan, CVA

Treating Calliope · Willamette Valley, OR

Extreme close-up of acupuncture needles resting in tissue, golden light, shallow depth of field
Needles along the flank
Gray-muzzled golden retriever sleeping on a cream wool blanket, three acupuncture needles resting gently along its spine, breathing slowly
Ready when you are

Your animal has been
patient long enough.

A first visit includes a full intake, a gentle assessment, and your first treatment — all in one unhurried hour. We see dogs, cats, and horses.

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Chi Institute Certified
Dogs · Cats · Horses
No referral needed

Location

Willamette Valley, OR

Barn & clinic visits available

Hours

Tue – Sat, 9am – 5pm

Evening slots by request

First Visit

60 minutes

Intake + assessment + treatment