Owl Acupuncture

[RationalVetMed]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/acupuncture-helps-injured-owls-take-flight/vi-AA9EcGB

Well, the owl wasn't flying before--now it is--

It looked to me like the owl was doing a complete nose-dive before the video was abruptly stopped. Where are the shots of it flying off into the distance?

Granted, those needles probably don't hurt the animal much...

With the limited amount of soft tissue in that area those needles would have been going right through the ligaments of the foot and into bone or joints - I'd think that would be pretty painful. Also, when injecting reptiles it is a cardinal rule to do a full surgical prep first to avoid the risk of abscess formation a few months down the line. Birds' feet are very similar to reptile tissues, I'd be doing a surgical prep before sticking needles into that site but there's no evidence of it being done in the video.

All in all this is a cruel and unnecessary way to treat an animal. I wonder where she obtained her ancient Chinese Owl Acupuncture Points chart?

Yuri

 

[CapelDodger]

When I first saw the thread title I thought it would be about someone getting stabbed with an owl.

I too had images of acupuncture by owl. I've seen the talons on an eagle owl and they'd do the job nicely, you wouldn't even have to take your coat off.

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

 

[Varanid]

Birds' feet are very similar to reptile tissues

FTFY

 

[RationalVetMed]

FTFY

There's something about the look even the humblest chicken gives. It seems to say, "Upstart mammals... our time will come again!"

Wonderful creatures.

Yuri

 

[Tsukasa Buddha]

Nothing new here. In the wild, mosquitoes are drawn to chakra lines and administer a natural form of acupuncture. This is primarily why owls do not get cancer.

Once again, man "invents" something Momma Nature has been doing all along.

There was a Japanese PS2 game based on this notion. Mr. Mosquito, I think was the name. You used acupuncture to calm the person down.

The final level was a girl in a bathtub.

 

[marplots]

There was a Japanese PS2 game based on this notion. Mr. Mosquito, I think was the name. You used acupuncture to calm the person down.

The final level was a girl in a bathtub.

Why is it, that no matter how ridiculous I think I'm being, the Japanese have been there before me, and as likely as not monetized the idea? Perhaps being nuked blessed them with creative superpowers.

 

[Giordano]

I tried to give my cat acupuncture once- but I ended up in a traditional emergency room as a result.