![]() By lifting up on the dog's chest you will lower the scapulas, thus exposing the long upper thoracic spinouses. The upper thoracics are felt and adjusted by first lifting up the dog's chest. In the lower thoracics, the mammillary processes are palpable (just lateral to the spinous processes) and are used as adjusting contact points. All of the spinous processes are palpable, but none of the transverse processes are, except in very emaciated animals. Palpating and Adjusting Canine Thoracics 11th thoracicĪs you go further down the dog's spine, the thoracic processes start to point up.Ī dog has 13 thoracic vertebrae. Therefore, they can practice honest chiropractic and again can use the term subluxation. Not only that, but animal chiropractors are not burdened by HMOs or other third-party payers setting treatment guidelines. Those chiropractors who treat animals know how effective a well delivered adjustment can be. When I teach others about animal chiropractic techniques, I show them ways to find subluxations, zero in on the subluxation, and treat it.Īnimals, unlike some people, do not feign pain. ![]() I often hear that a horse or dog dramatically improved after just one adjustment. Though anecdotal in nature, the testimonials I hear from other chiropractors regarding their success with animal adjusting are nothing short of amazing. ![]() During my 15 years in chiropractic, I've had extensive experience with people as well as animals. ![]()
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