Imisebenzi
Ama-acupuncturists wezilwane afaka izinaliti ezincane ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zokucindezela emzimbeni wesilwane. Ukwengezwa kwezinaliti kulezi zinkinga kubangela ukuthi amakhemikhali ahlukahlukene emvelo (njenge-endorphins) akhululwe emzimbeni.
Ama-Acupuncturists angase ahlanganise ama-electrode amancane ezinaliti zomzimba emva kokufaka, usebenzisa amandla kagesi amancane ukugqugquzela amaqembu ahlukahlukene ama-muscle nezinzwa.
Ukwelashwa kwezilwane kungasetshenziselwa ukwelapha izimo eziningi ezinjenge-arthritis, izifo ze-neurologic, ukuphazamiseka kokuzala, ukuphazamiseka kwamathumbu, ukukhubazeka, nokulimala kwamasipha. Ibuye isetshenziswe njalo njengendlela yokugcinwa kwezilwane ezinempilo, ezemidlalo ezisetshenziselwa imicimbi yokuncintisana komsebenzi. Imikhosi emikhulu eminingi, isibonelo, uthola ukuvakashelwa njalo kusuka kunogqirha wezilwane ukuze uthole ukwelashwa kwe-acupuncture.
I-acupuncturists yezilwane zakha futhi isebenzise izinhlelo zokwelapha ngokusekelwe ezidingo zesilwane ngasinye. I-acupuncturist kumele inqume imvamisa yokwelashwa kanye namaphuzu a-anatomical okumelwe avuselelwe ukulungisa inkinga. Izinhlelo eziningi zokwelapha ezinkingeni ezinzima zihilela ukwelashwa okuvamile njalo ngezigaba zokuqala bese uphelelwa isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa.
I-acupuncturists yezilwane zingase futhi idale izinhlelo ezikhethekile zokuguqulwa okunomsoco nokuziphatha ukuze zisebenze ngokubambisana nomthetho wokugubha umzimba.
Izinketho zemisebenzi
Amacupuncturists wezilwane angase abe ngokukhethekile ngezinhlobo zezilwane, kanti ukwelashwa kwe-equine kanye ne-canine kuyithandwa kakhulu. Amanye ama-acupuncturists angase abe ngokukhethekile ekuphatheni izinyoni zezilwane noma ezidumile.
Ama-acupuncturists angase asebenzise ubuciko bawo emitholampilo yezilwane, ama-kennels, noma ama-zoos. Izilwane ezinkulu ze-acupuncturists zivame ukuhamba ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo kumakhasimende abo, kuyilapho izilwane ezincane ze-animal acupuncturists zivame ukubona iziguli endaweni yokubeka i-ofisi.
Amanye ama-acupuncturists akhethe ukuphuma egcekeni ekunikezeni izinketho ezengeziwe zokwelapha, njenge-herbal therapy noma ukwelapha ukusikhipha .
Imfundo Nokuqeqesha
Ukuze abe ngumbhali wezilwane ezigunyaziwe, udokotela kumele abe yilwane lezilwane eliphephile eliye laqeda ukuqeqeshwa okungeziwe okuhlobene nemvelo ye-muscle, i-anatomy, kanye namasu okukhwabanisa.
I-International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) inikeze isitifiketi sezitifiketi ezivelele kunazo zonke emhlabeni jikelele. I-IVAS iqinisekisa ukuthi izilwane zasemthethweni zinelayisensi kanye nabafundi bezilwane bezilwane ezineminyaka emine abazosebenza kuzo izilwane ezinkulu, izilwane ezincane, izinyoni zezilwane nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene. I-IVAS isitifiketi sesitifiketi senziwa yizifundo ezimbili zemfundo kanye nokuqeqeshwa ngezandla ezisebenzayo.
Iningi lama-American acupuncturists wezilwane likhetha nokujoyina i-American Academy ye-Veterinary Acupuncture (AAVA), i-US-based affiliate ye-IVAS. Leli qembu libheke ekunikezeni amathuba okuqhubeka okufundisa okuqhubekayo kanye nokwaziswa kwama-acupuncturists ase-US asekelwe ezilwaneni.
Kubalulekile ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi iningi livumela kuphela ukukhishwa kwesikhumba ukuba kwenziwe ngumhloli wezilwane onelayisensi njengoba kuchazwa njengendlela yokuhlinzwa.
I-acupuncturist efunayo ayinakwenzeka ukuthola ukungena emsebenzini ngaphandle kokuthola i-veterinary degree kuqala. Kungaba ukuhlakanipha ukuhlola amabhodi wezilwane neminyango yezempilo ngezidingo ezithile.
Umholo
Umholo otholwa yi-acupuncturist wezilwane ungase uhluke ngenxa yezici ezifana nenani leziguli eziphathwayo, indawo yomsebenzi, iminyaka yokufunda, izinga lemfundo ensimini, nokuthi ngabe i-vet inomlingani noma isimo somngani emisebenzini yabo. Ngolwazi olubalulekile namakhono, i-acupuncturist yezilwane ingathola i-dollar ephezulu ngezinsizakalo zazo.
Lapho bebala umholo wabo wonyaka, i-acupuncturist yezilwane kufanele ilandise izindleko ezengeziwe ezifana nokuthengwa kwemishini yezokwelapha nezindleko zokuhamba ngokwenza ukuvakashelwa ekhaya nokuhamba epulazini ukusebenza kumakhasimende abo.
Iningi labahlengikazi abanolwazi bathola inkokhelo engaphezu kuka-80,000 ngonyaka. Ochwepheshe beBhodi abaqinisekisiwe bangathola amaholo ngaphezu kuka-150,000.
Nakuba ukuhlolwa kwezilwane kungatholakali yi-American Veterinary Medical Association njengesigaba somuntu ngamunye okhethekile ngalesi sikhathi, ama-vet amaningi aqinisekisiwe ebhodi aseqedile ukuqeqesha okungeziwe ekusebenzeni futhi asebenzise njengengxenye yomkhuba wabo.
UJobe Outlook
I-Bureau of Labor and Statistics iphrojekthi yokuthi imisebenzi emkhakheni wezilwane izoqhubeka ikhula ngesivinini esisheshayo kunezinga elilinganiselwe. Intshisekelo kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha izilwane nazo zibonakala zikhula kancane. Ukukhishwa kwezilwane kwezilwane kulindeleke ukuba kukhule ekuthandeni njengoba kuthola ukuhlonishwa emphakathini wezokwelapha futhi kuyaqhubeka kubonakala kuwusizo ekuphatheni izinkinga ezihlukahlukene zomzimba.
Ngokusho kwe-American Veterinary Medical Association, isilinganiso somholo wesigqila sezilwane senyuka ngamaphesenti angaba yisithupha ngonyaka, ukukhuphuka izinga lokunyuka kwamanani emali kanye nezindleko zokuphila ziyakhula. Ukwelashwa kwezilwane kwezilwane kuyingxenye yocwaningo olulondekile lwezilwane olunezilwane ezinempilo elihle kakhulu elibheke phambili esikhathini esizayo.