You said cats could not receive acupuncture? Rudee learned pretty fast to stay in place and soon enjoyed every acupuncture session. Rudee shown here was 17 years old at the time. We started acupuncture on Rudee for a paralyzed tail which got back to normal within 2 days! Then we realized the treatments were also making his back comfortable. Rudee lived another year before getting so sick he had to be put to sleep.