Pet owners seek recourse in traditional cures

TCM has proved effective in treating animals when Western medicine has failed. Yao Yuxin reports.

One morning in mid-January, Wang Na discovered that her 2-year-old bichon frise dog Anbei couldn't stand up.

When three injections failed to make any improvement, a veterinarian in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern China's Hebei province, suggested surgery, but warned there was only a 50-50 chance of success.