I have had accupunture and it really worked well for me, i have not heard about it for animals, but who knows, also how would you keep cat calm whilst poking needles in it ??????????
The horse vet here in Sydney uses a new laser treatment for arthritis that she is using on dogs and cats and she says she is having excellent results with it, she said she had a dog who could hardly walk in the vets and he trotted out practically !!!!!!!!!! hope thats helps