Hannah Zulueta The Meridians on Your Dog
Twelve channels, one paw where they all change hands.
A plain map of where Qi runs beneath your dog’s skin, and why licking one line more than the others is worth watching.
It’s One Loop, Not Twelve Separate Lines
Every meridian meets its partner at the paw, then the current keeps moving. Chest to paw, paw to head, head to hind paw, hind paw back to chest, and the circuit starts again.
What Actually Is a Meridian?
Picture power lines strung through a neighborhood, each with its own on and off ramps down to street level. That’s a meridian. Qi runs the line, and the points along it are where that energy surfaces at the skin, the exact spots a needle, or a finger, is actually reaching.
The yin meridians start in the chest and run down the inside of the front legs to the paw. At the paw, each one hands off to its yang partner, which runs back up the outside of the leg, over the shoulder, to the face or head. That handoff point is why a dog fixated on one paw is so often telling you something specific.
Where Does Each Meridian Actually Run?
Tap a group to see its three meridians. A licensed TCVM acupuncturist works from the exact point locations.
Is Your Dog Fixated on One Line?
Watch where your dog licks, and watch it over days, not once. A pattern repeated along one line is worth mentioning to your TCVM practitioner before your next visit.
If this comes up before a Zoom consult with me, a photo of where they keep returning, or a quick sketch of the spot, is genuinely useful. Bring it in ahead of the call.
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Four Paws, Five DirectionsThe full point-by-point charts, drawn by a licensed veterinary acupuncturist. Get the Book →
Buy this book to see visual images for each meridian. It’s where I first learned the material myself, and it’s still the reference I point clients toward when they want the full detail.
A Pattern Worth Bringing to a Consult
This is TCM Dietetics: reading what your dog’s own behavior, licking included, is pointing toward, then building the food and formula around it.
Hannah Zulueta obtained her Certificate in Canine Nutrition from CASI Institute. She is also studying for her Doctorate in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Herbalism from the esteemed Pacific College of Health and Medicine. If you’re as keenly interested in health for yourself, visit her website for human health: Satori Acupuncture and Herbs.
She resides in San Diego with her three dogs, Maggie, Orbit, and Mr. Higgins.
She is available for one on one consultations. She develops evidence-based recipes that meet both NRC and AAFCO nutritional standards while integrating the therapeutic food principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine into her formulations.
Additionally, you can find her sharing free content on Instagram.
