ABSTRACT

Arguably the first recorded use of low-level laser (or light) therapy

(LLLT) in veterinary medicine was in 1967 in Budapest, Hungary,

when EndreMeister irradiated the dermis of mice to assess whether

LLLT would lead to the development of cancer [1]. Though his

attempts were unsuccessful in proving oncogenic capability of LLLT,

he did note that the shaven hair on the dorsum of treated mice grew

back more rapidly than that on the untreated mice. Thus, the clinical

use of LLLT in veterinary medicine was born. Nearly five decades

later, the use of photobiomodulation in clinical veterinary practice is

expanding at a rapid rate.