cbd oil

[mocha bee]

Does anyone have experience with CBD oil and cats

 

[molly92]

My vet loves it. I used it for arthritis in my elderly CKD cat, and I don't know if it had a huge effect on pain. But it very noticeably made my other cat nicer to the one on CBD! I think it must have calmed her enough that she was no longer giving off anxious vibes (that I had never noticed) and the other cat reacted positively to that.

My vet says it works really well for anxiety for some animals, some not. Definitely get it from a good source-I know someone who does medical marijuana/cbd oil testing for purity, etc, and apparently it's really common for that stuff to degrade and be at a lower concentration than the label claims.

 

[fionasmom]

I have used it for my dog and purchase from Innovet. I have not been able to tell if it has helped, but he has multiple medical conditions, but it has not hurt him nor has it caused any complications. Get organic if you can as the crop is very polluted generally with pesticides.

 

[Willow's Mom]

The industry is a mess right now. I'm not sure if your vet can prescribe it. Most of the stuff at Petco is a scam. Ask a trusted budtender at your local dispensary what they would recommend.

Get organic if you can as the crop is very polluted generally with pesticides.

If the information is available in your state, Sun Grown is very inexpensive right now and infinitelty better for the environment than running a generator all night long to power all those lights in the greenhouses. The green rushers don't care. They just dump all those pesticides in the rivers.

 

[LTS3]

The industry is a mess right now. I'm not sure if your vet can prescribe it. Most of the stuff at Petco is a scam. Ask a trusted budtender at your local dispensary what they would recommend.

The CBD industry is highly unregulated at the moment, especially when it comes to pet products. Here's a list of companies that have been warned by the FDA for illegally selling CBD products for pets:

FDA warns companies illegally selling CBD products

Agency signaled that it cannot conclude cannabidiol is safe.

www.avma.org

Sure pet stores and other places sell products that claim to contain CBD but who knows for sure if they actually do or not. Lots of companies just want to cash in on the growing CBD product market and don't care if the product they sell does contain CBD or even works as claimed.

CBD supplements and the like are not prescription products. Most regular vets discourage pet owners from using CBD products. The AVMA has a whole set of guidelines for vets about CBD products. A holistic vet may be more open to pet owners using CBD products.

Some members here do use CBD bought from a dispensary and say it does work for their cats. Here are some threads:

CBD oil experiences

I know there’s conflicting ideas about using CBD with cats, but I am thinking about it since nothing seems to really help my cat. For this who use it: For what reason What brand Dose Time to notice effects, if any How long have you been using Thank you in advance

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CBD/Hemp and Cats

I received my email from ConsumerLab.com this morning with their scheduled updates about medications and supplements. One was called CBD Safe for Pets? and had some interesting information. The part that involved cats said that 8 cats were given a CBD infused fish oil capsule at the dosage of 2...

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Cbd Oil: Anyone Else Have Concerns?

Hi Everyone. Lately, I've been seeing many people tout the benefits of CBD oil. This seems to be the hot new cure-all for any and all ailments in both humans and animals. Among my concerns is that there have been few well controlled scientific studies done regarding this product, proving the...

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Cbd Oil

Would like to know if anyone has had a great experience with this cbd. I bought the cbd treats to give to my cat and I don't know why I stopped her medication and started these. Maybe I shouldn't of done that, because she started with her problems again. She has pancreatis. I would like any...

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[fionasmom]

My vet in LA said that they are not allowed to discuss it or prescribe it, but that they are able to say that studies/tests have shown that it is effective for animals with painful conditions.

The second response which LTS3 posted was mine, so I will not restate it.

 

[banana queen]

At the moment, its not something I would consider, because its seen as "the in thing" in health that people are using for everything, and I dont think the industry behind it is regulated enough to prove that its safe for animals and it does what it is claimed to.

 

[mocha bee]

thank you for the info

 

[Willow's Mom]

I hope things get better soon for all of us.

 

[fionasmom]

Forgot to add one caution, if anyone can get to the bottom of this. CBD products are possibly pathway interrupters which means that any other meds that the animal is taking might become more or less potent if CBD is added to the mix. It truly is unexplored territory in many ways and all pet owners have to make their own informed decision.