Canna-pet - the medical Cannabis for dogs and cats
 

I just stumbled upon Canna-Pet (a cannabis supplement for dogs and cats) and was wondering if anyone gives this to their Yorkie(s)? From what I read it's very safe (no negative side-effects and no medical conflicts) and has a myriad of benefits. It's recommended as a daily food additive for all pets but especially good for pets with arthritis, allergies, anxiety or behavior issues, compromised immune systems, diabetes, digestive issues, nausea, chronic pain, cancer, seizures, and receiving palliative care - amongst other issues. It comes in capsule form and Canna-biscuits.

Canna-Pet? - The Medical Cannabis for Dogs and Cats

I'm thinking of buying some for my Sophie. She has hip issues, anxiety, occasional digestive issues and could possibly have allergies.

Any thoughts or input?

Interesting, I look forward to reading testimonials from current users.

I'm seriously considering ordering some for Sophie, so I'll be sure to give my review in a few months. :)

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Please let me know if it helps Sophie!

Will do! She gets tired on walks faster than she used to and I think it could be that she's in pain from her knees, so that's the main reason I'd like to try this. It'd be nice if it also helped with her occasional upset tummy and anxiety.

I am recently familiar with this- I work at a feed n seed with a healthy dog/cat department that I manage and we have a limpy old school farm dog who is the resident dog. He was born bow legged and eventually blew out his acl in both sides and my hippy boss man takes him to therapy and massage and used to put him in a daily harness and he is on naturopathic medications/supplements- anyway, a lady down the street just opened up a dispensary and brought over this article about a dog going through cannabis based treatment, it was interesting. I am surprised it would be available for open ended ordering though as the laws (at least in my state) need some pretty clear definition of medical eligibility. Not my cup of tea these days but it is fully legal for recreational use twenty minutes across the bridge in Washington. Here is a link to the article:

CHARLIE: Humboldt Dog Gets Cannabis Cancer Treatment - DOPE - Defending Our Patients Everywhere - Medical Marijuana Magazine

I will note, it is in a magazine called 'dope magazine' (sure seems to damage the legitimacy of the medical movement with a name like that) but copies of it are plastered all over my works billboard and my bossman is now an enthusiastic participant.
I'll let you know how it goes...

I would love to know who did the studies for this product and how and for how long they were conducted. Anyone have the info?

Never heard about it at all how interesting will have to read up on this

WOW!..........Onions and chocolate can be detrimental to a dog, but pot is being given as a healthy alternative for effective joint supplements that already exist! I used to have a junky cousin that smoked pot all the time...his dad kicked him out of the house when he came home from work one day and my idiot cousin had their two chihuahuas and the little poodle all doped up and staggering around on the patio, high from the smoke being blown into their little faces.....idiot. I am not a fan of pot, for any reason....cant STAND the smell of the smoke.....so I would opt for any available joint supplement that is proven effective at alleviating the pain and effects of debilitating joint disease. I am aware there are hundreds of pot smokers/pot takers out there, but I stay away from anything pot related, including for my dogs! Cosequin works super for joint pain....there is another one that is even better that some people on YT use,,,,I just cant think of the name right now. I just would not go to pot unless there was absolutely nothing else that worked.

I just want to clarify something for those of you who may not be familiar with this type of treatment. The chemical THC in marijuana is what gets people "high". The CBD or Cannabinoids is the ingredient with the medical benefits. These pills (Canna-pet) do not contain THC - only the CBD, so the dog does not get "high", they just get the medical benefits. It is completely different than smoking marijuana, or even second hand smoke.

I just know I've read that cannabis is toxic to dogs and unless I knew what part(s) of it are toxic, I would hesitate to give my dog something containing it that is still new and unproven over the long haul with many, many dogs as to its long-term safety unless I knew all about its history with many dogs having used it for years, the manufacturer and how the weed and other ingredients were farmed, whether doused with pesticides, genetically altered, etc. - all kinds of things that dealing with a new product bring up. Unless my dog were dying and desperately out of chances, I wouldn't take the chance of giving him a new product or drug with little history or long-term risk/benefits ratio to consider.

Xylitol is toxic to dogs and yet when a couple of years back, I found I had bought a dental spray for his teeth back in 2009 that contained the toxin though I had never used it on him for just the above reasons above. I knew nothing about the long-term history of the product on dogs yet I had bought it on an impulse and I threw it away after reading on YT about two Yorkies that almost died from tasting a sauce that contained a tiny amount of Xylitol. Now I only buy and use products with known long-term history.

Thank you for the clarafication!! As is CLEARLY evident, pot (and "social drugs" of any kind) are NOT my area of expertise! I just at this moment, cant get my mind around why this would be needed when there are drugs available that are very effective for the issues this Canna-pet is addressing....

The medicinal properties of cannabinoids, though controversial and much-stereotyped (clearly), cannot be denied.

Upon further inspection, Canna-Pet is not using medical marijuana, they are using CBD industrial hemp, which is legal, high quality, and NOT psychoactive. I would be willing to try it under veterinary supervision if my dog had cancer, seizures, or had chronic pain issues.

Some people just prefer a more natural route. Prescription drugs can be very harsh and have big side-effects, something I think we all know.

I'm looking forward to, hopefully, seeing more research on this product.

I've heard of its use on humans for years and think those that actually need is medicinally should be able to have it. But have the medicinal properties of cannabinoids been used successfully on dogs long-term and are there any lasting effects to the brain or organs to consider vs. other medications that might provide the same benefit? I've never heard of their use on dogs before and only recently learned that the cannabis humans mostly use is toxic to dogs. What history does this drug have with the canine species?

It really is in just the beginning stages, but cannabinoid receptors have been found in dogs, just as in humans. I've come across a couple of journal articles, but, frankly, at this point in time, I'm not interested enough to spend $35 on a scientific journal article.

Some products of this sort are probably derived from hemp but with so little information about studies conducts concerning it's effect on animals it is concerning to me. Some products that are not harmful to cats can be harmful to cats as well as the other way around so the studies would need to be conducted on each species. Long term effects are what many manufactures, eager to get a product on the market, seem to avoid talking about. There is little to no regulation concerning what can be used in pet products so every owner needs to be careful to do their own in depth studies on the products they buy for their pets

My personal experience with topical hemp products has been disappointing. I would have to see some really convincing product info before I gave it to one of my pets. Has anyone here actually used it to treat a pet for an extended period of time?

For those who are interested, I just found some reviews (not on the Canna-pet, but on other forms of medical marijuana such as tinctures, edibles, etc. used for pets). I agree that it is still in the beginning stages, and I would be interested to hear other people's experiences.

https://www.avma.org/news/javmanews/pages/130615a.aspx

Dogs should be given medical marijuana too says one veterinarian who 'dosed' his own pooch | Mail Online

Pot for pets? Cannabis now helping dogs and cats.


These links are specific to Canna-Pet

Canna-Pet? - The Medical Cannabis for Dogs and Cats

Cannabis Helps Dogs and Cats

I'd just offer a word of caution on anything new or little studied or with little history in the canine world. Lots of things sound and seem good at first but when there are long-term results and more studies with no long-term ill-effects on canines, then we can rest assured it not only helps them in the short term(sometimes that's all some are interested in with a dying dog, of course) doesn't also cause them additional problems over the long haul, particularly if there are other older medications that will do the same thing which has a history of long-term safety in the canine.

I have heard they do drug testing on all dogs when they do a urine sample and report it, if it comes out positive. Would this show positive? If it would, I would be very cautious because you could have a lot of unwanted explaining to do, if so.

Not a chance I would try this on my pups....nor myself.

Thank you for posting that! People hear the word cannabis and/or hemp and freak out. I understand the concern behind it, but no caring pet owner would ever give their dog straight pot. That would be animal abuse! (On a side note, while I'm not a pot smoker myself I'm all for medicinal marijuana. I'd rather smoke a natural substance than pop a chemical pill made in a lab by big pharma.)

Been busy this week so haven't had time to chime in again until now, but since my last post, I've changed my mind about buying Canna-pet for all the reasons given by everyone - no study has been given to determine the long term effects and it would be irresponsible for me as an owner to use my Sophie as a guinea pig. I definitely should've done more r4search beforehand. At this point, I'd only feel comfortable buying it for a pet with a terminal illness.

Appreciate the discussion this provoked though! Thanks to everyone for giving your thoughts on the subject. :)

My concern with a product like this is that many people will not know that THC in marijuana is toxic to dogs. Although this product claims to not contain THC or 'close to zero', some people may see something like this and think marijuana is a good idea for their pets -- and a lot of marijuana out there is laced with additional potent/dangerous things.

In terms of using this product, I have to agree with Jeanie's analogy to Xylitol. It's toxic to dogs, but considered safe in small quantities in some products. I would rather not risk it.

I am all for alternative medicine and natural options. However, I do have personal experience with this product and can't recommend it to anyone. My Italian Greyhound has epilepsy - Medications have been tried and stopped because she couldn't handle them. I have actually had AMAZING results with her (as well with past dogs with arthritis, seizures, and pretty much everything Canna-pet claims to help with) using essential oils.

Anyway - Back to Canna-pet. I haven't used it with a Yorkie, but I did try this product on my Italian Greyhound to see if it would help with her epilepsy. I heard other owned of epileptic dogs saying they liked it. My results was FAR from "side effect free" or positive. While she didn't have any seizures during the short time I was trying it, I can't really say the Canna-pet was responsible. It caused REALLY BAD ataxia (poor balance) to the point she could barely walk, even when I stopped it, it took her a couple weeks to get back to normal. During that period I had to keep her front legs vet wrapped at all times because she was knuckling over and scraping up her wrists really bad if she tried to walk. She couldn't get on or off furniture by herself. It was really hard to watch! It may not be as toxic to their system as straight marijuana, I think a lot more research and safety studies still need to be done on it. Now I will admit my dog is very sensitive, which is why traditional medications for epilepsy caused as many or more problems then they helped with and why my vet and I decided it was better to only use them on an as-needed basis, such as Valium when she has a seizure - so my result may not be typical, but again, my advice would be, why risk it? There are safer alternatives out there.

Very interesting. Cannabis can be so beneficial in many things, if/when used correctly. It's interesting they mention it's immunosuppressive (ie, for allergies)...I wonder if it'd really work to help enough for allergies....interesting. Rather pricey though.

This was interesting to me also. I have heard of this treatment (for humans) for things such as pain, nausea, glaucoma, anxiety, etc., but I have never heard of this treatment for allergies in any species. I'd like to know more, but it is still in the early stages, and I wouldn't be willing to try it without more information, some clinical trials, and others experiences, especially in small dogs.