Marijuana and Pets
An online study of several hundred pet owners giving marijuana to their dogs and cats reported that marijuana helped pets with seizures, cancer, and arthritis.
Unfortunately, there is no scientific published research for any animal model and the use of marijuana.
Even more unfortunate, in the US, it is illegal for a vet to prescribe marijuana for a pet, even in the states in which it is legal either recreationally or medically. In the US, physicians may prescribe TCH (marinol) as a schedule III drug or marijuana as a schedule I drug. Most physicians cannot prescribe schedule I drugs, as the FDA limits most physician and veterinary drug licenses to drugs in schedule II through V.
Marijuana is being prescribed in Canada by some holistic veterinarians. These veterinarians recommend that clients order through cannacompanionusa.com once pet has a proper vet diagnosis. The cannacompanionusa website is run by veterinarians who will answer client questions.
In addition to reluctance of scientists to become involved with drugs with many legal entanglements, marijuana is difficult to study because it has many different molecules.
Some molecules (THC) may promote seizures, while other molecules (cannabidiol) may decrease seizures. In addition, animals do not smoke, and they also may absorb oral forms of marijuana differently than humans do. For example, cannabidiol has poor oral bioavailability in dogs. Researchers are trying to provide it as an oral spray so that it can be directly absorbed via mucous membranes, bypassing the stomach.
For the sake of suffering pets, I hope further research is undertaken.
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