The Meowing Vet’sย May 2018 Newsletter summarizes the key points from our April articles that pet ownersย should keep in mind as well as provides a preview of our upcoming blog topics for the month of May!
There’s No Place Like Home: Household Pet Hazards
April 6, 2018
- The Meowing Vet addresses the Top 20 Household Pet Hazards. Learn what common risks around your home may endanger your dog or cat’s health.
- Discover what household chemicals and other products can be harmful to your pet. Who knew that expanding wood glues, moth balls, and Play-Dohยฎ could be so dangerous?!
- The Meowing Vet also lists a run-down of the most toxic human foods, medications, plants, and mushrooms that can harm your doggies and kitties.
- Are you accidentally putting your small dog or geriatric, arthritic dog in harm’s way in your own home? Find out here.
High Hounds?: The Effects of Marijuana & Cannabis in Dogs & Cats
April 20, 2018
- THC, the chemical in marijuana that induces a euphoric high in human users, is actually quite toxic to pets. Therefore, marijuana smoke and edibles. Discover the clinical signs and treatment of marijuana toxicity in dogs and cats.
- Other chemicals in cannabis products, such as CBD, have been purported as having beneficial health benefits to humans, including pain relief, alleviating feelings of anxiety, and aiding in cases of epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. Could CBD benefit pets as well? For now, that answer is “maybe”.
- Currently, not much research has been performed on the potential benefits of CBD in dogs and cats. However, some research is ongoing, such as a current trial regarding the effects of CBD on canine epilepsy, being conducted at Colorado State University.
- For now, no FDA-approved product containing cannabis/CBD has been approved in the United States for animal use. Therefore, administering such products to pets is illegal, even in U.S. states in which marijuana has been legalized for human use. More research and dosage determination is needed in order to ensure such products are safe and effective for use in dogs and cats. Stay tuned…
Preview of The Meowing Vet’s upcoming article topics for the month of May: (topics or order subject to change)
- May 7: Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease)
- May 18: Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
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xoxo
Maranda Elswick, DVM
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