Cannabis for Canines — CBD Treats are Healing Dogs, Treating their Pain and Stopping Seizures

by Claire Bernish

Dogs are now benefiting from cannabidiol, or CBD, to treat everything from pain and hip dysplasia to cancer and epilepsy — even though the product absurdly remains classified as a Schedule 1 narcotic.

“Most of the pet owners that are using the product are using it for separation anxiety, things like hip dysplasia and arthritis, mobility pain, ageing — a lot of ageing dogs are using the product — and then we have some dogs that have epilepsy that use the product with great success, some dogs with cancer … so it’s a pretty wide range of conditions that can be addressed with CBD really successfully,” explained Julianna Carella, owner and founder of Treatibles, in an interview with Reason.

Treatibles is one of several companies which produce dog treats containing therapeutic CBD. According to the company’s website:

“Treatibles are super food wellness treats infused with a proprietary blend of CBD & other non psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp grown for medicinal purposes … We seek to help strengthen and support animals with our CBD-rich products to provide preventative care throughout their lives and restorative care when they or sick or in pain.”

These CBD treats, in other words, aren’t going to get your dog high — but they will help ease pain, anxiety, and can facilitate the healing of a number of conditions. Though primarily marketed as treats for canines, the company emphasizes the treats are “safe for any animal with an endocannabinoid system, which is all animals except for insects” — the site even has testimonial from a customer whose rabbits benefited from CBD.

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