Things to know before feeding pets marijuana
By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun
The latest trend for treating Fido’s pain comes in a package not found at a run-of-the-mill veterinarian’s office.
The marijuana boom across the United States and now in Nevada hasn’t just been about people. As much as 5 percent of the country’s estimated 165 million dogs and cats owned as pets are involved in using some form of the plant, according to estimates by the American Veterinary Medical Association and Los Angeles-based veterinarian Jeff Werber.
And while the psychoactive ingredient THC isn’t legal for pets, nor is it recommended by vets, cannabidiol (CBD) hemp supplements help animals deal with pain.
