Posted on 02/26/2014 8:36:17 AM PST by Morgana
DENVER (CBS4) An animal hospital in Denver is seeing an increasing number of dogs who have eaten edible marijuana and is finding that the diagnosis isnt good.
VCA Animal Hospital is open 24 hours a day and they see hundreds of dogs every week from checkups to emergencies. Since Jan. 1 the clinic says dogs have been getting into their owners supply of marijuana, specifically edibles.
What we are seeing is dogs getting into the baked products, said Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald.
The concern is that edibles have a concentration of marijuana meant for controlled human consumption and dogs weigh far less than humans and have no control.
The butter gets a higher concentration of THC, the active ingredient, said Fitzgerald.
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There are a lot of FReepers with stoned doggies?
Here’s a list of foods dangerous for dogs. Avocados? Who knew?
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/dog-behavior/foods-are-hazardous-dogs
I hope not.
It’s cruelty.
We’re supposed to know better and protect our animals.
When I was a kid, my mom got a pair of Bedlington Terriers, they were sisters and there were serious discussions about naming them. In the summer, Sunday family dinner was at our house because of our backyard. So here it is Sunday afternoon and mom and dad and the grandparents are sitting in the yard sipping their gin and tonics. The puppies knocked over mom’s glass which was on the ground and proceeded to lap it all up - thus we had Gin and Tonic!
“Then they’d go lay around and sleep the rest of the day.”
I wonder where my kitty is keeping her stash. That is her normal m.o.
In other word it had no effect on them.:)
Gin and Tonic is perfect.
Looking back at my earlier post, I didn’t name any of those. The only dog I was allowed to choose a name for in the last twenty years was a short haired pointer that was a Christmas present from my wife. He had a red ribbon with a bow around his neck. Imagination got the better of me and voila ... he became: Bo.
That’s short for Bo Dog. He responded to either. Mostly.
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