Vets Seeing More Dogs Eating Edible Marijuana

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[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 isn’t 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 owner’s 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.

[Morgana]

Doggie cat nip?

[Morgana]

this can’t be good for the dog

[I want the USA back]

Yes. No outrage over the damage done to humans?

[shove_it]

Woofies.

[Morgana]

The humans chose! If humans want to be stupid that is on them. It’s our job as humans to protect our pets.

[jeffc]

Is it worse for the dogs than chocolate?

[Yo-Yo]

[Sacajaweau]

whacky woofers

[andyk]

I have known dog owners who love to let their dogs drink beer. On purpose.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Have a friend who used to get his dog high by exhaling mairjuana smoke into its snout. It didn’t take long at all for the dog to start running his way at the mere sound of somebody inhaling.

Pretty smart, that dog, but lazy - and would eat anything.

Turns out that dogs like to get ‘baked’ on baked goods, too...

[DJ MacWoW]

Donate!

[PGalt]

Scoobie Doobie

[glorgau]

Dogs also eat a lot goose crap.

[kitkat]

Good for you.

[Jeff Chandler]

It's not so bad at first, but then they get the munchies.

[dsrtsage]

[Morgana]

I like this comment from the story

“Raggy, Is that my Scooby Snack... Scooby- Doobi -Dooooooo!”

[Vaduz]

Funny and true

[Kenton]

I knew a guy who used to grow a few pot plants in his spare bedroom, and he had to keep the door closed to keep the cats away from it.

When they'd get in that room they'd eat the lower-growing leaves right off the plants. Then they'd go lay around and sleep the rest of the day.

[FAA]

“I have known dog owners who love to let their dogs drink beer...”

Used to have a dog that liked beer. Loved the stuff. I’d give her a little if I was having some.

Terrible though, she only live to the age of 14. I guess it was the beer.