Why You Should Never Feed Cannabis To Your Dog For Fun!

We have all laughed at the effects of weed on dogs, but marijuana toxicity can easily become an issue if you don’t know the symptoms. There may be legitimate reasons to give your dogs cannabis, which we will cover in another article, but this is about what can happen and what you should do if your dog gets his paws on your ganja stash!

While serious long-term health problems and fatality are rare when dogs eat most of your secret stash, more recent highly concentrated THC strains could cause higher levels of marijuana toxicity. One journal published an article in December, 2012, reporting the death of two dogs that ingested highly concentrated medical weed products.

Adrian Walton, head veterinarian at Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge, said, “Oh god we deal with pot at least once a month. Its one of those common things,”

Your dog will be well, though seriously stoned, if you know the symptoms and dangers and act on them. Clinically, marijuana toxicity appears similar to other, more serious forms of poisoning and there are several symptoms you can watch for:

Drooling, vomiting and loss of bladder and bowel control – Otherwise known as ‘The Whitey’

Seriously laid back, even unto unconsciousness – Also part of ‘The Whitey’

Agitation and anxiety. This will cause your dog to have extreme responses to pretty much anything, most especially loud releases of gas. In severe cases of shock, your dog may appear to go into seizures.

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Walton also added, “There’s no way of knowing a dog has marijuana toxicity for certain unless the dog takes a drug test but there are some giveaways.”

Now you know the giveaways, I have just one piece of advice that should aid in the prevention of your dog eating your entire stash and developing serious marijuana toxicity: Find a better stash!

Read more below to learn what to do if your dogs gets too stoned!

So, it’s 4:20 and your dog is completely baked and tripping out. What should you do?

It really depends on how much the dog has eaten, and how badly they are tripping out. The main thing is to keep any loud noises to a minimum and don’t make any fast, sudden movements in their direction. Nurse your dog like you did your buds.. before they ate them all.

If it becomes more serious and your dog is properly flipping out, then take it straight to the vet and tell them what happened. There is no shame in admitting that the dog got into your stash and marijuana toxicity is difficult to diagnose without running several tests.

Finally, Walton said, “The chemical THC in marijuana can be deadly to dogs in large doses. If a dog consumes a large amount of marijuana, vets have a three hour window to induce vomiting in order to prevent the dog from becoming more sick. After that, all medical professionals can do is provide fluids and supportive care. So it is really important to take it to the vet. I cannot stress this enough; It’s especially important for small dogs because they are more susceptible to marijuana toxicity.”

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Good luck with the new stash!