​Cannabinated canines, anyone? A Seattle company is developing a medical marijuana patch for pets, calling it a “question of quality of life.”

Jim Alekson’s Medical Marijuana Delivery Systems LLC has patented the patch, called Tetracan, and says it could be used on dogs, cats, and even horses, reports Eric Wilkinson at KING 5 News

Of course, to buy the patches you’d need to be a medical marijuana patient yourself, since Rover can’t get an authorization from the veterinarian — at least, not yet.

The company intends to press for changes in state law that would allow vets to prescribe medical cannabis for pets, something that currently isn’t allowed, reports Jonathan Walczak at Seattle Weekly

“It is our intention, once the patch delivery system is perfected, to approach states for approval to use the patch for veterinary use,” Alekson said.

According to Alekson, “dogs suffer form the same maladies that humans do,” and pets can suffer greatly from pain, everything from arthritis to cancer. He said that harsh pharmaceutical painkillers have proven harmful, sometimes fatal in animals (I’d add the same warning for humans, too).

Alekson, who owns three Paipillon dogs, said marijuana is safer for pets.