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Tom Regan When Alexa Ramfjord learned Colorado State University was accepting participants in a trial to test CBD in epileptic dogs, she was thrilled. Her dog Jigsaw had suffered seizures for two years. “He’ll fall over to his side and start convulsing and foam at the mouth,” Ramfjord said. “It’s a very violent thing that they go through.” Up to five percent of dogs have hereditary epilepsy. Those violent seizures, and the medication traditionally used to treat them, can be deadly for dogs. “Oftentimes those dogs don’t live a normal life,” said Dr. Stephanie McGrath. McGrath is testing CBD’s effectiveness in epileptic dogs at CSU. She just completed a pilot study with 16 dogs that yielded promising results. “About 90 percent of the dogs in the treatment group had a reduction in seizure activity, as compared to 43 percent in the control group,” McGrath said. Like humans, CBD works on brain receptors in dogs. New research shows CBD oil could help reduce life-threatening seizures in dogs
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