Questions You Had About CBD Treats for Dogs, Answered and Explained

CBD is being used to help alleviate ailments suffered by humans and their canine companions. Dogs — just like humans, cats, horses, and all other mammals — have an endocannabinoid system (ECS), a system of receptors and endocannabinoids that help to maintain the health of an animal. Studies show that when cannabis molecules interact with the receptors in the ECS, cannabinoids such as CBD can provide therapeutic effects for a variety of medical conditions, such as pain, arthritis, anxiety, inflammation, nausea, seizures, and cancer. “CBD has all of the same medical benefits in animals as it does in people. It’s an anti-inflammatory, it can be helpful for pain, it has some anti-cancer properties, it can be helpful from an anxiety perspective, it can have anti-seizure properties,” said Gary Richter, veterinarian, author, and owner and of Holistic Veterinary Care in Oakland, California. “All of those same things that a person might use CBD for, it can also potentially be used similarly for animals.” There are a number of purported benefits to giving CBD to dogs, and some pet owners swear by the remedial qualities of this non-intoxicating cannabinoid. Questions You Had About CBD Treats for Dogs, Answered and Explained

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