Study Finds CBD Oil Helped Dogs Suffering Seizures

A new study involving a small number of animals in Japan has found that cannabidiol (CBD) may offer potential treatment to lessen the severity of epileptic seizures in dogs. Researchers from the Yamazaki University of Animal Health in Japan conducted the study. The journal Pet Behavior Science published the report. The study found that dogs can respond to CBD in much the same way that humans do. A CBD-infused oral drug, Epidiolex, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year for treatment of seizures in humans associated with two severe and rare forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Knowing the potential for CBD with humans, the study in Japan set out to “investigate the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of CBD” when used as a treatment for dogs suffering from epileptic seizures. Study Finds CBD Oil Helped Dogs Suffering Seizures

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