Fri, Jul 09, 2004
Giving pot to pets can be fatal
MEGAN CONNELLAN
BORDER veterinarians often treat stoned cats and dogs that have accidentally and deliberately been fed cannabis by their owners.
Cases reported on the Border include dogs that have drunk bong water and dogs that have eaten cannabis cakes made by owners.
Albury Family Vet Centre veterinarian Dr John Paton said they treated about two cases a year where pets were brought into the clinic suffering from cannabis ingestion.
Dr Paton said the symptoms displayed by animals varied depending on the amount of cannabis they had ingested.
“We get animals in looking pretty stupefied and bombed out to those with complete depression and heart failure,” he said.
“It is certainly not a good idea for pets to ingest cannabis and it can be fatal.
“Some irresponsible pet owners give their animals cannabis just to see how they will react.
“Cannabis could have a disastrous effect.”
LInk
Giving pot to pets can be fatal
MEGAN CONNELLAN
BORDER veterinarians often treat stoned cats and dogs that have accidentally and deliberately been fed cannabis by their owners.
Cases reported on the Border include dogs that have drunk bong water and dogs that have eaten cannabis cakes made by owners.
Albury Family Vet Centre veterinarian Dr John Paton said they treated about two cases a year where pets were brought into the clinic suffering from cannabis ingestion.
Dr Paton said the symptoms displayed by animals varied depending on the amount of cannabis they had ingested.
“We get animals in looking pretty stupefied and bombed out to those with complete depression and heart failure,” he said.
“It is certainly not a good idea for pets to ingest cannabis and it can be fatal.
“Some irresponsible pet owners give their animals cannabis just to see how they will react.
“Cannabis could have a disastrous effect.”
LInk