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RSS FeedsEvidence suggests jump in number of stoned dogs being taken to vets
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

15 september 2019 15:25:02

 
Evidence suggests jump in number of stoned dogs being taken to vets
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


Legalized cannabis is having a large effect on Canada’s canines as veterinarian clinics across the country are seeing significant increases in the number of dogs being brought in stoned on pot products.Wobbly, shrinking from light and sound and often incontinent and howling, the animals are being rushed in for treatment after scarfing pot-laced brownies and other unattended edibles or after being given medicinal marijuana by their owners.“We are absolutely seeing an increase,” says Dr. Ian Sandler, a member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s national issues committee.“And this is all over Canada,” says Sandler, who is also CEO of Toronto’s Grey Wolf Animal Health.He says anecdotal tales from many Canadian vets have pointed to a large increase in the number of dogs being treated for cannabis emergencies.But he also points to a report released in August by a Minnesota-based pet poison help line that showed a significant uptick in the number of Canadian owners calling in for advice with pot-related emergencies — 90 per cent of which involved stoned dogs.Only 64 Canadian cases were recorded by the centre in all of 2018, while 54 were reported in the first seven months of 2019 alone.“So this is not just anecdotal, now we actually have the evidence to show there’s a significant increase in inappropriate ingestion primarily amongst dogs,” Sandler says.While overall numbers are not yet available, a recent survey by the Star of some of the country’s largest mental health and emergency centres showed no corresponding increase in the number of human cases being reported since last October’s legalization kicked in.“It’s certainly something that we’re very concerned about and want to be watching for,” Robert Mann, a senior scientist and impairment expert at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health said.“But I’ve heard nothing — n ...


 
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