Pets on Pot: Cannabis for animals takes off in California
Every July 4th, Augie, a 4-year-old Chihuahua mix, would go into freak-out mode. He trembled. He refused to eat, sleep or let anyone pick him up. His owners tried giving him Xanax for his fireworks phobia.
This year, Hughston gave the 8-pound dog Treatibles cannabis chews made for pets.
“He sat on the sofa and let us pet him; he ate,” Hughston said. “He went through the fireworks better than he ever had before.”
More and more pet owners are turning to cannabis-based products to help their animals with anxiety, arthritis, seizures, cancer and other ailments.
A pioneer in the cannabis pet market is Auntie Dolores, which began by making edibles for people. In 2013, it launched Treatibles, blueberry- and pumpkin-flavored hemp chews shaped like dog bones that are sold in pet stores, dispensaries and online.
Unlike human edibles, the pet version has only a tiny fraction of THC, the...
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