Well it’s finally Furiday. Mommy has hers mumffly doctors pointment today so we ‘cided to write a short posty since we won’t be able to do much in da way of visitin’. We was gunna write a Service cat twainin’ posty but we got a email yesfurday dat weally disturbed us so we wanted to take today to write ‘bout it and warn peeps.
Wiff more and more peeps bein’ disabled and havin’ aches and pains these days, there awe lots of studies into pain management. One of da newest options is one of da oldest dwugs wound, Cannabis. Yep pawently good ole once illegal everywhere marijuana’s posed to help wiff pain. We get lots of purrsonal messages and emails askin’ us to sign petitions to legalize da medical use of it. Mommy supposes we get asked so much cuz peeps know hers lives wiff tons of pain and wuld be sympaffetic. And da twuff is we awe empaffetic wiff those speriencin’ pain cuz mommy duz know what it’s like. And Cannabis isn’t any more addictive than any uvver nawrcotic pain weliever. So what’s da big deal you ask?
Well it’s fur sure hawrder fur most animals to get into a bottle of pain medicine than a bag. And peeps tend to be more careful wiff a bottle of pain medicine and don’t tend to just leave it layin’ wound. Now dat’s not to say dat there awen’t animals out there getting’ into those pills and getting’ sick, but da nummers awe purretty low cuz most peeps know most human meds be dangerwous fur their animal furiends.
But da use of marijuana is much more welaxed cuz it’s sumfin’ dat be smoked. And most peeps don’t fink twice ‘bout smokin’ wound their furry babies. And leavin’ da bag of marijuana layin’ wound is similar to leavin’ a pack of cigarwettes layin’ wound. Da active ingwedient dat gives hoomans those welaxed feelins is called delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. Afur da use of marijuana as a pain med, da THC levels was wound 1% – 3%. But today THC levels awe much higher and have even been noted at over 30%.
This ingwedient is highly toxic to yous cats, doggies, wabbits, pigs and all small animals; specially those wiff bweavin’ conditions. Smokin’ da dwug wound yous pet is hawrmful, but not nearly as hawrmful as them eatin’ it fwum dat bag dat be layin’ wound. Since da legality of Cannabis fur medical conditions has occurred there has been a rise of marijuana poisoning in dogs and cats. There awe more documented cases among our canine furiends, but studies show dat kitties have more severe and lastin’ weactions. Da symptoms of Cannabis poisonin’ in cats and uvver small animals is: Lethargy, Uncoordinated (falling over), Depression and/or Anxiety, Vomitin’, Slow Heart rate, Seizures and sometimes Coma. It can be fatal.
We wuld like to wemind you dat ifin yous usin Cannabis fur any weason dat yous keep it out of da weach of yous furry pal. Purrlease don’t leave it where your pets can get into it. And ifin yous spect marijuana poisonin’ call da ASPCA poison contwol line and get yous pet to da VET immediately.
Weez be joinin’ Rascal and Rocco fur anudder issue of da Pet Pawade. Check out da hop on their blog and all da udder pawsum animals in da blogosphere. And weez’ll be wound to see you as soon as we can.
Till da next time……………….Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
Service Cats U.S. 
That is really important information!
Thanks for a great post.
Have a wonderful weekend…
Noodle and crew
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Fank you Noodle. Have a gweat weekend too.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Excellent post, my niece had told me many times people have brought their pets to the vet and can’t figure out what is wrong and it turns out they have gotten into it or breathed in.
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Fank you awnty Ellen. Yes da email dat finally purrompted this posty was ’bout a doggy dat died. We just kuldn’t stay quiet any longer.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Oh yea, that stuff isn’t good for us kitties, we’ll just stick to the nip. Great post pretty girls, love ya!
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Fank you Brian, us too. ☺
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Thanks fur a needed post Dezi. Our Dad would not say if he ever inhaled when he grew up in the 60’s but works in medicine so does not indulge even though he has his own pain and knows how tough it can be. Please all who read this take it to heart and maybe put you stuff in a jar. Our needing thumbs will nip this problem in the Bud! MOL
Timmy
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Fanks Timmy. A jar be a pawsum idea. Unfurtunately mommy has no sperience wiff Cannabis so didn’t even fink ’bout a jar.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Excellent post and we are so glad you mentioned this. Hope your Mommy is having a pain free day today.
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Fank you bootyful. No day is pain furee, but she manages.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Good advice………….I should think it’s best not to be around ANY smoke as it does a lot of harm period, but marijuana is poison for cats so that’s #1 reason to avoid it at all costs.
Thank you for spreading the word ladies!
Hugs, sammy
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Yep Sammy, Fanks.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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dezi & lexi…thiz bee a grate post with grate add vize…..ree gard lezz oh why a purrson uses marijuana; they DUE knead ta bee extree care full of wear & how its kept; round petz …. & kids az well……thanx for posting ~~~ heerz two a owens pupfish kinda week oh end ♥♥♥
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Good and timely post. Thanks
and extra kisses
Nellie
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Fank you Nellie.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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I have one people family member who has been smoking marijuana for years. Long before it became legal in my state, Illinois. I got sick at first, from Sarcoidosis, a disease that began in my lungs. So, I cant be around any smoke of any kind! My people family member has gone as far as to ask to use MY ADDRESS or, to ask my Doctor to prescribe for her. My reply is always, NO! You cannot use my address, and, NO you cant ask my Doctor either! He has stated, you cannot tell the Marijuana addict from those with pain. My Doctor trusts me, he prescribes pain medication for me because I came to him with 500 pages of medical records, and, a letter from my last doctor to my new doctor. What exactly does, for Medical use only, mean?
Thank you for bringing to my attention how lethal this drug is to my cats! This is Brenda, with Aspen, Willow, Mango, and Tigger!
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Fank you fur bein’ wespawnsible. Sowry ’bout da furmily situation but always better safe than sowry.
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Dezi and Lexi
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thanks for this most important post. To be honest, I have received TONS of requests from both cat and dog products that contain cannabis (asking me to review) and I have turned down each and every one. They claim that in cat and dog products it is safe, but I don’t believe them.
Also…if you visit my personal facebook page………..I posted an entire article about how poisonous cannabis can be if it is left out and (this article mostly pertained to dogs), if they get into it. Yes, you are right, it can be lethal. Go visit my personal page, I posted that article maybe 2 or 3 days ago.
Thanks for posting this warning!
catchatwithcarenandcody
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Totally agree with you. I keep getting the same emails as well and am concerned about this increase of companies trying to make money with it… 😦
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Yes, when we weceived da email of da doggy dat died, we knew we had to write a post.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Oh Meow awnty Caren weez had no idea yous posted ’bout this. Weez wulda used you as a weference ifin we had known. Fank you fur postin’ as well.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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