Oct 4, 2022

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk WITH: 

• Liz Hughston MEd., RVT, CVT, LVT, LVMT, VTS (SAIM)(ECC) about a sometimes taboo topic; Cannabis in Veterinary Medicine. 

Question of the Week

• Do you or your practice recommend CBD or cannabis in pets; how do you initiate the conversation, what kind of cases do you recommend it, and how does the conversation go? 

 Resources We Mentioned in the Show 

• Veterinary Cannabinoid Academy
  • https://www.vetcannacademy.com/ 
• Cannabis Therapy in Veterinary Medicine: A Complete Guide
  • https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-68317-7
• About the Entourage Effect:  
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3165946/ 
• Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Clinical Efficacy of Cannabidiol Treatment in Osteoarthritic Dogs
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2018.00165/full 
• AVMA: Randomized blinded controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of oral cannabidiol administration in addition to conventional antiepileptic treatment on seizure frequency in dogs with intractable idiopathic epilepsy:
  • https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/254/11/javma.254.11.1301.xml 
• Safety and tolerability of escalating cannabinoid doses in healthy cats
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8637357/
• US Veterinarians' Knowledge, Experience, and Perception Regarding the Use of Cannabidiol for Canine Medical Conditions: 
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2018.00338/full 

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– Yvonne and Jordan