Vets treating pets for marijuana misuse

Luba · 11-20-2005, 08:55 AM

David Sapsted from the Daily Telegraph writes:

Half of all vets are treating pets for the after-effects of cannabis consumption, a survey shows. Dogs are more likely to be affected, cats have become casual users of marijuana. Half of the 100 vets surveyed by "Petplan" said they had treated pets that appear to be suffering adverse effects after eating or inhaling "soft" drugs. It's not clear whether the drugs were accidentally consumed or deliberately fed to animals.
No reports of fatalities but the animals suffered from vomiting, dizziness, and temporary loss of movement. Some were given paracetamol or contraceptive pills and were monitored to ensure no vital organs failed.
Scott Miller, Petplan's consultant vet has treated several drug-related cases in his London surgery states: "This is a serious issue. You wouldn't leave drugs lying around for children to pick up, and we should be adopting the same levels of caution four our pets.
"It's horrifying that vets are seeing these cases at all, let alone when it is believed to be deliberate misuse."

Merika · 11-20-2005, 09:58 AM

Good Lord....people keep getting more stupid everyday. Who in the world would waste their drugs on an animal. LOL! I don't do drugs but it would be a cold day in h*ll before I'd share my beer with my dog.

Luba · 11-20-2005, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Merika

I don't do drugs but it would be a cold day in h*ll before I'd share my beer with my dog.

ROTFLMAO!!!

Luba · 11-20-2005, 10:32 AM

Merika, I have to thank you for that very funny line...You made my Sunday...I'm walking around doing stuff and laughing my crazy head off...

I've got this picture of you and your dog drinking a beer.. I'm still ROTFLMAO!

Ayla · 11-21-2005, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Merika

Good Lord....people keep getting more stupid everyday. Who in the world would waste their drugs on an animal. LOL! I don't do drugs but it would be a cold day in h*ll before I'd share my beer with my dog.

My husband gives our Pit Bull beer. Everytime he cracks open a Heiniken (sp?) he opens one for the dog too and pours it in his water bowl.

Star · 11-21-2005, 04:00 PM

these people giving their dogs dope must be doing that when they're high and they think it's a funny thing maybe? what a waste of their drug money. LOL!!

poor doggies though having to have withdrawalls from pot.

Duke · 11-21-2005, 06:54 PM

I don't really think its so much a matter of owners feeding their animals dope, I think its more a matter of animals eating what their protecting.

Its very common practice to put a dog in charge of protecting your crop.

darkangelism · 11-21-2005, 08:00 PM

ayla, thats a waste of beer, he could just send the extra beer to me,lol.

Star · 11-21-2005, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Duke

I don't really think its so much a matter of owners feeding their animals dope, I think its more a matter of animals eating what their protecting.

Its very common practice to put a dog in charge of protecting your crop.

you're probably right about that. most deffinately.

Duke · 11-21-2005, 09:28 PM

Well I know dogs aren't smoking dope. They lack the opposable thumbs to roll joints.

Luba · 11-22-2005, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Duke

Well I know dogs aren't smoking dope. They lack the opposable thumbs to roll joints.

...What a picture has come to mind...

Vautrin · 11-22-2005, 06:34 PM

It is Heineken. And the Dutch are still divided on the quality of the beer

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Ayla · 11-23-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by darkangelism

ayla, thats a waste of beer, he could just send the extra beer to me,lol.

Then what would the dog drink? Water? surely not!

Ayla · 11-23-2005, 09:30 AM

Vautrin, I think that Heineken is nasty stuff myself. But thanks for the heads up on the spelling.

Vautrin · 11-23-2005, 11:43 AM

Over here we have hundred different kinds of beers. Amstel, Heineken, Grolsch are probably the most well known internationally. And of course a lot of lesser known beers, which are produced in very limited quantities, so you will have an extremely hard time to find them outside of the region where these beers are made.

It is weird. When I was in SA, Dutch beer was a lot cheaper there, than in the Netherlands itself. Luckily I do not drink beer at all anymore - I can't handle it very well.

Does the dog really like the beer? Perhaps your Pit Bull can decide which of the beers is the least terrible of the Dutch ones

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