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The New York Times: Curing Animals With Cannabis
Summary
While many people and their doctors have embraced medical marijuana for health ills, treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and THC is just beginning.
THC, on the other hand, usually gives better results for patients at the zoo struggling with stress and anxiety, Dr. Buitrago said. It helped bring relief to a parrot who was plucking out her feathers, for example, and a jaguar who was obsessively pacing his enclosure and biting his tail. “We tried everything with him, but nothing seemed to work until cannabis appeared in our lives,” Dr. Buitrago said.
Continue reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/science/animals-veterinary-cannabis-marijuana-cbd.html
Mammals With the Munchies: Curing Animals With CannabisWhile many people and their doctors have embraced medical marijuana for health ills, treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and THC is just beginning.
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