7 Facts About Dog CBD | Crafted Better Days
Posted by Stuart Hicks on 15th Feb 2014
1. Why Give All Natural, Healthy, Good Dawg Gravy Pet CBD?
As dogs age, their memory, learning, and decision making deteriorates faster than people. Good Dawg Gravy's all natural ingredients are combined with the best Hemp cannabidiol (CBD) to promote mental sharpness when added to the daily diet of a dog six years of age or older. After a few weeks of Good Dawg Gravy your dog might show more interest in playing, as well as more adaptability such as coping with change or travel. Discover all natural, healthy, Good Dawg Gravy!
2. How are Most Pet CBD Products Made?
CBD Hemp oil for pets is often sold as liquid in a dropper bottle (called tincture,) or as treats.
Tinctures are highly concentrated, pungent, often containing carrier oils that have proven bad side-effects for pets (like MCT - Medium-chain Triglycerides - or fatty acids, derived from vegetable oils like coconut or palm kernel.)
Pet Food Industry experts are not always right, but they concur that MCT oil is not recommended for dogs. Instead of coconut oil or MCT oil, nutrition experts recommend adding enhanced botanical oils like the CBD in Good Dawg Gravy to pet diets, (reducing your senior companion's exposure to unhealthy processed fats.)
3. How does CBD work in pets?
The United States National Institute of Health (NIH) states that the Endocannabinoid System, (or ECS,) has been found to be pervasive in mammalian species, providing homeostatic balance to the nervous and immune systems, as well as many other organ systems. The ECS has been defined to consist of three parts, which include (1) endogenous ligands (proteins produced or synthesized within the organism including hormones for example,) (2) G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), and (3) enzymes to degrade and recycle the ligands. Mammals stop producing these endogenous ligands as they age (just like estrogen, testosterone, and growth hormones.) Hemp-derived Cannabidiol (CBD) is nearly identical to these real mammalian endogenous ligands made naturally by the body, and it helps return a mammal's body to it's more natural, youthful, condition.
4. What do Veterinarians say about CBD?
A survey was recently conducted asking over 2000 veterinarians in the United States about their knowledge of CBD use for dogs. Vets were most comfortable recommending CBD for pain management, anxiety, and seizures in dogs. Among those who had experience treating pets with CBD, the vast majority (~80%) did not feel that State Veterinary Boards provide enough guidance on how to abide by state or federal laws.
That said, many vets recommend CBD for pets, and the numbers are growing fast. However, most veterinarians may not be aware of the harmful ingredients found in many Pet CBD offerings.
That said, many vets recommend CBD for pets, and the numbers are growing fast. However, most veterinarians may not be aware of the harmful ingredients found in many Pet CBD offerings.
5. Are there side effects when using Pet CBD?
The first thing to remember is that any significant side effects due to a new diet, supplement, or treat, are unacceptable.
The CBD in Good Dawg Gravy is manufactured by an approved Safe for Human Food hemp extraction process. To our knowledge our supplier is the only one of its kind in the USA.
Additionally, while medical cannabis can provide significant relief to anxious animals, and those in pain, safe and effective use of cannabis requires an understanding how to administer the correct amounts of two important compounds found in the plant, CBD and THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.) Good Dawg Gravy uses only CBD that is Third Party Tested and verified to contain less than .1% THC.
6. How Much Good Dawg Gravy should I mix into my pet's food each day?
Good Dawg Gravy comes pre-dosed, measured just right for the size of your pet, in Small, Medium, Large, and XL Breed, easy-to-use, no-mess, packaging.
We use the following Pet Size Guidelines at check-out when ordering Good Dawg Gravy.
Small: <15 lbs / 7 kg
Medium: 15 - 40 lbs / 7 - 18 kg
Large: 41 - 75 lbs / 18 kg - 34 kg
X-Large: 75+ lbs / 34+ kg
7. What exactly is CBD by the way?
Its scientific name is Cannabidiol, a compound found in the cannabis plant, which has three species: Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabis ruderalis. (CBD is often used as a catch-all term for other common cannabinoids such as CBDa, CBN, and CBG - all necessary to activate the body's Endocannabinoid System.) Cannabis indica is more commonly known due to it's Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, a compound with significant psychoactive effects - unlike CBD.
Cannabis sativa L. is known as hemp, and most varieties have a THC content of less than 0.3%, meaning properly cultivated and processed hemp supplies the compounds commonly known as CBD without the psychoactive effects. (Hemp fiber and grain products, like hemp seeds and hearts of seed, contain no CBD.)
Good Dawg Gravy CBD is third party analyzed for possible contaminants before being processed by a longstanding US food chain provider, (the first-USDA permit issued under current federal regulations governing hemp.) Good Dawg Gravy Hemp Oil is completely defatted, un-adulterated with odor compounds: the most bio-available form of Hemp Oil possible.
Mixed together with our expert-developed, activating ingredients, Good Dawg Gravy Hemp Oil is guaranteed to show up as results in your companion's life or your gravy is free. Discover all natural, healthy, Good Dawg Gravy!
Supporting Studies
Cornell University Study - July 23, 2018 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Published by The National Center for Biotechnology Information - a repository of the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov).
Published by The National Center for Biotechnology Information - a repository of the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov).
(The original research article can be found at Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
Cambridge University (www.cambridge.org) - July 15, 2022
Use of Cannabis in the Treatment of Animals: a Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials
American Kennel Club (www.akc.org)
Does CBD Work for Dogs? Caroline Coile, PhD - July 1, 2021
(The original research article can be found at Frontiers in Veterinary Science)