CBDs for old creaky dogs ?

The best I found for joint pain is Joint Strong. It is a powder that you mix with their food. I have used it for years with great success. We now have a 15 year old Jack Russell Blue Healer mix that was not able to weight on her right rear leg. After one week she was running. Joint Strong also helped Old Fella, Levi and one of our foster dogs that I can't remember his name. However it is great stuff with no side effects.

Noel wrote:
Thanks, rock......but our vet does not want to use NSAIDS. She is now on Tramadol, 50mg.

That's what I found works the best for sever pain also. My old guy isn't there just yet but we do have a bottle of it on hand if needed.

Have you asked your vet about Devils Claw? that's something to look into if your vet ok's it. Just be sure to buy the 'pure' version of it.

I used this natural inflammatory it on my horse in place of bute and it worked wonders for her.

Sadly You won't find a pure version in what they supply for dogs. Which IMHO is just throwing money away and time wasted on not supplying the needed full dosage. I found this to be the case for all over the counter natural products marketed for dogs.

You will find the 99.99% pure version from a horse supply store. Then have your "vet" break down the correct dosage for your dog. This goes for all the Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements, etc also. The ones sold for horses guarantees 99.99% pure. The dog versions don't. I buy all of mine from horse med suppliers. AND....it is less expensive for a better product. :C

Thanks, rock......but our vet does not want to use NSAIDS. She is now on Tramadol, 50mg.

Noel wrote:
Instead of Metacam, Rimadyl, asprin, etc., has anyone given their dogs that are in pain..... CBD, either ingested or via drops/salve ?

None of the above worked for my 16 yr old senior dog. Then they prescribed Previcox which worked like a miracle for him. Ask your vet about it.

I used dog gone pain with a diabetic poodle. I purchased it off the internet. It worked wonders with her and didn't bother her diabetes. I would use it again before I would use those other pain pills. It was relatively cheap. Check it out.

Article abstract wrote:
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the major nonpsychoactive cannabinoids produced by Cannabis sativa L. Recent studies have shown that CBD has a high protective index, comparable to that of phenobarbital and phenytoin. Because CBD has been reported to possess both anticonvulsant and antiepileptic activity, its pharmacokinetics were studied in dogs after the administration of two iv doses (45 and 90 mg) and one oral dose (180 mg) to dogs. After iv administration, CBD was rapidly distributed, followed by a prolonged elimination. It has a terminal half-life of 9 hr. CBD plasma levels declined in a triphasic fashion. The total body clearance of CBD was 17 liters/hr (after the 45-mg dose) and 16 liters/hr (after the 90-mg dose). This clearance value, after its normalization to blood clearance using mathematical equations, approaches the value of the hepatic blood flow; the extraction ratio in the liver is 0.74. CBD was observed to have a large volume of distribution, approximately 100 liters. In the dose range of 45 to 90 mg, the increase in the AUC was proportional to the dose, a fact that indicates that the pharmacokinetic profile of CBD in this dose range was not dose dependent. In three of the six dogs studied, CBD could not be detected in the plasma after oral administration. In the other three, the oral bioavailability ranged from 13 to 19%. The results of this study show that CBD is barely absorbed after oral administration to dogs. This low bioavailability may be due to a first pass effect.

There really have not been enough studies to evaluate usage in dogs. The one I found is above. The significant portion is: The results of this study show that CBD is barely absorbed after oral administration to dogs.

Most experts in this field are not recommending use at this time.

Doug, DVM