Researchers Look to Cannabidiol to Fight Epilepsy in Dogs

Although epilepsy in dogs can be managed with medications, some dogs do not react to treatment, and others cannot endure the drug’s negative effects. In an effort to assist these dogs, the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation has actually moneyed a medical trial to examine making use of cannabidiol to reward drug-resistant epilepsy. Cannabidiol or CBD is a substance discovered in the Cannabis sativa plant (the CBD enriched subspecies and not the high THC subspecies utilized for cannabis).

Cannabidiol or CBD might assist dogs with epilepsy.

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