Thanks you guys for all of the continued encouragement! Over all Stewie’s demeanour is better and he seems to be moving better. We shall hold status quo...

Kerren absolutly brilliant of you to provide these links. I will copy and forward them to Paul so that we can peruse the info together and see what we can do! Really appreciate the information!! Of course we will be sure to do our homework before giving it to them. If we can’t be sure, we won’t give it to them. 

His Giant Bear Paws are certainly his pride and joy! He is overdue for a paw trim!
All the very best to you guys!

Rots of Ruv from Stu and his frisky Kittens

kazann said
Stu Butt and family,

There was an article on CBC radio about a woman who got CBC oil for her dog on Vancouver Island:

http://www.cbc......-1.4032286

hi Kerren

this was a most interesting show to listen to... I feel like i am in the same boat as this lady on the Island. She is very brave for speaking up in my mind! If i am unable to get some answers in Vernon, i am going to be looking these people up and making some phone calls to them.

Here are the authorized producers of medicinal cannabis authorized by Health Canada:

https://www.can.....poses.html

I am off to the big city next week and i have at least 5 dispensary’s that i am going to check out. 

Here is some CBD oil available for sale: https://canntru.....oil-drops/

I am going to be putting some questions together for these places, so that i can get the most out of the places that i am going to and calling them before we go.

I realize you may need a medical marijuana card but anyone can get one it seems and the I believe the woman in the CBC program used her husband's card for her pet. It seems that many young adults have the cards, so I'm sure you, as a wiser, older adult can get one. laughing

yeah, Im lauging with you Kerren! Wiser and older... hehehe! Definitely older, not always so wise!!! When you go into the dispensary’s they make you sign your life away, but they don’t all need a medical Marijuana card. A friend of mine went into a place last month and she was able to get edibles with no questions asked. 

My hope is that the regulations in Canada will change things this year! Especially for the testing of CBD for animals! Dr. Laurie was fully into the CBD treatment but she was not legally able to prescribe it for us!

Personally I would want to find a product that has been legitmately tested for the THC levels before I give it to a pet.

i agree 110% too Kerren! I will be making some phone calls this weeks to see how much these dispensary’s know about their product and if they have anything available with just the CBD oil and no THC! It would surprise me greatly if they have never had pawrents asking these questions before me, in regards to their pets comfort.

Stewie looks wonderful by the way. He looks so sweet and cuddlie.

Thank you so much Kerren. Paul and i so very much appreciate the links that you gave us! Again i say that the lady in the CBC radio interview is so very brave for speaking out like she has and i can only hope that if we all start asking that something will change!!!! It is kind of like the OSC vaccination trials... why is Canada not involved in this amazing event!!!

Stewie says thank you as well Kerren. He is going to be attending an in-home doggy spa treatment and getting a foot trim and a brushing today. Make him look handsome for his Easter dinner! Turkey for dinner, he Ruvs Turkey!! 

benny55 said
Good stuff Kerren!!

Okay, what am I missing here??    Super Stu is all better now and handling his Hegies like a champ!  Eating, drinking, pooping, peeing,...all good.   His shoulder/neck/back (or whatever was causing him distress and painful movements), seemingly recovering nicely with extended rest and Metacam.

Hi my Super Sally

you’re not missing anything my lovey, Stewie is doing better! But he is still not 100% of our old ‘new’ Stu Butt! He still doesn’t have 100% of his energy levels back. He doesn’t always want to get up and come to the door to see if he is going anywhere with me, when i take off for a while... Yes, he is eating all of his kibble, he is taking all of his treats, eating his Bully Sticks like there was no tomorrow but when he plays with his Hedgies, it isn’t for long... he does a couple of runs with it and a few tugs and then he is done!

For anyone else to look at him, he looks perfectly fine!! Me, myself and i see that he isn’t what he was a couple of months ago... He isn’t showing any signs of discomfort anymore, but i don’t want to take the chance of him slipping back right now. So he is still on the Metacam in the morning and the Gaba at night. It has been a week since his set back, so tonight i will take him off the Gaba and see how he does....

Is he doing better because of the meds or because he is just doing better?? My guess is a little bit of both!

What was the initial reason you were checking into CBD to begin with.....and now that he's vetter,  do you still feel it's needed?  Is it something you want tp pursue as a "preventive",'or as an actual "treatment" for something, or something you just want to try "in general; to keep any further issues at bay, etc?    I'm asking out. of SINCERE  curiosity and not being a smarty pants!   I'm all about pursuing anything that extends quality time with our pets and enhances their well being!

Sally there are a couple of reasons that we want to check into the CBD oil... Our old cat Spikey turns 19 on April 4th. He is on Metacam also for his old achy bones. Dr. Laurie had given us a prescription for him and for obvious reasons, we would like to get him off the Metacam and onto the CBD oil. The Metacam is absolutely not good for Spikey, but it is the best solution for him at this time...

The second reason is for Stewie of course... We also want him off the Metacam if we can help it in the future. Or to use it in conjunction when we need it the most. We are looking to maintain his health the best way we can... if CBD oil is going to hold things off for us, then we are willing to try it! Pain relief is first and foremost for us, but preventative usage is also in the back of our minds... We have a ton of questions Sally and we intend to get them all answered!

Soooo glad ro see Stewie being Stewie 🙂 🙂  

Much Ruv to you Sally and thanks for your questions. It makes us all re-evaluate things right? 

Thanks again to all of you for your support and care. For us Canadian’s this is all a new ‘taboo’ subject for most of us and i think it will continue this way for a while... We are counting on the rest of the world to show Canada what they are missing out on with the health benefits of CBD oil to all, not just the hoomans but our pets too!

From a grateful Allen Clan,

Petra, Super Stewie and his chilly Kittens

dobemom said
I've never heard of giving THC to pets, I've only heard of the CBD oil. I know of a few pawrents here who've really had good luck with the CBD. I initially got it for Nitro's arthritis, and eventually for his appetite as his kidney failure progressed. I'm interested to keep learning what you think of it. Hugs!

Paula and Warrior Angel Nitro  

Hi Paula 

i had never heard of it before either, we had always been warned against it. In shopping around these different Dispensary’s, they all said that because they are set up for humans that is what they are basing their knowledge on... this is why we have so much to dig into before we even consider it for Stewie. 

If he starts to show any sign of discomfort, we will start him on the CBD oil for sure. Did you keep Nitro on the CBD oil long term or just while you saw his discomfort from his arthritis and then again for his appetite stimulant? Thanks for sharing this information with me Paula.

Many hugs to you and spirit kisses to Nitro