Today’s Veterinary Business spoke with two experts at the forefront of CBD knowledge in the veterinary world: Stephanie McGrath, DVM, Ph.D., CSU assistant professor of neurology and Gail Golab, DVM, Ph.D., MANZCVS, DACAW, chief veterinary officer at the American Veterinary Medical Association.
CSU researchers are evaluating the effect of CBD in the treatment of idiopathic epilepsy, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancers, and are currently enrolling dogs in a CBD-for-epilepsy clinical trial.
VIDEO: Skye had emergency surgery at Colorado State University on Wednesday. By Friday, Skye was already feeling better. "You see them start to come back to life, that’s when it’s all worth it,” said Dr. Valerie Johnson.
"The other place that I’ve recently become involved with is 'Colorado State University of Veterinary Medicine' in Fort Collins. I happened to be there visiting friends on the way to California and my dog Kona, my Golden Retriever, would have died, because he had cancer in his heart. But they took him in and saved his life." -Tanya Tucker
The veterinary team behind the ongoing clinical trial at Colorado State University found that 89% of dogs that received cannabidiol experienced a reduction in seizure frequency.
Almost 90 percent of dogs who received CBD in the clinical trial had a reduction in the frequency of seizures.