We are not forced but they do “recommend” a yearly “booster” injection that supposedly covers multiple diseases.
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Have you tried CBD isolate at all or mixed with a tincture you can drop in their food or treats?
I have a 10.5 year old American bulldog that has some hip issues and a cyst on her eye that worries me, but doesn’t bug her much. I just clean up her eye multiple times a day or have someone help me when I’m away from home. I give her a high dose, but at most I give her 0.5mg per pound of body weight and she sleeps after and when she wakes up it’s like she’s 3 again. Full of energy and love. No more droopy dog face she has all day otherwise.
What have you found is your dog’s dose?
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I’ve been giving her 5% CBD oil 2x per day. It’s helped a little. She’s eating more than she ever has and sleeping so much better. Too be honest though I can’t bare the thought of watching her deteriorate in front of me. The vet gave me the option of amputation and chemotherapy but that will just prolong her suffering. Although it’s tearing me up inside for me the only option is to put her to sleep before she becomes totally reliant on us helping her out into the garden and stuff. She still follows me up the stairs at home and I have to physically lift her front end each step to get her back down safely incase she stumbles and falls. She’s normally really active chasing the birds and cats in the garden but now I have to tempt her outside with pieces of chicken just so she will go for a pee. What gets me is how fast she went from a slight limp to where she is now. It’s heartbreaking
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I unfortunately feel you there. I only see that change when I give her my dose of CBD. I get CBD isolate at 30 a gram if I don’t buy it in bulk. It makes it very affordable to medicate her to where she needs to be to be comfortable while she lives out the next 3.5 years at least before I’ll accept it’s her time barring her suffering of course.
I’ve found infinite CBD to have the kind she responds to best. She can’t handle her THC at all if she hasn’t had her CBD that day. I break her doses over 3-5 times a day depending on how bad she has it that day.
I’ve noticed she responds well to THC-A after she ate my weed one day. When decarbed the same weed made her vomit making me realize that no matter what if I give her THC it’ll be raw and not decarbed was that makes her respond best if not pure CBD.
I make my tincture for her with MCT oil and at 1mg per drop average. 5mg per treat is her starting dose before she gets upped to the same, but in 2 treats at once 3x a day. I up the down to 15-20mg a dose if she looks to be suffering that day from hip dysplasia. 1g will last me just about 18-20 days to keep her medicated at that dose. I usually reup and make her more before she runs out though.
When she was 5 they thought she’d have to be put down. I showed them. She’s lasted another 5 years happier than she’s ever been with my parents originally.
She reminds me of droopy dog when she’s not on CBD, but I like seeing her happy and pain free without CBD. Mostly as it saves me money LoL, but it shows me that whatever was causing her issues was at least treated with the doses I gave her.
Her breed and bully’s as a whole as I’m sure you know have a strong chance of cancer sadly. I wish your puppy all the luck in the world and that you have many more happy years with them😁
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She’s beautiful @OniTenshu. She looks like a real fighter.
THC in any form is illegal where I live. My country is totally fucked in that aspect. I have a few Oz of white widow here I will get my friend to press for me (I don’t own one myself but i am planning to build one at some point) and I’ll see how she does with it for a few days. I’ll likely isolate her from people when I first give her it just to be safe. She’s a big girl and used to be really powerful before her problems arose. Bully and mastiff breeds are really susceptible to bone carers I know. You don’t think about that when you decide that is the breed that you want to “own”. It’s instant love when you see the one you want for the 1st time so you don’t even consider what could happen in the future. It won’t be many more happy years unless she mysteriously gets better. I’ve got enough pain Meds for about 10 days then if she’s still going downhill I will have her put to sleep. Thanks for your support and advice on helping her. It’s appreciated my friend.
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No problem at all. We all have to watch each other’s backs around here. I can do a search on the brands I know 3rd party lab test and have affordable pricing for isolate with shipping to the UK.
My neighbor uses CBD oil that’s full spectrum and still never saw the same improvement quality vs when I threw caution to the wind and gave her a high CBD dose since at worst she’d just fall asleep if the dose was too high. Daisey here loves the same strains that work for me.
She deals with anxiety, depression or boredom, pain, being essentially a cyclops now, her hips don’t work well anymore, and tbh if I don’t give her CBD in some form she is starting to reduce her amount of food/water she consumes sometimes going days with no food. Honestly when I have my issues get to that level I’d rather just go hungry than deal with the pain.
I’ll admit that if it wasn’t for CBD it would be her time years ago. I just can’t let her go out that easy. Not when I know I can ease her pain. I never really expected the results I got either. I never thought I’d see her get past 8, but by medicating her when she’s suffering I’ve noticed she’s much more peppy and happy for a week after just one dose that knocks her out.
I haven’t had the spare money to buy it for her recently unfortunately, but I’ve noticed she’s learned a neat trick. She sleeps by my front door. All smoke naturally travels down there and out the bottom of the door. She has been sleeping lately like when I give her CBD. It makes sense as I’ve been dealing with some horrible back, hand, and ankle pain lately. The stuff I smoke helps my pain and anxiety, so I’d expect the second hand has enough to satisfy her needs throughout the day.
She gets up and moves about like she used to again even without the CBD diet. I’m still spending my first available to burn 35.05 on her next CBD terpsolate. I take,a tiny amount of it and if it work on my issues I know it helps her.
IDK if I made sense, but I’ve noticed that the doses are lower, but the strains that help pain seem to do it in a way that helps both dogs and people equally. Anxiety as well. At least in my case if I noticed a strain I’m smoking was not that strong for a high, but I feel medicated I share some with her always. She loves her Scooby snacks. Add some coconut oil and I’ve seen her go for it like it’s the only food she’s seen in a year. If they don’t like it try a test of some good bud whole not ground fine unless into a powder, then mix with peanut butter or allergy safe equivalent they love and give them plenty of water. You’ll need to take them out frequently like when you drink too much for your bladder. I’ve noticed as long as I give her plenty of fun things to do and play with her a lot she got used to THC. Which is good as she’s starting to develop memory issues and THC-a is medically beneficial for it. I’ve personally seen her have a much longer period of clarity free of forgetful moments if I give her non psychoactive THC. I’m not looking to oget her high. Bot when it’s not on her own terms as I’ve described earlier she definitely has her moments. I was told much later, but apparently this puppy loves shrooms too. She snuck a small paneolus when my back was turned one day. Actually after that is when she started to be better for longer without CBD, so maybe there’s something there or maybe it’s coincidence.
She comes sniffing around my plants if I allow her in the room. I no longer do, so she’s started to sniff lit joints all the time lately. She won’t take a hit, but she hates the burn. She’s happier with a secondhand style that’s not painful to inhale. I know she’s good when her eyes go bloodshot and she takes a nap. Right after the nap comes the energy puppy seemingly free of issues. Maybe it’s because of her attachment to me, so I’m like a safe person to make her comfortable. She has to snuggle up when it’s thundering out or I’ve been gone for a few hours. She thinks she’s a lap dog LoL.
I coddle her I know, but I feel that helps her when she’s having a moment. I won’t ever give her THC on purpose ever again. Not unless she’s specifically asking to eat it when she’s asking for a lot of second hand hits and even then I limit her to about 2mg maximum. Otherwise she gets THC-a raw weed processed I na pet safe way. Always made to be absorbed efficiently. The only problem I find is I have to get creative with her treats to keep her from reacting to the bud as oil is best for her to eat no matter what. grind it to a fine powder, mix with nut butter, bake the homemade treats with a channel to fill with nut butter later. I’ve found that these are best used as a large dose, but you find what works best for you. When I don’t feel like getting creative I’ll just take her dose and put it on a spoon and give it to her as is or even put it in with her food if i feel she isn’t eating enough.
I’m probably already at the point where you don’t want to be, but I’m happy helping out my old puppy here. The unconditional love she gives is all I need as a reward for keeping her happy and healthy even if I miss dinner one day a week to make sure I can afford her medicine.
I’m circling, so I’ll cut it short here.
I’m off to take a nap now. Sleepy.
Edit: I forgot to add that I can’t stress enough that you should always eat some of the weed raw yourself to see what they’re in for and if they would get high or medicated.
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Jess is now at rest with no more pain. Today i stepped up and did what needed to be done after she dramatically went downhill and could no longer get onto her feet without assistance. She passed peacefully I’m my arms.
Thank you everybody for your support.
The best friend I ever had.
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You helped her out of a tough spot brother.
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So very sad. My sincere condolences. You did the right thing.
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Sorry for your loss. May she Rest In Peace.
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Sorry to hear that brother. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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So sorry to hear of your loss of Jess looked like such a sweet dog! I too lost our family dog " Simon " to a massive lump in his chest which we think was probably cancerous as well , earlier this year. We decided as a family that putting him down was the best thing for him . Tinytuttle which for me was his alternative name I’v had given him will always be with me !
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It was painful watching her deteriorate daily. She always had a slight hip problem but she was always really active. It was only 8 weeks from noticing a slight limp to her being unable to get up and go outside without assistance. I had options of having her leg removed and chemotherapy but she was too big to live without her front leg and I’ve seen how chemotherapy can make you so Ill so in my opinion it was our only option.
Hopefully we don’t see this thread being reopened very often but the support the OG members have giving me helped massively. 
Thanks everybody.
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I’m sorry to hear that @Tinytuttle.
Cancer in any form is a hard road to go down.
He was a beautiful looking pup mate.
I also have a llhasa apso and it’s only been one night without his playmate. I’m gonna have to lavish all the attention on him as he knows something isn’t right. They used to sleep together on same bed so he will at some point let us know he’s missing her.
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Sorry for your loss. This is one of the most difficult parts of owning animals. They become one of the family. You did the right thing, now time to treat yourself with cannabis.
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Does anyone have a better source for CBD, because $30+ / gram is a scam and a half
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Thanks @ReikoX. Yeah I have my own health problems I’m trying to “fix” cppd. I’ve got the night time covered but medication for the day time while I’m at work is my main goal to try and cut out the codine phosphate and tramadol. I’m not far off flipping my girls to 12/12 and the one strain that’s getting the most attention is my Charlotte’s angel strain. I’m hoping on vaping that during the day and once I read up a little on how to produce some kind of cream I’ll also apply it to my knees to see if it helps any.
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Yeah I paid £30 for 2 10ml bottles of 5% cbd oil. It was buy one for 29.99 and you got the 2nd one for a penny. I think it converts to around $40 for 10ml. It’s a rip off but you can’t really put a price on your own health
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That seems to be the going price for isolate nowadays. Of course I see it in the head shops now. Makes me question the source/cleanliness.
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I found a source nearby for trimmed and lab tested buds, $750/lb for ~12-15% CBD. Should work out to <$.02 per mg after extraction.
Been bullshitting because it’s a six hour round trip, but it hurts my soul to see people paying a 1500% markup on a product they need, to reduce their pain and suffering.
@ReikoX yeah. Was looking for a kilo of CBD isolate with my taxes this year and best price I found was 9 stacks
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