Trupanion has treated
marijuana ingestion for dogs of all shapes and sizes.
Marijuana ingestion can cause vomiting, depression, and in serious cases, coma.
Fortunately the majority of
marijuana ingestion cases are not fatal, but the potential is there depending on the size of your dog and the amount of marijuana eaten.
Far more common are
marijuana ingestion and other toxins.
New
marijuana ingestion methods beyond smoking are helping to drive cannabis» growth.
Not exact matches
However, because the drug is delivered through
ingestion, rather than smoking, it would take much longer to have an effect — at least an hour, compared with the minutes it takes to get high after smoking
marijuana, said Margaret Haney, a professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University.
One emergency animal hospital in Colorado reports that it treats five dogs a day for
ingestion of
marijuana, according to Fox31 in Denver.
The signs of
marijuana poisoning begin about 30 to 60 minutes after
ingestion or much sooner if inhaled.
Ingestion of
marijuana concentrates could result in severe
marijuana toxicosis in dogs.
Click here to listen to the interview: Dogs and cats can be poisoned by
marijuana from second hand smoke exposure, or from direct
ingestion of
marijuana or baked foods (e.g., pot brownies, pot butter, etc.) laced with THC.
Symptoms of
marijuana poisoning are usually seen within 30 - 60 minutes of inhalation or
ingestion and may include: