Lara A. Sypniewski, DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP, shares her thoughts about CBD use in pets. She is optimistic that potential treatment options for CBD will be explored and tested more fully in the near future but, unfortunately, she doesn’t believe we are there just yet.
. . . it is essential that pet owners understand product concerns, marketing hype and the limitations of current scientific knowledge before administering hemp CBD to their pets.” Lara Sypniewski, DVM
Source: Oklahoma State University News, February 12, 2020. Link. Currently, there is a lack of oversight for hemp CBD products; no one is watching the growers, the producers, the retailers and the analyzers to ensure a safe product. Scientific research, regulation and standardized practices must be given time to be developed and fully investigated before hemp CBD can be considered safe for our pets.