Page 7 - Arthritis in Dogs - Comprehensive by Dr Erik Johnson

Results of CBD use in animals are not as remarkable as drugs from the shelf of a western
pharmacy. It is possible that the application of high quality CBD on a regular basis for over 30
days may create the possibility of reducing other medications. In mild cases of mobility issue,
and with weight loss in the affected pet, CBD might work as monotherapy. (By itself).

The eventual role of THC

THC is an entirely different situation. The impact on arthritis and anxiety even at sub-
psychotropic levels are stark.

Someday, THC will be legal, and this conversation will be taken to the next level and contain
dosing and other remarks. At present time unless you live in a state that has legal THC, you are
unable to realize the benefits of THC in the management of osteoarthritis. In people, THC is
extremely palliative and permits even the worst arthritis cases to get at least four hours of
undisturbed sleep, pain-free. For many pain sufferers, “falling asleep” is the most impactful
effect of THC and can provide a great deal of physical and emotional comfort.

The use of steroids and Deramax together

Imagine if you used Deramax and steroids together! Think of the impact!

It makes sense to wonder but the issues are serious. Stomach and other effects are too
dangerous. So veterinarians will recommend ONE or the OTHER.

But then again, if you run out to seventeen years old and nothing’s working, WHY NOT?

Risks to benefits. You need to have “nothing to lose” before doing this and the pet should be on
adsorbents and antacids. You should expect trouble with the stomach and eventually with the
internal organs. But that doesn’t ALWAYS happen. I’ve got several cases who started
Prednisone and kept giving Deramax against medical advice and the dogs are doing okay.
That’s their ‘thin ice’ to skate on, but I would remark that the cases to which I refer should be
dead by now based on their performance before the owner decided to double up.

Simply: It works. If it doesn’t kill them.

The use of narcotics in pain management in dogs.

Simply, I just don’t. It’s not worth it to me, and I’ve felt that when you’re out to the point where
narcotics are the only way to keep a dog between the lines and functional, maybe it’s time to
send them to heaven.

The opiate addiction issues in the United States of forced many pharmacies to start shaming
their customers when approaching the pharmacy for narcotics and opiates. Walgreen’s
pharmacies are actively engaging ‘shaming’, to discourage people having those prescriptions
filled there. They actually distributed a ‘memo’ to pharmacist and staff about this issue to create
the obstacles. Walgreen’s will make their bread-and-butter on blood pressure medications and
humiliate people legitimately seeking opiates. CVS engages shaming actively but that was
spread as “word of mouth” but also by letting pharmacists know that CVS will let them swing if
there’s a problem with a narcotics prescription they filled. Pharmacists have the right to decline