Can CBD oil help my dog's seizures, tremors, and balance issues?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chinese Chongqing Dog | Female | unspayed | 8 years and 1 month old | 3.96 lbs
I'd like to ask dose cbd(hemp) oil have effect for brain tumor or epilepsy dog? We can't ensure which disease she have get.Her limbs will temble unconscious.Sometimes have same symptom with epilepsy.Now she is without balance when she walk. In my country it cost really high to do a CT. We had check the digital of her blood all of them are normal expect platelets and AST are high.Please give me some advice. Sincerely yours.
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Published on February 11th, 2018
Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. CBD treatment in veterinary medicine is still fairly new so there really is not a lot of research right now on dosing and it's effects for various conditions. These products are now becoming more widely accepted as an alternative approach to managing chronic pain in animals. There have been some suggestions that they help reduce seizures. Products labelled for veterinary use seem to be safe so if you were to try a CBD product, there should be no I'll effects. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.
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Published on December 23rd, 2016
That is a great question and I am sorry to hear about your pet. We, as a profession, have yet to fully embrace medical marijuana for a variety of reasons including toxicity, lack of data to support benefits, dosing and side effects, and legalities associated with prescribing and dispensing the drug (at this time we cannot legally prescribe CBD oil). With that said, I do believe it will have a role for therapeutic intervention and we have a group of veterinarians helping to the pave the way. The American Holistic Veterinary Association is a group dedicated to researching and practicing holistic medicine. According to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the AHVMA adopted a position that states in part: “There is a growing body of veterinary evidence that cannabis can reduce pain and nausea in chronically ill or suffering animals, often without the dulling effects of narcotics. This herb may be able to improve the quality of life for many patients, even in the face of life-threatening illnesses.” Now to answer your questions: 1) No, I do not have any data or personal experience using CBD in veterinary medicine. 2) No, not all CBD oil contains THC. 3) I would exhaust all currently recommended "standard of care" prior to exploring this option due to the lack of legal availability, unknown dosing, and unknown side effects. 4) Even if the you were to treat your pet and perceived a positive response, I would be reluctant to stop the current anti-convulsants as this may lead to uncontrolled seizures. If you have not already done so, consult a veterinary neurologist and holistic veterinarian. Some may already have patients utilizing products for seizures. On a final note, there is a veterinary formulated CBD product available in California through the company VETCBD. I hope this helps!
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