Marijuana.

[GusGus]

I am so sorry if this is not allowed or in the wrong place, but I was reading info off a link someone posted and was wondering if anyone had any articles about this:

The effects of marijuana on dogs. I don't mean them eating it, but getting the smoke from it (blown in noses and ears.) It got me thinking to a time long ago where I read on another forum that people were doing this to dogs/ cats.

I'd really like to hear a scientific side of it.

[Wild Wolf]

My ex-friend used to "get her dogs high"... uhhgg... she was such an awful person, I am so glad she's not in my life anymore.

[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

Smoke, in general, is not good for dogs. Getting smoke blown right into their faces/noses is even worse.

PDF] Marijuana exposure in animals

www.aspcapro.org/mydocuments/z-toxbrief_0602.pdf

Cannabinoids interact with many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, including acetylcholine, dopamine, γ- aminobutyric acid, histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine, norepinephrine, opioid peptides, and prostaglandins. 4 Cannabinoids stimulate dopamine release; enhance γ-aminobutyric acid turnover; and may enhance norepinephrine, dopamine, and 5- hydroxytryptamine formation.4

Hard to know what that might be doing to a dog's chemistry. (for me anyway!)

Treating Marijuana Toxicity (mostly from ingestion first part mentions inhalation)

Chronic inhalation of marij... [Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1976] - PubMed - NCBI

Our findings reported that chronic inhalation of marijuana and tobacco produced the bronchiolitis with the macrophage infiltration in the wall of the terminal air-passages. This may thereafter induce the pulmonary emphysema.

Secondhand Smoke Is A Health Threat To Pets

MacAllister also pointed out that secondhand smoke is greatly associated with the increased occurrence of cancer in the nose and sinus area among dogs. Research also indicates a slight association with lung cancer.


“A recent study conducted at Colorado State University shows that there is a higher incidence of nasal tumors in dogs living in a home with secondhand smoke compared to dogs living in a smoke free environment,” she said. “The increased incidence was specifically found among the long nosed breed of dogs. Shorter or medium nosed dogs showed higher rates for lung cancer.”


MacAllister said the longer nosed breeds of dogs have a great surface area in their noses that is exposed to the carcinogens. This also provides more area in which the carcinogens can accumulate. The carcinogens tend to build up on the mucous membranes of long nosed dogs so not as much reaches the lungs.
Unfortunately, dogs affected with nasal cancer normally do not survive more than one year.


“The reason short and medium nose dogs have a higher occurrence of lung cancer is because their shorter nasal passages aren’t as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens,” she said. “This results in more carcinogens reaching the lungs.”

Another thing is when people smoke pot, we know what we are doing, and people STILL get paranoid and have different experiences. Dogs don't know what's happening to them and if you've ever seen how much they dislike being on something like ACE, you know that it is really not cool to do to a dog.

People are idiots. Whoops, that wasn't nice. People who do things like that are idiots? yes, that sounds MUCH better. (ETA - I knew people like that in my youth so not throwing stones!)

[msvette2u]

Dogs don't know what's happening to them and if you've ever seen how much they dislike being on something like ACE, you know that it is really not cool to do to a dog.

This.
If people want to mess themselves up, that's one thing, but it's abuse to do that to an animal.

[gsdlover91]

Originally Posted by JeanKBBMMMAAN

Another thing is when people smoke pot, we know what we are doing, and people STILL get paranoid and have different experiences. Dogs don't know what's happening to them and if you've ever seen how much they dislike being on something like ACE, you know that it is really not cool to do to a dog.

Poor dogs! I don't get why someone would get their dog high??


Sorry OP, I have no idea what it does, as I've never seen a dog/cat whose been high. I can imagine they are confused though, maybe sleepy?? Haha idk. Maybe paranoid? I cant imagine its good for them though...esp being blown right into their faces?!

[gsdlover91]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

This.
If people want to mess themselves up, that's one thing, but it's abuse to do that to an animal.

I agree thats it's abuse, especially since drugs act VERY differently on different species. So who knows if it even has remotely the same effects on dogs.

[Yoschi's_Pet_Human]

My friend had a brother who had a dog that died of lung cancer... LUNG CANCER!!
His brother does not smoke cigarettes, but is a huge pot head... the dog was exposed to second hand smoke for sure,,, whether or not he actually got his dog high,,, who knows... but his dog suffered and died from lung cancer.

[blehmannwa]

No marijuana for dogs. When Felony had chemotherapy, she was nauseous and lost her appetite. I consulted a few vets because I know marijuana can stimulate appetite in people. It is not a good thing for dogs. It just makes them unhappy and disoriented.

[dazedtrucker]

I have seen MANY dogs and cats have owners "get them high"... (I was a bit of a party animal in my younger days, teenage). I have never once seen an animal "freak out" like it was paranoid, or having a bad experience. They all just got mellow, or cats start playing with invisible things.. marijuana tends to enhance the mood your in... I am not saying it is a good thing, just reporting what I personally have seen. No idea about how it affects different species...
I do know hard drugs are bad for cats... I stole a cat from a drug house once. It had been fed LSD, and probably alot of other things... walked sideways, and would try to jump on things and miss, do headplants into everything constantly, which is why the junkies loved the cat... it was **** amusing when they were high.
I kept him for a year...then this little girl just fell in love with him. I didn't know who she was....hung out by my house when her parents were working. She was about 9. She wanted him so bad, I finally met her parents... she turned out to be from a very wealthy family, I talked to her parents, they wanted to adopt the cat.... that cat went to the lap of luxury Anyway.... ROFL! Marijuana needs more research in regards of medicine for ppl and other species.. it got demonized, and could b useful....

[msvette2u]

Originally Posted by blehmannwa

No marijuana for dogs. When Felony had chemotherapy, she was nauseous and lost her appetite. I consulted a few vets because I know marijuana can stimulate appetite in people. It is not a good thing for dogs. It just makes them unhappy and disoriented.

Is this what the vet told you? I can believe that's what it would do.

I was a "party animal" too, for quite a while, but nobody ever did that in front of me or I'd have murdered them.
I came close to murdering my ex- because he was going to try to get my cat high. I'd have thrown him out then and there.

People try to put their own things onto pets all the time, including, apparently, their "love" or enjoyment of recreational drugs
Why would a dog or cat need that??