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Medical Marijuana: Safe for Your Aging Pets?

From the Show: Staying Well
Summary: More states are beginning to legalize medical marijuana usage, which has many vets and animal behavioral experts wanting research done on safety for pets.
Air Date: 1/27/14
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
Guest Bio: Darlene Arden, CABC
darleneDarlene Arden is an award-winning writer and author. Arden, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, lectures widely on wellness for pets including, behavior, training, and nutrition.

Arden has also worked as a cat behavior consultant for Pets for Life, NY. She is also an experienced television producer/host, and a lively guest expert on various radio and television programs and a popular and much acclaimed speaker. Her books include, Small Dogs, Big Hearts, The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs, and Rover, Get Off Her Leg!

Her newest book is the multi-award-winning, The Complete Cat's Meow.
  • Book Title: The Complete Cat's Meow
  • Guest Twitter Account: @petxpert
Medical Marijuana: Safe for Your Aging Pets?
Times are changing, and for the first time in many years medical marijuana isn't getting bashed like it used to. Regular people, and even doctors, are more open to usage... especially if it helps ease their patients' pain.

What about medical marijuana for your aging four-legged companion?

More states are beginning to legalize medical marijuana usage, and many veterinarians and animal behavioral experts are raising the importance of research on the safety for pets.

Is it safe, and should you use it for your pet?

Expert on Animal Behavior, Darlene Arden, CABC, discusses if medical marijuana for your aging pets can help ease their pain.