This is why we get up in the morning and go to work with all our hearts, rain or shine. Oscar is a sweet dog who survived unspeakable treatment in a puppy mill – when he was rescued, he had no use of his back legs. When the amazing team at Safe Haven Animal Rescue became his new family, everything changed. What’s their secret? Lots of love… and CBD. We see this all the time from customers with elderly dogs, rescued pets or ones who have sustained injuries. It’s truly incredible to watch their progress, and know that we can change lives with a simple plant.
Like humans, other mammals like dogs have an endocannabinoid system too. CBD is a natural, gentle-yet-powerful support for more than aches and stress.
Watch the video below for the whole story… and bring tissues.
“The President of Safe Haven Animal Rescue, Lisa Jensen, claimed a combination of spinal surgery and CBD oil helped Oscar regain some of his footing, as he is now strong enough to stand for several seconds at a time. That is a far cry from where he was prior to the treatment, where he had no ability to put pressure on either leg.
“I thought, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And he was just progressively getting better,” Jensen said. “All of a sudden one day, I turned around and looked and I saw him balancing on one of his back legs. And I about fell over.”
Jensen claimed that her own use of CBD oil made it a consideration for Oscar.
“I started using CBD,” Jensen said. “And I thought, ‘It can’t hurt. Let’s just see what it does.’”
While Oscar’s case may be noteworthy upon first glance, the power of CBD oil should no longer surprise anyone. With a variety of medicinal benefits proven over the years, it’s no wonder why even anti-cannabis states are beginning to legalize it.Although the medicine is still not legal in all 50 states, miraculous stories like Oscar’s could force the federal government’s hand quicker than anyone had ever anticipated. The proof continues to be in the pudding.”
Here’s some great feedback from a vet in Australia who has been documenting the use of CBD with the dogs he treats, courtesy of Dogs Naturally Magazine:
“Australian holistic veterinarian Dr. Edward Bassingthwaighte says he’s been amazed at the success he’s had treating some dogs with cannabis. Here are a couple of cases he told us about.
  • One is a senior Staffy who had a fast-growing tumor about 6 cm in diameter in her mammary gland. Chest x-rays showed there might be mestatasis. Dr Bassingthwaighte treated her with CBD oil and some other herbal medicines. The tumor shrank away to nothing over three months and she’s still going strong six months later, with no recurrence. She’d had multiple tumors surgically removed over the years, but it was the CBD oil that really helped her.
  • The other case is a little old Jack Russell with a severe heart murmur and painful arthritis. He received a whole plant extract containing CBD and in this case also some THC, diluted in 10 ml of cold pressed hemp seed oil. After a month of this medicine he was much happier and more active, wanting to go for long walks, and his heart murmur was much less severe. Dr Bassingthwaighte says “I simply can’t explain the improved heart murmur. They normally don’t get better.”
Dr Bassingthwaighte suggests working with your holistic vet if you think cannabis would help your dog – it’s powerful medicine so at least let your vet know what you’re doing.”