With marijuana now legal in Massachusetts for recreational purposes, some of the state’s veterinarians have warned of an uptick in dogs being intoxicated by THC from marijuana edibles.

Several Massachusetts veterinarians have warned that they are seeing increasing numbers of dogs suffering from THC intoxication.

“It’s increasing in prevalence because there is a lot more use of edibles now,” remarked Dr. Ellie Shelburne, a veterinarian at Northampton Veterinary Clinic.

“It can lead to seizures, coma and death,” Shelburne said.

Rob Halpin, the director of public relations director for Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, have also said that the center has seen an increase in the numbers of dogs being brought in with symptoms of THC intoxication.

Before the legalization of recreational marijuana last November, the facility probably treated 10 or 15 dogs a week for the problem. The number is now 20 to 25 dogs a week.

“That’s a big increase,” he said, adding most of those cases arise from dogs somehow managing to get into their owners’ edibles. “Edibles are incredibly appealing to dogs.

They love it, yes they do. But, eating the stuff can be really toxic for them because they don’t weigh as much as we do.”


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