beautiful grey tabby cat with yellow eyes stands white floor

beautiful grey tabby cat with yellow eyes stands white floor

How To Get A Cat High – Should You Do It?

Byking_adm on February 24, 2021

Many curious people wonder how to get a cat high without knowing the negative consequences it can cause. While cannabidiol (CBD) has been shown to have some positive aspects to it for animals, THC should never be purposely given to an animal to get it high. Some cannabis dispensaries will have treats that include CBD that you can give to your pet. CBD is the compound in cannabis that doesn’t cause intoxicating effects. THC on the other hand will leave your pet feeling ill, and in some cases, ingestion could threaten its life.

If you’re hotboxing in your car one day and you have a dog or cat in there with you, it could accidentally get a hold of your weed and accidentally eat it. Another way your pet could get a hold of cannabis is through edibles. Say you went to the cannabis dispensary earlier in the day and purchased a bunch of cannabis edibles and then left them sitting on the couch by accident. Your pet could potentially get a hold of them and obviously won’t know that there is THC in these edibles. An incident such as this could easily happen to any pet. Before you drive yourself into a full-blown panic, you’ll want to evaluate the situation and determine a few things.

Step 1: Figure Out The Potency Of The Cannabis

The first thing you need to do is figure out the strength of the cannabis that your pet ingested. Let’s take a look at a list of the different types of cannabis out there so that you have a better idea of the potency of each.

• Raw cannabis – you won’t have to worry about this because it won’t be decarboxylated, and that means the THC won’t be intoxicating.

• Vaped cannabis – there could potentially be activated THC in this, so there is some cause for concern.

• Edibles – these could be dangerous, but it all depends on what ingredients are used and how strong the edibles are.

• Cannabutter – this will also depend on the strength of the cannabis used in the butter.

• Cannabis concentrates – these will be fairly potent and could have a negative impact on your pet.

• Chocolate edibles – these can range from mildly dangerous to very dangerous, primarily because chocolate in itself is known to be toxic to animals. When THC is thrown into the equation, it could be even worse.

All in all, the potency of the cannabis that your pet ingested will determine how serious the situation can be. If a pet accidentally eats a gummy that contains 10 mg of THC, the severity of the situation will be a lot different than if it ate one that contained 100 mg of THC. The weight of your pet will also matter. A gummy with 10 mg of THC will likely have a much greater effect on a 10-pound dog in comparison to the one that’s 80 pounds. Did your pet eat an entire gram of weed or concentrate? Did it get into the brownies? These are all questions you’ll have to consider.

Step 2: Check What Symptoms Your Pet Is Experiencing

After you’ve figured out the potency and quantity of cannabis that your pet ingested, you’ll have a better idea of what to do next. If you’ve nailed it down to being just a very tiny amount, then you should consider yourself lucky.

There are a bunch of symptoms you should keep a close evaluation of in your pet:

Mild Cases:

• Lethargy
• Sluggish behavior
• Lots of saliva
• Unsteady gait

Severe Cases:

• Inability to control the body
• Bladder problems
• Lower blood pressure
• Very slow heart rate
• Seizures
• Death

Step 3 – Helping Your Pet

If you think your pet is in the serious category after ingesting cannabis, you’ll want to get some activated charcoal and use it to soak up the contents in your pet’s stomach. Activated charcoal will soak up any toxins, including THC that hasn’t had a chance to get to the bloodstream.

If you’ve already made an attempt to get your pet to try and vomit, then don’t consider using activated charcoal.

Step 4 – Try Getting Your Pet To Vomit

If you’ve tried step 3 without any success, then you’re going to have to induce vomiting in your pet. One way to do this is by getting some hydrogen peroxide and try getting your pet to ingest it once every 15 minutes or so. Ensure that you don’t do this any more than three times.

Keep a careful and close watch on your pet throughout this entire process because it could result in some severe vomiting and other additional symptoms. If you see your pet is undergoing extreme distress, then you should consult with a veterinarian as soon as you possibly can.

You’ll probably feel terrible about the entire situation, and your pet won’t have a clue what’s going on, but unfortunately, that’s just how things go.

Step 5 – Call The Vet

If none of these steps work with any success, the next step is to bring your pet to an emergency vet. Tell them exactly what happened and be upfront about all of the details. The details you provide them are what will help them figure out the best course of action, and it could end up saving your pet’s life. If your pet accidentally ate an edible that had chocolate in it, then the risk is increased, so let them know everything.

Tell them things like:

• The type of cannabis that your pet ingested.
• The time when your pet ingested it.
• What the strength of the cannabis was.

Could Your Pet Die From Cannabis?

Cannabis could potentially result in ending your pet’s life, but it would typically have to ingest a fair amount of it for that to happen. There was a study that was done in around 1983 that revealed that around 130 mg of THC per kilogram of weight in a dog killed around half of all the dogs it was tested on. The route that the THC was administered was through intravenous injection, though.

Your pet would most likely have to ingest around a pound of potent edibles and then asphyxiate on its vomit for it to die. Another way is if your dog is extremely small, ingests a lot of cannabis, and passes away from hypothermia due to the dilation of the blood vessels in certain parts of the body, such as the eyes. While this seems like an extremely rare thing to happen, it has occurred in New Zealand.

The good news is that a pet passing away from ingesting cannabis is a very rare incident. It can simply be avoided by storing your cannabis in a safe area where your pet cannot reach it.