bassman999
Well-Known Member
I never knew it wasnt good for them.Our oldest cat used to LOVE getting into my growbox when I'd open it up each night.
She'd walk around in it, soaking up the "sun" and smelling the plants.
She'd always try to nibble on the leaves, and I made sure to keep an eye on her after noticing some big bites missing from some of the lower foliage.
I am well aware, also, that cats (and dogs) can't process some of the compounds in cannabis, so I made sure to not let her eat any of the leaves.
But she's a cheeky little girl.
One night, she starts wheezing and salivating like something was stuck in her windpipe.
She also will eat twigs, pipe cleaners, and anything she can find, and we've had to rush her to the vet twice for such things.
When she couldn't clear her throat on her own, we got the cat carrier ready and went to pick her up when she gave one huge hacking cough...
... and out slid a HUGE, and intact blade from one of my plants.
It was about an inch wide and as long as your middle finger.
The serrated leaf margins made it unswallowable, and I'm actually amazed that she got it out on her own (she once chewed a piece of pumpkin stem off of a Halloween pumpkin and it cost us almost $500 dollars for an emergency visit to a 24-hr vet clinic).
Even more amazing was that was the last time she tried to eat a cannabis leaf.
Our other cats don't like to eat them, they just like getting in and around the plants & "sun" (Cricket is no longer with us, but she loved my grow box).
As for dogs and cannabis, I hope those who get their dogs high read this and think twice.
Dogs cannot process the stuff and, even if they like the effects, it is a poison to their bodies.
Same with cats.
My lil dog stole a few of cookies I got from a fellow 600er a while back.
She had to get onto my desk to get em and they were in a ziplock and a paper bag.
I went to get one out after giving my friend one couldnt find them.
I asked my daughter did she take em...then my girl asked if the dog got em.
Oh course nit I said they were put on top of the desk.
I looked in her carrier and sure enough there was the ziplock with the bottom chewed out.
She was messed up for about 24 hrs.
Since then she steals buds and leaves off outdoor plants when she can reach em.
Ill keep it outta her reach from now on.