CBD Oil is quickly becoming a popular pain and anxiety remedy, even with pets. We were concerned about putting our schnauzer Tinker on steroids to relieve her joint pain, as her abilities to maintain mobility has further declined in recent months. Cortisone seemed to provide temporary help but an injection would only last for a week. We were thinking about Prednisone, but my wife’s dog Belle, who passed away years ago, had to relieve her bladder frequently, leading to several unfortunate accidents. Tinker is already the “Poopingest Pup on the Planet,” so we weren’t exactly excited about adding any more Pees to her title. There have been a few accidental discharges of poop, but for the most part she has been able to wait. Also, she’s learned to confine these misfires to our tile floors. This was not the case in her early years, as she came to us without proper potty training and ruined several areas of carpeting. We do not want a relapse in this form of behavior.

Before we take this serious steroid step, we decided to try CBD oil. So far, it’s made her so calm that we sometimes have to carry her out the door. We cut back a bit on the dosage, but she apparently is still too stoned to care about going outside. She does not like to walk down the rough stone bumps that form the steep incline of our driveway, and likes to scrape her itchy butt against its surface. It’s almost like we have to drag her to the smooth pavement of the street below. In the meantime, Tally our other schnauzer is already half way down the street, while their leashes are stretched out to the max in both directions. A passing motorcyclist or pedestrian would need to worry about being clothes-lined. Tinker must really enjoy being dragged down our driveway, and continues to scoot her rear-end along the street, or pause frequently to itch, as we lead her to that grassy target of bladder relief. She’s very good at controlling her water intake during the day, so often the five times a day that we take her outside is just too much anymore. However, she still manages to poop on almost every trip, maintaining her “Poopingest Pup on the Planet” reputation. We’re not sure where it all comes from, since she only weighs 26 pounds.

If the CBD experiment eventually works for her, I may try it myself, since several of our friends have found some benefits in its use. Tally could probably use some calming, as well. She pulls us along on the leash anytime she’s free of the house. Tinker just can’t keep up anymore, so I see separate walks in their future. Tinker has just passed one-hundred dog years in the past few months, so to presume her to be pup-like anymore is beyond anyone’s expectations, with the exception of her prolific pooping power.