CBD Oil for Pets

Cats are less studied than dogs and more sensitive. Use the cat setting in the Dose Finder, start at the lowest amount, and check with your vet.

Start at about 2 mg per dose (about 0.5 mg per 10 lb), up to twice a day: 3 to 4 drops at the label's 12 mg per ml. Ask your vet first, especially if your dog takes medication. The Dose Finder works it out from the exact weight.

You can, but the pet oil is weaker per drop, which makes small amounts easier to measure.

Per dose, up to twice a day; once a day for the first week. Mild is where every pet starts, moderate after a week at mild, strong only with your vet. One drop is about 0.6 mg. Dogs: 10 lb, mild 0.5 mg (1 drop), moderate 1 mg (2 drops), strong 2.5 mg (4 drops). 20 lb: 1 mg (2 drops), 2 mg (3 drops), 5 mg (9 drops, about half a dropper). 30 lb: 1.5 mg (3 drops), 3 mg (5 drops), 7.5 mg (13 drops). 40 lb: 2 mg (3 drops), 4 mg (7 drops), 10 mg (17 drops). 50 lb: 2.5 mg (4 drops), 5 mg (9 drops), 13 mg (22 drops, about one dropper). 60 lb: 3 mg (5 drops), 6 mg (10 drops), 15 mg (26 drops). 80 lb: 4 mg (7 drops), 8 mg (14 drops), 20 mg (34 drops). 100 lb: 5 mg (9 drops), 10 mg (17 drops), 25 mg (43 drops). Cats: 5 lb, 0.5 mg (1 drop) at mild and moderate, 1 mg (2 drops) strong. 10 lb: 0.5 mg (1 drop), 1 mg (2 drops), 1.5 mg (3 drops). 15 lb: 1 mg (2 drops), 1.5 mg (3 drops), 2.5 mg (4 drops). 20 lb: 1 mg (2 drops), 2 mg (3 drops), 3 mg (5 drops). The Dose Finder gives the amount for your pet's exact weight. Cats absorb CBD differently and are less studied, so start at mild and watch for drooling, licking or sleepiness.

Once a day for the first week, with food or on a treat, so you can see how your pet responds. After that, up to twice a day, morning and evening, if you and your vet think a second dose is useful. Keep the same amount for at least three days before changing it.

The amounts in the table are small on purpose, and a dose or two above them is unlikely to cause harm in a healthy dog or cat. The signs most often reported after too much CBD are sleepiness, drooling, wobbliness or loose stool for a few hours. Skip the next dose, offer water, and call your vet if the signs are strong or last more than a day. Keep the bottle where pets cannot reach it.

Ask your vet first. CBD is processed by the liver and can change how some medicines are handled, so it matters most for pets on seizure medication, blood thinners, sedatives or anything for the liver. Vets in Canada can discuss CBD even though they cannot prescribe it.

It depends on the weight and the dose. A 40 lb dog at the moderate amount twice a day (about 7 drops each) uses about 0.7 ml a day, so a 30 ml bottle lasts about six weeks. The same dog at the mild amount once a day uses about 0.15 ml, so the bottle lasts about six months. A 10 lb cat at one drop a day would take well over a year to finish a bottle, so there is no reason to stock up.