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One of the hardest parts about being a pet parent is seeing your fur-baby uncomfortable. As Butter’s age becomes more apparent, her health changes do too. She has your typical senior dog afflictions like arthritis and joint pain. She’s also having a lot of ‘itchy‘ moments even though she doesn’t have fleas. She’s approaching her teens, which translates to almost 90 in human years. I can’t blame her for not being as playful or rambunctious, it’s just sad to see her in pain.
Another side effect of her aging: changes in her appetite. She’s stopped and refuses to eat most commercial dog foods; she will eat almost any cat food though. Since cat food isn’t interchangeable for dog food I make most of her food. Tip: make big batches and freeze them. You’ll save time and always have dog food on hand.
It’s not easy knowing our pets won’t be with us forever, that’s why I think it’s extra important to make sure their lives are filled with as much fun and love as possible. That means doing everything possible to make sure their last days are as amazing as their first days. If there’s a way to make them feel better, to help them enjoy life, of course, you’re going to find it.
Allergies have been one of the worst things for Butter, they developed a little over a year ago and at first, we weren’t sure what was going on. After seeing the vet we started giving her an over the counter allergy medicine. It gave her relief but at the expense of her sleeping half of the day or longer. I wanted a better solution that would still give her the relief but letting her stay awake to enjoy it. So far we’re seeing that from the Stop The Itch CBD pet supplement from Therabis.
Now, you may be thinking “CBD?!” and this is where I say, “Yep. CBD”. Then you might say “But marijuana isn’t legal where I am.” and I say, “It doesn’t come from marijuana, it comes from hemp.”
See, CBD stands for Cannabidiol. It’s a naturally occurring chemical compound you find in hemp, which is a completely different plant from the marijuana plant. Cannabidiol is a cannabinoid that doesn’t cause the psychoactive effects like THC (which does come from marijuana) does. It has less than .3% THC, so there’s no “high” effect.
CBDs is a popular treatment in the world of veterinary medicine. It’s one of the most exciting therapies, which is why I was excited to try it with Butter. I’ve heard and read so much about CBDs helping with many canine issues, I had to see it for myself.
Therabis has taken 25 years of veterinary expertise and delivered products to address many canine challenges. They offer formulas for anxiety, mobility, and itch. Since itching was our main concern the latter formula was perfect. Therabis Stop The Itch Formula is meant to be a total skin solution that helps with allergies and hotspots. The formula consists of whole-plant cannabinoids and terpenes, bromelain from pineapple, vitamins, and quercetin.
Stop The Itch comes in single-serving sachets that you add to your dog’s food. The flavor must be amazing because Butter loves it. In fact, she ate some canned dog food with Stop The Itch sprinkled on top. That was definitely an experiment gone right. It comes in 3 different sizes and is also available for subscription delivery.
There has been a noticeable difference with Butter since we’ve been adding Stop The Itch to her food. Her eyes are shiny and bright again, you can see the happiness in there. She’s not scratching anymore which has obviously made her feel more lively. We’re making the time count and taking advantage of every second of relief she has.
If you have a dog who has anxiety, is hyperactive, itches uncontrollably, or has mobility issues, then I encourage you to visit the Therabis website, where you can learn more about the different formulas. It’s never too late to #GrabtheLeash and go on adventures with your dog.
Our dog is such an amazing member of our family. She is great on a leash and fabulous. We are very lucky that we have had almost zero trouble with her. She is so easily trainable.
We have the leashes hanging right next to the door to remind us to take our dog out as much as we can! We try to at least 3 times a day!
That is great that you have noticed a difference, we need to care for our furry friends
This is very interesting. I was watching a celeb on late night TV the other night. Her dog is not in the best of health these days and it sounds like she is using the same thing. The show host was confused because he had never heard of it.Glad Butter is getting relief.
I have a friend who’s dog could greatly benefit from this. I will be sharing it with her when I talk to her tonight.
I’m glad there’s something like this out there that can help dogs. I only have cats at the moment. Your doggy is adorable.
Losing a pet is never easy but they are totally worth it. Our 10-year-old dog, probably could benefit from this product. She is still quite lively and will play but she still loves to lay around most of the time.
Our dog gets itchy at times, and we tried basics food. Will try your suggestion soon. Thank you.
Sounds like a good product for dogs. I only have cats, but I have many family/friends that do have dogs. I’m going to let them know about this product.
MY older dog could benefit from this for sure. He is aging gracefully but I can tell he needs a little help with things that used to come so easily to him. I love products like this that come from natural sources, I will have to get some for my dog. Thanks for sharing the info and by the way, your dog is so beautiful, I love that coat!
OUr Jack Russell Terrier is experiencing the same. I would love to try this for him maybe it would help him not itching all the time.
Butter is such a beautiful dog. We don’t have any pets right now but my daughters would love for us to get a puppy.
Our golden retrievers are still pretty young and (thankfully) haven’t had many of these problems. Although we did have an older dog who passed about a year ago. I wish I’d have known about these back then. His anxiety was terrible, and I wonder if these would have helped. x
What a sweet doggy! I love her graying face 🙂 It’s so great you found something for your dog that helped her ailments and overall health. I have tried CBD and it is a great supplement!
I’ve heard of what Therabis can do, but I haven’t tried it for my babies, yet. I will check this out.
Butter is beautiful. I’m so glad she has such a caring and thoughtful mom. I’ve heard about CBDs for pain in humans but didn’t know it had applications for pet health as well. Thanks for the info - my little Yorkie is 7-1/2 now.
I for one am a HUGE fan of Therabis!!! I absolutely swear by them for helping to calm our Lyla with their Calm and Quite formula! It truly does work! Glad your pup is doing better too!
We got a dog just a few days ago from somebody close to our family. It’s so good to read things like this and have knowledge on what to do or give them.
I need to get Therabis for my puppy. He has joint issues and we cannot walk like we used to because of it. Thanks for the reminder about this great remedy for his issues.
Aww it sounds like you have found something that really helps your dog get on with life in older age, thankfully Sal doesn’t seem to itch too much but if she starts I’ll definitely have to look into this for her.
I need to check out Therabis. My two guys are so great, but they do tend to get anxiety. This sounds like it could really help them.
We don’t have any animals like dog or cat anymore. I remember when our dog stopped eating dog food for awhile. Our neighbors dog has allergies something terrible. Good to know there are products to help them in whatever they may need.
Our dog passed last year, but he had so much anxiety that we couldn’t even let him be around other people. We told people he was neurotic, but it was REALLY bad.