Road trips are one of the best parts of summertime! And nothing makes a trip more enjoyable than bringing your best bud along—especially if your bestie is your dog or kitty! Pets can be great travel companions, but animals also present some challenges. Does your dog get nervous on car rides? Does your kitty wig out in strange hotel rooms? Does your pet get dry skin when you’re out hiking? For these and other issues, CBD can be a game-changer.
But how does CBD work for pets, and what are the best CBD pet products to take on a trip? For the answers to these questions and more, let’s take an in-depth look at CBD for dogs and CBD for cats.
How Does a CBD Product Work for Your Dog or Cat?
CBD comes in a variety of products for pets, ranging from CBD oil tinctures to CBD dog treats to CBD pet balms and more. But how do these products work for your dog or cat? The answer lies in your pet’s endocannabinoid system.
CBD, the Endocannabinoid System & Your Pet’s Health
All animals, including dogs, cats, and humans, have an endocannabinoid system. The ECS is a cell-signaling system tied into receptors in the body’s various organs and systems. Your dog or cat’s body actually creates its own cannabinoids, which are called endocannabinoids. These send signals to various systems and organs, which helps them to maintain homeostasis, or balance. This process helps the body to regulate such crucial functions as sleep, mood, memory, pain management, appetite, and much more.
When you give your dog, kitty, or other pet CBD, the CBD actually mimics the body’s own endocannabinoids, helping the ECS to maintain homeostasis. The result is a number of health and wellness benefits for your pets!**
Travel Tips: Using CBD on Road Trips
So, how does all that CBD science apply to taking a drive up the coast with a backseat full of rambunctious dogs? Well, one of CBD’s many benefits is that it can have a calming effect on your dog or other pet.** This can be great for soothing your dog’s stress or for helping your pet get to sleep. That can make a car ride or hotel stay much more enjoyable for your dog or pet.
And because CBD ties into animals’ endocannabinoid systems, pet owners often look to CBD products for basic animal health and wellness—which can sometimes get wonky on long trips away from home.**
You’ll also see CBD-infused pet products with additional ingredients for pets’ muscle and joint health.** If you’re hiking with your dog, partaking in dog sports like frisbee on the beach, or simply staying cooped up in a car seat for long periods of time, joint comfort and health can be a concern for dogs (particularly, big dogs or older dogs). So, keeping CBD on hand can make things much more comfortable for your dog or pet.**
So, with these CBD benefits in mind, let’s have a look at the best CBD products for dogs and cats.
The Best CBD Products for Dogs & Cats
At CBDfx, we carry a variety of top-quality CBD-infused products for dogs and cats. These popular products include CBD oil tinctures, CBD dog treats, and a skin-soothing CBD balm for pets.
CBD Oil Tinctures for Dogs
We offer two CBD oil tinctures, each with four different CBD mg options, ranging from 250mg CBD for small dogs to 2000mg CBD bottles for the largest dog breeds. Our CBD Oil for Dogs is a vegan, bacon-flavored oil product that dogs love drizzled on their favorite dog food or straight from the dropper. Our CBD Dog Tincture is a vegan, chicken-flavored CBD oil with the same CBD dose options as the CBD Oil for Dogs.
Both of these products are made with broad spectrum CBD, extracted from organic hemp.
CBD Tinctures for Cats
Our CBD tinctures for cats are also made with CBD extracted from organic hemp plants. Our vegan CBD Oil for Cats is a bacon-flavored puss product, and our vegan CBD Cat Tincture offers a purr-enticing chicken flavor. Both products deliver a CBD dose appropriate for cats’ bodies (250mg CBD per bottle).
CBD Dog Treats
We have two vegan CBD Dog Treat products sure to set your dog pal’s tail wagging. Our Calming CBD Dog Treats contain broad spectrum CBD, plus relaxing chamomile, passion flower, and valerian root, as well as mood-boosting L-tryptophan and GABA. These CBD dog chews are the perfect product for relaxing a nervous dog, or helping your dog get to sleep.**
Our Joint & Mobility CBD Dog Treats also contain broad spectrum CBD, plus health-friendly blueberry, parsley, and spinach, as well as turmeric and other natural ingredients for joint health.** These dog treats are a great CBD product for old dogs, dealing with sore muscles and joints, as well as younger, active dogs.
CBD Pet Balm
Dogs can have difficulty with dry skin, particularly on their paw pads and noses. Our CBD Pet Balm delivers soothing, moisturizing relief with broad spectrum CBD, odorless Alaskan salmon oil, shea butter, and other essential oils.**
Insist on Quality CBD Products for Your BFF!
At CBDfx, we insist on only using organic hemp for all of our CBD products, including our CBD pet products. We also extract our CBD-rich hemp oil with clean and efficient carbon dioxide, which doesn’t leave a residue behind like the extraction processes used by some cheaper CBD companies. And all of our CBD products are backed by a Certificate of Analysis, which will verify the CBD content of your product, as well as alert you to any toxins that might be present in that product. Whenever you shop for CBD, whether it’s a product for your dog, another pet, or yourself, insist on seeing the Certificate of Analysis for that product. At CBDfx, we believe in transparency and provide a COA for every CBD product we sell. Your safety and satisfaction (as well as the satisfaction of your pet!) are our top priorities!
Unsure About CBD? Consult Your Veterinary Professional!
If you’re not sure whether CBD is right for your pet, it’s always good to talk to a veterinary health professional. In particular, it’s a good idea to consult a veterinarian before giving animals CBD, if your pet is taking other medication. CBD can interact adversely with some pet medications. So, be safe and talk to your veterinarian!
Try CBD for Your Best Road Trip Ever!
As a pet owner, you want to spend as much quality time as you can with your dogs and other pets. Hemp-derived CBD can make that time more pleasurable for you and your pets, whether you use it to calm your dogs or simply to improve your pets’ health and wellness.** We hope the tips and products in this article put you and your pets on the road to happiness!
