The Gossip Column: February 9, 2024
The AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB is branching out again. It is changing direction, this time into the health and wellness area with medication for your dogs under the banner of AKCRx. AKC will now be the trusted source for pet medications by supplying reliable options for your dogs, cats and farm animals with FDA/EPA approved drugs. Working with ALLIVET, a licensed pharmacy approved to dispense prescription medication in all 50 states, AKCRx is accredited from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. According to the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, the profits generated by this new alliance will help fund the nearly $6 million that help support the AKC HUMANE FUND, AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, AKC MUSEUM OF THE DOG and the AKC PUREBRED PRESERVATION BANK. And like your neighborhood druggist, they will be running special offers and everyday discounts. ...
Coincidentally, on the heels of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB’S move into the medication business comes a front-page article in the Science Times section of THE NEW YORK TIMES titled CANNABIS FOR ANIMALS. The article follows the story of an elephant in a Mexican zoo whose chronic foot and nail problems manifested with a loss of appetite. The zoo’s veterinarian, DR. QUETZALLI HERNANEZ, contacted DR. MISH CASTILLO, chief veterinary officer at ICAN VETS, a company that works with veterinary cannabis education and research. They devised a plan, and NIDIA not only regained her appetite over a five-week period — she gained 550 pounds. While cannabis is legal in many countries and states in the U.S. for human consumption, the article goes on to say that in the United States there is still much discussion of the pros and cons and the legality of cannabis in all 50 states. The common confusion is what is the difference between CBD and THC. THC are the molecules associated with “getting high,” while CBD does not alter your consciousness. But imagine the day when you order cannabis for your dog from the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB — a pothead’s dream come true. ...
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