CBD for Pets (including Cats & Dogs) in the UK is a strange one and buying Pet CBD isn't as straight forward as you would expect.

CBD companies are not allowed to sell CBD products designed specifically for Pets, however, under the regulations of the VMD (Vetinary Medicines Directorate), vets are allowed to prescribe "human" CBD products to animals? These are normally off the shelf, non-prescription CBD oils to add to a pet's food.

Obviously the vet would recommend how much to give the animal based on the size of the animal. They also recommend using THC free products as THC can have adverse effects on cats and dogs. Dogs and cats are extremely sensitive to THC and can suffer from what vets describe as “marijuana poisoning".

For this reason, "Broad Spectrum" and "Isolate" type oils are used as they contain zero THC.We are even allowed to add pictures of animals to our product labels but not allowed to label the products "for Pets". We do not do this to avoid any confusion but many companies actually do. Even though these products are just normal CBD oils etc designed for human consumption.

The VMD class CBD as a "veterinary medicine". Crazy how UK CBD sellers aren't allowed to make any medical claims and can only sell CBD as a "food Supplement", yet vets class it as a medicine? Welcome to the crazy world of CBD.

The internet is full of pages and groups created by pet owners who use CBD to help their pets. Often telling stories of the great results they have had with CBD and their pets. As CBD-UK abide by all the rules and regulations of the VMD, the MHRA and the FSA, we are not allowed to recommend any specific products for pets. Hopefully in the near future, this will change and we will be able to promote our Broad Spectrum oils for use with animals.CBD products for use in animals therefore now require a marketing authorisation before they can be sold or supplied in the UK. There are currently no CBD based products that have been granted a UK veterinary marketing authorisation.