CBD to help dogs and cats afraid of hunting?

In France, the number of hunters is estimated at around 1 million. Imagine the number of shots that the total of these hunters can represent in a year. As you will have understood, that is a lot of gunshots fired and our pets can be greatly stressed and frightened by them. Hunting areas are diminishing day by day when new urban constructions come to nibble away at natural spaces.

The Cali Weed team started from a simple and personal observation: hunters sometimes find themselves very close to homes in the countryside, and this is a bad thing for our pets. Dogs are stressed and questioning while cats are likely to run away and hide when the fear of gunshots invades their body. So you might ask: what is the connection between hunting, dogs and cats, and CBD? In this article, we will show you how CBD can help and relieve your pets if they regularly hear gunshots during hunting periods.

Hunting in France

Hunting is an ancestral practice, where men hunted for the sole purpose of feeding themselves and meeting basic needs. This practice evolved over time, guns replaced bows and arrows, gradually reducing the chances of survival for the prey. Today, many hunters admit that it has become for them a "nature and pleasure outing" rather than an activity to meet the need to feed themselves. There are approximately five million people in France who have already had a hunting license. As mentioned above, approximately one million people practice this activity each year, even if this activity tends to have fewer and fewer followers.

Homes are often close to hunting grounds, because there are necessarily more and more buildings and inhabitants and fewer natural spaces. As hunting perimeters gradually shrink, encounters between hunters and domestic animals are becoming more and more common. Gunshots ring out regularly when you live in the provinces. It is becoming very common to come across hunters on the sides of our roads, or simply to see them crossing the fields or patiently waiting for prey to come out of the thickets.

Still, in the middle of this activity, we forgot the most important thing: our pets. Have you ever seen your pets scared by fireworks? Well, know that it is quite possible during your work day that your pet is scared by the sound of gunshots and that you are not even aware of it.

What is CBD?

CBD or cannabidiol is a molecule derived from the hemp plant. Its properties on humans are no longer in doubt. For several years now, you can find it in a CBD Shop that has a storefront in all four corners of France as well as on the internet such as on our Cali Weed site. This substance is far from being harmful to health, quite the contrary. The WHO (World Health Organization) report confirms it, CBD or cannabidiol contains a number of quite incredible benefits for a single molecule.

The extensive studies around CBD are relatively recent and there is still a lot to discover. Mainly, CBD is used to relieve or even eliminate chronic pain in order to soothe people. But CBD is also widely used to fight epileptic seizures. Another example, CBD is widely consumed by people suffering from insomnia or sleep disorders because it allows them to relax and de-stress the muscles, thus allowing them to fall asleep more peacefully.

Why can CBD help our dogs and cats?

Let's do a simple exercise and put yourself in your pet's shoes. Gunshots ring out around your house and your pet simply thinks he's going to die (his survival instinct takes over). The most important feeling felt at this precise moment is simply fear, followed closely by stress and anxiety.

We are not blaming hunting or hunters, we would not want to make enemies with guns (^^). We simply note that our animals can often be anxious on this very sensitive subject. The detonations made by gunshots seem unpredictable and put our animals in a state of total stress.

CBD for dogs or cats therefore provides one of the solutions to overcome this problem. It will be important to inform yourself in advance about the correct dosage and administration methods. We recommend an article that we have produced on: Our advice before giving CBD to your animals .

Sometimes the problem doesn't come from where you think. It simply comes from education. By thinking you are comforting your dog, you reassure him and then you give him the information that his fear is good. So we have a short video on this subject if you have five minutes in front of you, it could help your dog and yourself to resolve some misunderstandings.

So here is this short video from the Educ-Dog site, which we obviously thank for the valuable advice provided.

Noise can therefore be a factor of stress or anxiety for your dog or cat and CBD therefore comes to the rescue so that it can overcome these difficult moments for it.

CBD for dogs and CBD for cats

You are not at home all day and that is normal, we are all busy with work or side activities. But when your dog or cat is alone and hears the gunshots ringing out, he will most certainly remain scared. If you want to ensure that your pet is not stressed, it is entirely possible for you to bring him CBD or cannabidiol to relieve him and anticipate this anxiety.

If you want to give CBD to your dog or cat, you can of course get CBD made in France and from organic farming directly on our site. All you have to do is go to our page dedicated to CBD oil for dogs and cats.

On the other hand, if it is only for your cat, this is the product we advise you to go for. Only the quantity differs, dogs needing a little more CBD oil than cats due to their weight.

In case you want to go further to accompany your pet with CBD, know that we also offer CBD shampoos for dogs and cats. These CBD shampoos have many benefits for the skin and coat of your animals and have a neutral PH, with natural fragrances for sensitive skin or lavender.

Giving CBD to your dog or cat

It is important to be a good observer in order to see how your pet reacts. The dosage is generally 0.2 mg of CBD per kilo (of your pet). Depending on the results, you can of course increase the dose gradually up to 1 mg of CBD per kilo.

There are two methods of administering CBD oil to dogs and cats. You can either give it directly under the tongue orally (or sublingually). If it is difficult for you to use this method, know that it is also possible to give it directly by adding it to the bowl and then mixing.

As mentioned above, we are not here to give bad publicity to the activity of hunting. We are simply raising an often overlooked point in order to ensure that our pet dogs and cats are not too impacted and frightened by the noise that this activity causes. We obviously want hunters to be able to continue hunting (and still prefer that they focus on non-living targets), and cats and dogs not to be stressed or anxious. This is why, if you have any questions about CBD for dogs or cats, do not hesitate to contact us via this contact form and we will be happy to discuss it with you.

The Cali Weed team