It’s important to get your dosage right to avoid any unwanted side effects, such as extreme lethargy, while still reaping the calming benefits of CBD Oil. Dr. Angie Krause, DVM, of Boulder Holistic Vet, recommends starting with 0.2 mg of CBD per kg of body weight twice daily and working up to 0.5 mg of CBD per kg of body weight twice daily. For an average 10 lb cat, this means starting with 1 mg of CBD twice daily and working up to 2.25 mg of CBD twice daily. Dr. Kraus also states that you can increase this to as high as 2 mg per kg of body weight twice a day if you don’t see the desired effects or as your cat builds tolerance, but for an average cat with anxiety, somewhere around the 0.5 mg per kg range is ideal. If you only know your cat’s weight in lbs, you just need to divide it by 2.2 to find her weight in kg. So an 11 lb cat weighs exactly 5 kg (because 11 / 2.2 = 5).
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