Education & Harm Reduction
Answers for Animal Guardians & Care Team Professionals
Add new skills to your patient care by learning about the endocannabinoid system (ECS).
The ECS is a body-wide regulatory system in all mammals - it is a system that is present and active in each of your existing patients.
You already manipulate the ECS with the majority of your current practices.
Gain awareness of how you already modifying the ECS in your patients and learn to guide that modification safely and intentionally, and with clinical-efficacy.
Join colleagues to learn about and discuss the use of cannabis-derived molecules as one modality to support and modify the ECS toward patient health and wellbeing.
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a body-wide balancing system found in every animal. It is the system that creates homeostasis between the internal and external environments in every animal ... cats, dogs, snakes ... even you!
Cannabis-derived molecules have research-backed, science-based, and clinically-practical applications in animal care. What are your cannabis use goals for your animal?
We want to help.
If you are planning to or already administering cannabis to your animal - please reach out for information on safety information, drug interactions, product evaluations, training and cooperative care support. We work with both you and your animal's primary care team to design a safe and effective cannabis product administration protocol.
Curious about our Certification Courses?
The Veterinary Cannabis Certification course provides participants with medically-based information about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in mammals, the safe and scientific use of cannabis in animal care and veterinary clinical medicine. This virtual classroom experience connects students from across industries, counties, and practices to learn and grow together.
Veterinary professionals, animal care professionals, industry and media, as well as science-minded pet parents are welcome to join this certification course. Our joint virtual classroom webinars incorporate students across industries and practice areas as our course facilitators lead supportive topic discussions.
Founder and Director, Dr. Casara Andre discusses the certification curriculum and utilizing a functional, flipped-classroom model to serve students from around the globe.
Sitting with Animals
Skills for creating calm with a non-intrusive presence.
Join instructors from the Colorado School of Animal Massage for a crash course in helping animals settle and feel safe in chaotic and emotionally stressful environments.
Medical Monitoring | Baseline, Acute, Chronic Stress Assessment
Suggested monitoring guidelines for animals receiving cannabis products or for monitoring physiologic changes during chronic stressful exposure and environments.