A new clinical trial in Essex is showing ‘positive’ results for dogs with arthritis manage pain, according to the lead veterinarian.

Buffy, the seven-year-old golden retriever/border collie mix rescue dog, just didn’t seem like herself.

Her owner, Marge Holman, remembers Buffy being stiff, lethargic, and walking with little ‘hiccups,’

“It wasn’t bothering her but it started bothering me,” said Holman, hugging her puppy at the Essex Animal Clinic.

“I wanted to jump on top of it and see if we could do something preventative to add to her quality of life.”

So Buffy started a cannabis-based clinic trial out of Essex.

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Source: Cannabis-based clinical trial could help dogs deal with pain | CBC News