Cat Got "Violently High" After Stealing and Eating Her Human's Weed Cookie
One cat’s snack run turned into a full-blown disaster after she got into her human’s weed cookie. For a 12-pound pet, that kind of edible is not a funny little mistake, it is a scary one.
The story centers on a cat who stole and ate the cookie, then had to ride out the effects while her human watched the chaos unfold.
By the end, the whole thing becomes less of a joke and more of a warning wrapped in a viral pet story. Read on.
Veterinary Information Specialist Audra Stillabower lists common symptoms for animals experiencing marijuana toxicity as:
sedation/lethargy, dilated pupils or glassy eyes, dazed expression, difficulty walking, vomiting, either a low or high heart rate, vocalization such as whining or crying, agitation, trouble regulating temperature causing the body temperature to drop or rise, incontinence/dribbling urine, tremors, seizures, and potentially coma.
While this story might lead you to giggle, please do not try this with your pets. If your pet consumes edible marijuana, call your veterinarian or the Pet Poison Helpline at 800-213-6680.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a clinical psychologist, shared insights on the unexpected effects of pets consuming human substances. "Animals can have unpredictable reactions to substances they aren't accustomed to, which can lead to alarming behaviors," she explained. This sentiment resonates with Dr. Daniel Goleman, an emotional intelligence expert, who noted, "Understanding our pets' behavior is crucial, especially when they encounter unfamiliar stimuli." In light of this, one pet owner humorously recounted, "My horrible gremlin kitten snarfed an entire weed cookie and got v i o l e n t l y high the other day: a thread," highlighting the often amusing yet concerning situations that can arise with our furry companions.
Fully aware of the seriousness of the situation, she prefaced her cautionary tale with straight facts. The cat is fine, and it's her fault as the human caretaker.
Spoiler Alert: She was wrong.
So anyway, I had a cookie in the freezer and put it on top of the fridge to thaw. I left it there while I used the restroom, thinking it was safe inside its paper wrapping and three plastic freezer bags.
It's a good thing the chocolate chips were left untouched because chocolate is worse for cats than marijuana is.
She said: "So I walk in on this and see the shredded bags and crumbs, and my cats casually licking themselves and just kind of..."
The burlesque dancer and model panicked.
Instant "They're both stupid enough; which one did it?" panic attack. I Googled how to make cats puke. Cue a 30-minute montage of me crying while rolling my cats up in towels and force-feeding them peroxide in alternation while they struggled. (Spoiler alert: it didn't work.)
These cats were born and raised in dumpsters and are one with the trash. Vomiting cannot be induced. So at this point, it's too late to do anything except wait and see who gets high as a kite. Unsurprisingly, it was my raccoon-shitten, Carmilla.
This is the same chaos as the Redditors roasting a human for telling her cat she couldn’t have human candy.
And with time, she was easily able to figure out which cat ate the cookie. It was Carmilla.
Carmilla began to learn "regret."
She described every detail along the way.
Béla Lugosi stayed with her and gave me his signature stink eye while she descended into a stoned stupor, as if it were my fault his sister transformed into a barely sentient breadloaf. #CarmillaKitten #hellcats
"I like dis paw, dis a nice paw."
Eventually, she stumbled into the bedroom and cried for me to pick her up and put her on the bed, where she proceeded to sit like this and stare at her paws and tail for a concerning length of time.
I'm not saying I know that feel, but yes, I kind of do know that feel.
Working through this high was anything but fun.
Eventually, the sweet cat sobered up.
No moral to the story? Well, that part is debatable.
Dr. Esther Perel concluded with:
"There's no moral to the story, but in summary, please do your drugs before your cats do because this was horrible, and the only way I can deal is to joke about it on the internet. The goblin is fine. Thanks for joining us for Carmilla's Big Drug Adventure 2020."
A lot of people laughed, and some people commiserated with their own cautionary tales.
Pets: will eat anything but the food you spend money on.
A nasty mess.
This kind soul shared an important resource.
A $1,200 lesson.
Another wild ride.
So, the real moral of the story is that while we are all comfortable laughing after the fact, we should take it seriously when our pets eat marijuana edibles...and get them checked out just in case!
Before you panic, check out how a basset hound got high after eating peanut butter cookies.
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