Dog owners beware: your hound may be high
Vets in Cape Town have treated dogs that became ill after ingesting human faeces containing tik; other pets have been treated after getting intoxicated from their owners’ cannabis or anti-depression medication
29 January 2023 - 00:00
Freya is a fit young dog with questionable eating habits that often land her in trouble. She is suspected to have twice got tik (crystal methamphetamine) poisoning after eating human faeces containing traces of the drug in Newlands Forest, on the slopes of Table Mountain...
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