Does smoking in your home harm your pet’s health?

1. Secondhand smoke can cause respiratory diseases in dogs. If dogs inhale it for a long time, it will cause allergic symptoms. Also get nose and lung cancer. And dogs are also addicted to tobacco. If they smoke secondhand smoke at home, they are likely to look for cigarette boxes or cigarette butts when they go out. If the dog lives in a smoking household for a long time, the probability of developing lung cancer is as high as 60%. And if the smoking family raised a short-nosed dog, the probability of developing lung cancer was even higher, about twice as high as that of a long-nosed dog. Unlike lung cancer, long-nosed dogs are more likely to develop nose cancer than short-nosed dogs.

Second, Cats who inhale secondhand smoke for a long time are prone to lymphoma and oral cancer, and squamous cells develop in the oral cavity Cancer rates are also higher. Cats are more vulnerable to secondhand smoke, or more harmed, than dogs. Because the cat will inhale second-hand smoke in the air on the one hand, and the tobacco carcinogens accumulated on its hair will also enter its mouth when the cat licks its hair. Under this dual harm, cats are highly susceptible to lymphoma.

Third, The respiratory system of bird pets is very sensitive to any pollutants in the air. Smoke is likely to cause eye, skin and lung diseases in pet birds, and these diseases are very difficult to cure.

Fourth, Inhalation of second-hand smoke will cause great harm to pets, but if pets accidentally ingest tobacco, then Poisoning is likely to occur. Common symptoms include nausea and vomiting, non-stop drooling, diarrhea, convulsions, pulse disturbance, etc. The heartbeat speed will also be very chaotic. , or die on the spot.

Therefore, secondhand smoke is not good for any party, including the smoker himself. And for the health of your family, yourself and your pets, it is best to quit smoking directly to avoid future troubles. If you have other related questions, you can also consult your veterinarian.

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