Stop Smoking for your Dog or Cat
Secondhand smoke poses a heath threat to pets
Aug 15, 2009 ---Lake Mary, FL
Smoking can be harmful to your pet. Both dogs and cats can get cancer from second hand smoke. Cats are particularly at risk at getting
cancer of the mouth when they groom themselves after carcinogenic compounds in smoke settle on their fur. Dogs who live in households where people smoke are at risk too. Long-nosed dog breeds tend to develop cancers in the nose and sinuses while Dogs with short or medium-length noses showed higher rates of
lung cancer.
Every year, smoking kills more than 276,000 men and 142,000 women. If you can't quit for your self at least try to make the home smoke-free for non-smoking family members and pets. A new
study shows that some pet owners are more
motivated to quit smoking when they think about the risk to their pets.