Does smoking affect dogs?

In the editor’s opinion, smoking is harmful to human health, and smoking is also harmful to dogs’ health. A research team from the Tufte School of Veterinary Medicine in the United States found that cats living in an environment full of second-hand smoke had a significantly higher rate of squamous cell carcinoma in the oral cavity compared with cats living in smoke-free homes. Veterinary scientists explain that cats are susceptible to secondhand smoke because they have the habit of licking their fur, which licks tobacco carcinogens from the air that accumulate on their fur into their mouths.

A study by Colorado State University also found that dogs living in an environment with second-hand smoke have an increased risk of nasal cancer. Typically, dogs with nasal cancer do not survive more than a year. Studies have also found that pet birds are also victims of secondhand smoke. Because the respiratory systems of birds are very sensitive to any pollutants in the air, they are more susceptible to pneumonia or lung cancer when exposed to secondhand smoke.

Scientific research has proven that smoking is very harmful to dogs and cats. Therefore, if the owner has a smoking habit, please quit smoking as soon as possible. Of course, quitting smoking is not only to protect the health of pet cats and dogs, but also to protect and take responsibility for your own health. Note that smoking is harmful to your health, please stay away from smoking.