![]() ![]() ![]() The Effects of Tobacco Smoke on CatsĪ study published in 2002 demonstrated a greatly increased risk of malignant lymphoma (also called lymphoma or lymphosarcoma) in cats with exposure to ETS. Now let’s take a look at the scientific studies that reveal a link between environmental tobacco smoke and serious diseases in cats and dogs. ![]() Both second and third hand smoke can be referred to using the term “environmental tobacco smoke,” or ETS. Third hand smoke is the residue from smoke that remains on skin, fur, clothing, furniture, etc. Second hand smoke is smoke that is exhaled or otherwise escapes into the air and can then be inhaled by non-smokers, including pets. Less well known, however, is the effect that a smoke filled home can have on pet health.įirst some definitions. ![]() You must have been living on a desert island for the last few decades if you are not aware of the danger that smoking poses both to smokers and to the people who come in contact with second hand smoke. By Jennifer Coates, DVM The Dangers of Second Hand Smoke for Pets ![]()
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