Secondhand Smoke Harms Your Pet – Would you stop smoking to save your dog’s health?

Would you quit smoking for your pet’s health? New survey findings suggest that 28% of adult pet owners would try. The study is from the Henry Ford Health System Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and appears in Tobacco Control. Of interest to me were the cited studies that linked pet health and secondhand smoke. (Sorry, no word on pets who actually smoke.) Dogs: Nasal cancer, lung cancer, allergic reactions Cats: Lymphoma, oral cancer Birds: Eye disease, respiratory problems, dermatitis I... [Read more]