Can Smoking Harm Your Pets?

More than merely inhaling it. Smoking exposes pets to more poison than you might realize. Have you ever observed how a smoker's home is covered in smoke stains on the walls and furniture? Moreover, that "smoker's residue" finds its way into the fur or feathers of animals. Living with a smoker does not just expose pets to smoke. Also, they consume it daily when brushing their feathers or fur.

What is secondhand smoke?

Smoke from tobacco products enters the lungs "firsthand" when someone inhales it. One of two things causes the smoke that non-smokers breathe in: either the smoke that results from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe burning, OR the smoke that the smoker who first breathed the smoke is exhaling. The dangers of smoking can be experienced without coming into contact with a tobacco product directly.

Smoking harms animals :

Dogs exposed to smoke have a threefold increased risk of lung or nasal cancer :

• Oral cancer and lymphoma are more than three times as likely to strike cats who live in a smoking environment (a cancer of the immune system).

• When exposed to smoke and smoke residue, all pets are susceptible to developing breathing issues, eye irritation, and skin irritation.

• Curiosity-seeking animals require immediate veterinary care after ingesting nicotine patches, gum, or cigarettes. Even small animals like cats, dogs, and pups risk dying  if they eat them.

What should you do?  Best course of action :  Give up smoking for their and your health!

If you must smoke, keep your pet out of the area. Keep nicotine gum, patches, and cigarettes out of their reach.

Parting Thoughts

Smoking is ultimately a choice; it is your responsibility to decide whether or not you will continue to smoke, even though it can be very tough to stop the habit. The risks of smoking are briefly summarized in this article, along with a description of nicotine addiction and the reasons it is so difficult to stop smoking, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of quitting. The knowledge in this article regarding the physiological, psychological, and behavioral elements of nicotine addiction, the various quitting aids accessible to you, and the actions you can take to facilitate the process will be helpful once you have made the decision to stop smoking. Our loved ones motivate us to stop smoking, which improves our health even more. Knowing that smoking is bad for our health might not be enough to get us to stop, but discovering that it might be bad for the health of our pets just might be the push we need. 

You can start along the path to a successful smoking cessation by becoming aware of and comprehending the numerous components of the smoking habit for the love and safety of your pets.