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US smokers would quit to help their pets health

by mudricky | February 10, 2009 at 12:06 am

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We know that smoking in the same room as another person isn't nice or good for them so who would you quit smoking for?

Your children, your partner, or even your dog?

Smokers are more likely to kick the habit to safeguard their pet's health than their own, US researchers say.
A survey of 3,300 pet owners found 28% of those who smoked would try to quit when told about the effects of passive smoking on their pets.

Other research has found exposure to smoke is linked with some cancers and other health problems in cats and dogs.

Yet few smokers realise the impact their habit has on their pets, the researchers wrote in Tobacco Control.

Several studies have linked smoke exposure with lymphoma in cats and nasal and lung cancer in dogs, the researchers said.

There have also been reports of allergic reactions in dogs, eye disease, respiratory problems and skin problems in birds and oral cancer in cats.

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vaporheart

at 10:05 on February 11th, 2009

My husband and I are both smokers. We smoke outdoors not only for our child but for our pets as well. My last dog (border collie mix) was an asthmatic dog and it was a terrible thing to see her coughing and trying to catch her breath. I know if we had smoked around her, she would have been in a much worse condition. She was on so many different types of medicine for years until she died of health complications two years ago.

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at 19:04 on February 11th, 2009

I don't smoke but if I did I would stop if it was harming my dog.

Paul Conneally

at 00:00 on February 15th, 2009

I've found that those people who smoke without thinking of others are often the same people who , if they have a dog, let it deposit its muck in public places for others to take home on their shoes

Slomka Luke (not verified)

at 08:06 on February 15th, 2009

i have no pets but dont like my wife, i dont have the guts to leave her so just smoke more and more in the hope it will put one of us out of our misery soon

smartvoice

at 09:53 on February 19th, 2009

I quit smoking about two years ago. My dog used to have a sneezing fit when I smoked ether in the car or at home. I'm sure he is a lot better off for this. If only my partner could do the quitting thing! Maybe one day

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