Secondhand smoke is bad for pets, too

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Secondhand smoke is bad for pets, too

By Gina Spadafori
Universal Press Syndicate

Universal Press Syndicate

Cats can ingest secondhand smoke while grooming.

Secondhand smoke poses a severe health risk to pets, causing oral cancer and lymphoma in cats, lung and nasal cancer in dogs, as well as lung cancer in birds.

One of the reasons cats are so susceptible to secondhand smoke is because of their grooming habits: As they groom, they literally "eat" the carcinogens that accumulate on their fur.

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