As of: February 1, 2024, 11:59 a.m
By: Sophie Kluß
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Secondhand smoke not only harms people, but also pets.
Cigarette smoke doesn't even have to be inhaled to have serious consequences in dogs, for example.
Cigarette smoke is harmful to animals such as birds, rodents, cats and dogs, especially in closed indoor spaces, but also outdoors.
Not only bronchitis, but even tumors in the lungs or nose can have dramatic consequences.
Dogs in smoking households are therefore more likely to suffer from allergies or respiratory diseases.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung
reported on this
ten years ago.
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Dogs are sensitive to cigarette smoke and can develop various diseases as a result.
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Now, scientists at Purdue University in Louisiana have discovered in a study that animals don't even have to inhale the smoke to have harmful consequences.
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Dogs don't have to inhale cigarette smoke to get sick
As the results of the study, which
was published in
The Veterinary Journal , make clear, it is sufficient for dogs to come into contact with clothing contaminated with smoke.
The shocking findings also showed that dogs exposed to cigarette smoke were six times more likely to develop bladder cancer than dogs from non-smoking homes.
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In addition, the research team was even able to detect traces of nicotine in the urine of some dogs whose owners do not smoke.
It is therefore assumed that dogs can also absorb nicotine by licking or sniffing clothing.
This could be the case, for example, if the dog owner was in a place where there was a lot of smoking before a cuddle session with their four-legged friend.