People who smoke around their pets are being warned that the second-hand smoke may be putting the animals at risk of developing cancer. Clare Knottenbelt, a Professor from the University of Glasgow's Small Animal Hospital, says that the cancer risks are backed up by studies and include lymphoma and oral cancer in cats and lung, nasal and sinus cancer in dogs.
Professor Knottenbelt's research involves looking at nicotine levels in the fur of dogs which, she says, suggests that they are as vulnerable to the same levels of nicotine as children in the household. This may be used to give an indication of second-hand smoke exposure in a household in general.
The Professor says that animal cancer treatments are expensive and not always effective for long-term survival, advising, "the best way of avoiding damage to your pet's health is to not smoke around them - or better still, to give up."
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