Friday, July 1, 2011

Can a Dog or Cat get lung cancer from second hand smoke?

Can a Dog or Cat get lung cancer from second hand smoke? ?
Can a Dog or Cat get lung cancer from second hand smoke? We know about humans getting it because when a human dies there is always an autopsy. We don't do autopsy's on animals when they die.
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When the body of an animal is dissected to determine the cause of death it is called a necropsy ("autopsy" has the root "auto" which means whatever is being dissected is the same species as you). Your vet may actually do one if you request it, I guess it depends on their preferences and training. I have never heard of a cat or dog getting lung cancer this way - usually when you hear about cancers in animals it is in their skin or reproductive organs. I would be interested to know the answer, as well!
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i am sure that they can to some extent but proving that it was cigarette related could be a serious undertaking. pets do not have the same life expectancy s humans so building up enough crud from the environment would take a lot more than what is normal for any of us, so much that i think that an intelligent animal would leave to a safer environment. sure i am not a animal biologist but this is how i see it. animals are not stupid, if they see a bad situation they leave that environment.

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