Max Leung
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Passive smoke linked to feline cancer
If you won't stop for your own health, maybe you can help out your kitty. Researchers say living in a household with smokers considerably increases a cat’s risk of acquiring feline lymphoma, which kills three-quarters of its victims within a year. The researchers studied 180 cats treated between 1993 and 2000 and found that, adjusting for age and other factors, cats exposed to second-hand smoke had more than double the risk of acquiring the disease.I'd think that any pets that clean themselves would be at risk: Dogs (well, in certain spots hehe), hamsters and assorted rodents, birds, etc.
If you smoke, have your loved one checked out!