Does smoking affect pug dogs?

Question

Are pugs bothered if people smoke in the same room as where they are evem if one provides good ventilation?
-no anti-smoking criticism pls.

Answer 1

Yes, second hand smoke can affect your pets as well as your children, your spouse, your friends. I am sure it is worse with a breed of dog like a pug which has trouble breathing any way.

Answer 2

Hi!!
There are 2 types of smoke; sidestream and mainstream.

Sidestream smoke is responsible for 85 % of the lingering smoke in a room. Thios sidestream smoke contains a large concentration of the 4000 chemicals that are in smoke, nicotine, tar, hydrogen cyanide, amonia, carbon nmonoxide to namea few.

Your furry pug friend don't just inhale smoke; the smoke particles are also trapped in her fur and ingested when he groom themselves with her tongue.

A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that dogs in smoking households had a 60 percent greater risk of lung cancer; a different study published in the same journal showed that long-nosed dogs, such as collies or greyhounds, were twice as likely to develop nasal cancer if they lived with smokers.

Sorry feel strongly on this. Hand smoke is bad for all animals and humans.
Jason Homan

Answer 3

Smoking affects every living thing. I'm not an antismoking critic i'm just realistic. Asthma, alergies, ear infections, etc, will be some of the symptoms your dogs (pugs or otherwise) will experience, along with all of your human loved ones.

Answer 4

Secondhand smoke affect everything that breathes. But it's not to say that every animal that lives with a smoker will develop it. My Mom has always smoked and never had a single animal with cancer. I myself am a smoker and the only animal that I have lost to cancer was actually born with it and at that time, I didn't smoke in my house anyway.

Answer 5

yes it will pugs are more prone to respiratory problems than most dogs so i assume they will be more susceptible, i know of a delicate dog whos owner used to have smoke parties while he was in the room (his m8s coming round for a few spliffs and bongs) the dog died at a very young age i wouldnt be suprised if they deliberately made him inhale, poor thing was ill for mnths before he died

Answer 6

second hand smoke is as harmful to dogs is it is to humans. so even if there is good ventilation, is it enough. the way i would test that is ask yourself if you would smoke in there if a baby was in there, if not, then you shouldnt with your dog in there either. maybe try and alternate place to smoke or have your dog outside or something when you are.

Answer 7

since nicotine is one of the most powerful poisions known and it is held to the lining of the lungs by super sticky tar i am certain that it does affect the animal in question to a degree however given that a dogs life span is a mere 15 years i wouldnt worry to much about your dog dying of smoking related lung cancer we however would both bennifit from quitting the addiction

Answer 8

Yes. Smoking affects all animals the same as it does people.

Answer 9

Yes- smoke affects dogs just as much as humans. A friend's dog passed away just 2 days ago from lung cancer (he lived in a smoker's home). Treat pets as you would children.

Answer 10

Yes, all animals are negatively effective. Smoking is not good for anything or anyone.