can animals be allergic to smoke?

Question

specifically my cat and hookah smoke, can my cat be allergic to hookah smoke?

Answer 1

I had a dog that died from lung cancer which was exposed daily to tobacco smoke. A cat is much smaller and is even more sensitive. As for hookah, I'm not sure what that meant... any smoke is an allergen.

Answer 2

Yes and have other problems too. check out this site.
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/catcancer.html

n this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss another reason to stop smoking.
D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we tell you a fact that many people are already aware of, and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready?

Y: Ready.

D: Smoking causes cancer.

Y: Well, stop the presses. Tell me something I didn't know.

D: In your cat.

Y: What? Smoking causes cancer in your cat? But Mister Wuffles doesn't smoke!

D: But you do.

Y: No I don't!

D: Play along.

Y: Oh . . . oh, yeah, I guess I do smoke.

D: Well, if you smoke, then your cat smokes second-hand.

Y: Second-hand smoke. I always thought that was no big deal.

D: Think again. Second-hand smoke is a serious risk. And, if you are smoking regularly inside your home, your cat is breathing in all that smoke, too. Beyond that, your cat is ingesting smoke every time it grooms.

Y: Ingesting smoke?

D: Tiny particles of smoke float in the air and stick onto things they come in contact with. That includes your cat's fur. Then, when your cat licks its fur, it eats those particles. These are very unhealthful things.

Y: Come on. What's the worst that can happen?

D: A survey done on hospitalized cats at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine found eighty cats that came from smoking environments had developed smoking-related diseases, including malignant lymphoma. It was found that cats who lived with a smoker had between two and four times the chances of developing cancer.

Y: Poor kitty! That's it, I'm going cold turkey.

D: Good for you. And Good for Mister Wuffles.



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Answer 3

I have a cat Layla for 18 years now and we've been smoking around her since we got her at 3 months old , she's as healthy as she has ever been , don't fall into this theory that cats get allergic from smoke, there has been cases that cats have gotten similar effect but study's showed it was because cats were confined in basements , garages and so on, hookah tobacco has less harm full ingredients then regular commercial tobacco.

Answer 4

Yes, animals can be allergic just like people. Only in a way it's worse for them because they can't say when something makes them feel bad.

Answer 5

Nobody (or cat) is "allergic" to smoke, however it can cause similar symptoms. Your cat might have sinusitis which would cause problems around smoke.
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Although substances such as soap powders, cigarette smoke, perfumes and odors from certain plants may irritate the respiratory tract of some people, especially people who are allergic, the symptoms they experience are not the direct result of an allergic reaction. In no way does this minimize the importance of reducing or avoiding these irritants.

Answer 6

yes. animals have allergies too.

If you think the cat is allergic, ask the vet. Or when you are using the hookah, open more windows.

after all you dont want your baby to suffer..

good luck

Answer 7

Of course. They have lungs. Be a good pet owner; even if you don't care about yourself, don't expose your cat to caustic smoke.

Answer 8

yes -smoke outside.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

yea its possible