E-cigarettes are harmful to pets

Veterinarians in the United States have recently discovered that there are more and more pet diseases caused by e-cigarettes

Unlike ordinary cigarettes, nicotine in e-cigarettes is liquid. In the United States, the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarettes is very high

Each ordinary cigarette in the United States contains 8-40mg of nicotine. E-cigarettes, 1 teaspoon, which is almost 5ml, may contain 80mg of nicotine

E-cigarettes containing THC are ten times more toxic to pets, especially dogs, than to humans

Another problem with THC e-cigarette products is the lack of research on their side effects in pets

There have been many cases of dog e-cigarette poisoning in the United States, because many e-cigarettes come in various flavors, such as mint and apple. Some dogs like to eat this flavor and follow the flavor to find e-cigarette cigarettes. Bottle to chew

According to the Pet Toxin Hotline, ingesting a cigarette bottle can cause signs of poisoning in a 45-pound dog, so for a 9-pound dog, eating a cigarette bottle can be life-threatening. Dogs of any weight can be severely or even fatally poisoned if they ingest multiple nicotine bottles.

Additionally, the cigarette bottle itself may cause damage to your pet's mouth if chewed, and may cause intestinal discomfort and/or obstruction if the cartridge is swallowed.

Cats may be in double trouble because e-cigarette vapor contains propylene glycol, which has been shown to cause hemolytic anemia. Cats can ingest propylene glycol by licking or chewing e-cigarettes

Another characteristic of liquid nicotine that makes it more dangerous than solid nicotine is that it can be absorbed through your pet's skin or oral mucosa. When a dog eats a regular cigarette, the liver removes a lot of the nicotine before it enters the bloodstream

But nicotine absorbed through the skin or mouth bypasses the liver and enters the bloodstream directly, which means more nicotine is absorbed by cats and dogs

Domestic e-cigarette situation

The ingredients of some domestic e-cigarette brands are basically the same as glycerin, nicotine salt, propylene glycol, and flavors.

There is definitely no THC in electronic cigarettes that are officially sold in China. This is definitely against the law in China

CBD is somewhere between illegal and not illegal. I don’t know the specific situation, but at least I saw that there is very little CBD oil in the e-cigarettes everyone showed me

But some parallel-imported e-cigarettes contain CBD

Therefore, mainland friends do not need to worry about some of the serious situations mentioned above

Because some are thc, cCaused by bd, in most cases, only the harm caused by nicotine in e-cigarettes will threaten domestic cats and dogs

For cats, add propylene glycol

The overall situation will be better than that of foreign e-cigarettes

Finally‍

Humans are very large animals. Cats and dogs, especially cats, may weigh only a dozen times as much as humans, so the same toxins will have a more serious impact on them

Therefore, for the health of yours and other people’s furry pets, please do not smoke e-cigarettes in front of cats and dogs

What’s more important is to put away e-cigarettes and cigarette bottles, and never let cats and dogs have the opportunity to lick or even swallow e-cigarettes

However, domestic legal e-cigarettes definitely do not contain THC, and most likely do not contain CBD. The main harmful ingredients are only nicotine and propylene glycol, so the disadvantages of e-cigarettes in foreign cases are not that harmful to domestic cats and dogs

In short, I hope everyone will try to treat fur babies as real children and try their best to protect their health.

And I have also seen a lot of so-called popular science articles that denigrate each other between ordinary cigarettes and e-cigarettes. As we all know, cigarettes are a huge industry, and both sides find the shortcomings of the other and attack them.

Anyway, everyone understands that neither e-cigarettes nor ordinary cigarettes are good for cats and dogs

Try not to smoke in front of them, and keep your cigarettes away so they don’t chew or swallow them

Reference materials

​1.https://m.petmd.com/dog/general-health/vaping-dangerous-pets

​2.https://www.migvapor.com/ecig-news/vaping-and-pets/

​3.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review

4.https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2019/12/07/liquid-nicotine-poisoning-pets.aspx