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Nicotine Intoxication: A Danger for Pets of Smokers

March 19, 2015Emergencyanimal medical center, animals, ann hohenhaus, cat, cats, dogs, nicotine, NYC, pet health, pets, poison prevention, poisoning, smoke, smoking, veterinarianAMCteam

A dog lying next to someone smoking a cigarette

This week, March 15-21, 2015, is National Poison Prevention Week. I am using this week’s blog to alert dog owners of a new toxin found in our homes – nicotine.

Dogs Get Cirrhosis? Cats Get Lung Cancer?

April 9, 2014Uncategorizedamcny, animal medical center, ann hohenhaus, cancer, cat, cats, cirrhosis, dogs, liver, lung, NYC, pet health, pets, smoking, veterinarianAMCteam

From a medical perspective, we are not that different from our pets. Humans, dogs and cats have many diseases in common and the treatments for these diseases are often strikingly

The Great American Smokeout is for Pets Too!

November 16, 2011Uncategorizedamerican cancer society, animal medical center, cancer, cat, dogs, great american smokeout, lung cancer, nasal cancer, pet health, pets, second hand smoke, smoker, smoking, veterinariangb_dev

Thursday, November 17 marks this year’s Great American Smokeout. Since 1997, this event has been sponsored by the American Cancer Society to encourage Americans to stop smoking. Reducing illness, disability