My beloved MaiseyJane was a year old when I adopted her. A vet asked me if anyone smoked in the home, as her lungs were not strong. No one in my house smokes, and a year after MaiseyJane moved in with us, her lungs were fine.
Point is, it took more than a year for her lungs to be clear and strong after leaving her smoking home.
Thank Ceiling Cat she ended up with you.
Amazing. I’m a smoker. My mixed-breed dog died last year at the age of 20 and I’ve got a healthy 12 year old cat right now.
My mother’s German Shepherd lived to 22. Lived only with smokers for his entire life.
Want your anecdotal evidence? I’ve got it right here.
As *everyone* in my family smokes and we’ve *all* had exceptionally long-lived pets (to the point that vets have asked to study them to understand how they live so long in great health), I’ll ask you to look into the hygiene hypothesis.
Then, maybe, you can explain how my asthmatic friend’s asthma magically cleared up when she took up smoking in her 20’s. (I’ve heard that story much more than once. Had another friend who didn’t smoke, but found that a menthol stopped an attack better than an inhaler. Ended up carrying around a pack of cigarettes for the occasional attack.)